Picture Book

A v a i l a b l e

The Mona Lisa Caper

Rick Jacobson

Illustrated by Laura Fernandez 

and Rick Jacobson

The Mona Lisa Caper is based on true events that began to unfold 

on Monday, August 21, 1911, when Vincenzo Perugia shocked 

the world by stealing the most famous of the many treasures in

On the run with 

the Louvre.

the most famous

Though Vincenzo was a thief, he meant well. He simply

painting of all time  

wanted to return the painting to the Italian people in the

the story of a heist that

mistaken belief that it had been stolen from them. Eventually,

inevitably, Vincenzo was captured in Florence and put on trial.

stunned the world

Italians gave him their hearts for his patriotism. In fact, he

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received so much food, wine, clothing, and furniture, that he

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had to be moved to a larger cell!

CAN $22.99

Throughout Rick Jacobson's lively text, Mona Lisa herself

narrates the story of her trip back to the city of her creation. 

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The playful art Rick has painted along with his wife, Laura

ages 5 to 7

Fernandez, heightens the fun. Not only is it Keystone Cops

24 pages   8 x 10

funny, it is a sound introduction to the painting that continues

full color throughout

hardcover with jacket

to delight, amaze, and mystify hundreds of years after Leonardo

da Vinci's death.

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R

ICK

J

ACOBSON

and 

L

AURA

F

ERNANDEZ

are an award winning design

team and illustrators in their own right. Their work appears in

corporate and private collections as well as in those of the French

Government and The Royal Geographical Society in London, England.

Together they operate a studio, the Jacobson Fernandez Partnership.

They often work as a team on joint projects, including their thirteen

published books. Rick and Laura live in Toronto with their three

children.

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