Art and Artists

A collection of books about art and artists of all kinds
Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story

Nature's Friend: The Gwen Frostic Story

Lindsey McDivitt
Illustrator:  Eileen Ryan Ewen 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Sleeping Bear Press, 2018   ISBN: 978-1585364053
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Bob's Blue Period

Bob's Blue Period

Marion Deuchars
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Laurence King Publishing, 2018   ISBN: 978-1786270702
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World Make Way: New Poems Inspired by Art from The Metropolitan Museum

World Make Way: New Poems Inspired by Art from The Metropolitan Museum

Edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 7 and up
Harry N. Abrams, 2018   ISBN: 978-1419728457
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Colorama: From Fuchsia to Midnight Blue

Colorama: From Fuchsia to Midnight Blue

Cruschiform
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 10 and up
Prestel Junior, 2018   ISBN: 978-3791373287
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Silent Days, Silent Dreams

Silent Days, Silent Dreams

Allen Say
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Scholastic, 2017   ISBN: 978-0545927611
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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordin

Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordin

Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville
Illustrator:  Brigette Barrager 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2017   ISBN: 978-1481461313
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Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis

Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis

Jeannine Atkins
Poetry
For ages 13 and up
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017   ISBN: 978-1481459051
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Niko Draws a Feeling

Niko Draws a Feeling

Bob Raczka
Illustrator:  Simone Shin 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Carolrhoda Books, 2017   ISBN: 978-1467798433
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Bob the Artist

Bob the Artist

Marion Denchars
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Laurence King Publishing, 2016   ISBN: 978-1780677675
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Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig

Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig

Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrator:  Charlotte Voake 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0385373258
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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator:  Mary GrandPre 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2014   ISBN: 978-0307978486
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Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

Barbara Herkert
Illustrator:  Vanessa Newton 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2015   ISBN: 978-0385754644
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Grant and Tillie Go Walking

Grant and Tillie Go Walking

Monica Kulling
Illustrator:  Sydney Smith 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Groundwood Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-1554984466
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Dreaming with Rousseau

Dreaming with Rousseau

Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober
Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Chronicle Books, 2007   ISBN: 978-0811857123
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor started to Draw

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor started to Draw

Don Tate
Illustrator:  R. Gregory Christie 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Lee and Low Books, 2012   ISBN: 978-1600602603
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