"Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist" was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as "Starry Night" and "Vase with" "Sunflowers." The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh s paintings. "Vincent Van Gogh "was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6 8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B."