that I might send to my nephews. It's called "The Hero of Little Street" by Gregory Rogers.
When a boy playing in the streets of London is attacked by bullies, he runs into the National Gallery to escape them. While near Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Marriage, a dog jumps out to play with the boy, and together they find themselves in the seventeenth-century Netherlands through Vermeer's The Little Street. Though this story's main action occurs as a result of interacting with paintings, no knowledge of fine art is required to enjoy the narrative. The main entertainment from this narrative is a result of the boy and dog interacting with the new places they visit, as the art and comics-style format lend themselves to easily allowing readers to feel the characters' joy and excitement. Furthermore, Rogers tells this story without any words, so the reader must closely look at the pictures in order to follow the story, and the pictures definitely allow for rereading. Horning agrees that this is a fun book for multiple audience, calling it "[a] superb, witty book that will appeal both to squirmy, clueless kids and educated art connoisseurs." This book should be appropriate for all audiences and could be a good introductions to the comics format. Found via Horn Book Magazine, reviewed by Kathleen T. Horning.
Okay, off to continue the search (I really love that painting, by the way).
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