Born in Paris in 1902, Jacques-Henri Lartigue got his first camera when he was seven. "I know that many, many things are going to ask me to have their pictures taken and I will take them all," he wrote in his diary. Young Jacques-Henri's keen eye and innate sense of when to click the shutter resulted in photographs that suspend movement and transcend time. He captured his family and friends in the midst of action and forever froze the moment, creating images that are humorous, exciting and sometimes even eery. Jacques-Henri's black-and-white photographs are the cornerstone of a wholly approachable and engaging text telling about his early life and the pictures he took. (Ages 8-11)

Jacques-Henri Lartigue received his first camera for his seventh birthday, and he took photos for the rest of his life. Concisely written and illustrated with the young Lartigue's exuberant work, here is a book that introduces this major 20th-century artist to children. Duotone photos.