Name: Strange Mr. Satie
ISBN: 9780670036370

M. T. Anderson

Introduces the life of the French composer, Erik Satie, who spent his entire career challenging established conventions in music.

Strange Mr. Satie

Sarah Sammis

Strange Mr. Satie is a biography aimed at elementary school aged readers. It covers the life, career and death of the very unconventional composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925).

In 40 pages, M. T. Anderson's straightforward text and Petra Mathers's whimsical illustrations paint the the life of Strange Mr. Satie. The narrative I found a little dry but I thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations.

I think younger readers will find the simple vocabulary very approachable. Whatever they don't understand they'll get from the illustrations. I was certainly entertained and educated enough to want to seek out more information on Erik Satie.