Gustav Glows with Gold

Kathy Creamer, Patricia Ward

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LITTLE PINK DOG BOOKS
01 February 2025

Children's & Educational; Picture books; Art: general interest (Children's&YA); Educational: Art & design

Gustav Glows with Gold is a creative non-fiction book for children aged 4 – 8 years. Gustav Klimt, a famous Austrian artist, is fascinated by the power of glittering gold leaf to enhance the colours, patterns, and form of his artwork. Inspired by the beauty of Byzantine art and by his own father’s intricate work as a goldsmith, Gustav loved to use gold leaf in his paintings. Delicately thin sheets of gold leaf are always difficult to work with, any whisper of air and they take flight. Gustav’s studio is filled with glittering, glowing fragments of gold leaf, caught by the air, or by his breath, they settle on his clothes, hair, beard, and even on the fur of his many beloved studio cats. A shy man, Gustav wanted nothing other than people to love his glowing golden creations, and to be inspired by them, and they certainly did.

By: Kathy Creamer
Illustrated by: Patricia Ward
Imprint: LITTLE PINK DOG BOOKS
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 245mm,
ISBN: 9780645418477
ISBN 10: 0645418471
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 6 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kathy Creamer is an award-winning writer and illustrator of many children’s books. Her work has been published by Oxford University Press, Reed International, and many other publishing houses. Kathy has also written award-winning biographical stories for adults and has created storyboards, written content, and animation for digital productions, as well as toy and puppet designs for educational companies. Patricia Ward is an illustrator who loves exploring colour and playing with positive and negative spaces. Her work is vibrant and whimsical, with an underlying sense of a narrative. Patricia believes every illustration should tell a story, whether it is accompanied by text or not.