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Lumpito and the Painter From Spain

by Monica Kulling

Illustrator: Dean Griffiths

Ages: 6+

Published: 2013

Publisher: Pajama Press

ISBN: 978-1-927485-00-2

Keywords: Picasso, Dogs

Accompanying his owner, a photographer, Lump the dachshund catches the fancy of Pablo Picasso, finding a more congenial home in France with the painter. Colorful, realistic illustrations enliven the text.