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Museum Minis with Tombolo Books

Museum Minis with Tombolo Books: “If Monet Painted a Monster” by Amy Newbold, Greg Newbold
Museum Minis with Tombolo Books invites children ages 0 to 5 years old and their favorite grownups to join us in the galleries every third Wednesday for an art-filled storytime! From shapes to colors and artists to animals, there is always something fun to discover at the MFA.
Museum Minis with Tombolo Books
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
10:00 AM–11:00 AM
FREE for MFA Members; Included with the cost of admission for Not-Yet Members.
Registration required.
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ABOUT TOMBOLO BOOKS
Tombolo Books is an independent bookstore dedicated to promoting the value and pleasure of reading throughout St. Petersburg by offering thoughtful inventory curation, extensive literary knowledge, and excellent customer service.

ABOUT: “If Monet Painted a Monster” by Amy Newbold, Greg Newbold
Edward Hopper’s monster lurks outside the nighthawks’ diner. James Whistler’s monster rocks in her chair. Monsters invade masterpieces by Dorthea Tanning, Paul Cezanne, M.C. Escher, Jean Michel Basquiat, Giuseppe Archimboldo, Rene Magritte, Henri Rousseau, Franz Kline, Frida Kahlo, Bob Thompson, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Thomas Hart Benton, and Helen Frankenthaler. The monster emerging from Claude Monet’s waterlilies is unforgettable.
Our guide for this romp through re-imagined masterpieces is an engaging hamster. Thumbnail biographies of the artists identify their iconic works.




