Art and Artists

A collection of books about art and artists of all kinds
The A to Z guide to Letter Art

The A to Z guide to Letter Art

Illustrator:  Patricia Doherty 
Nonfiction Drawing Book
For ages 10 to 16
American Girl, 2008   ISBN: 978-1593694111
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Paint by number kit

Paint by number kit

Dan Robbins
Novelty Craft Kit
For ages 12 and up
Chronicle Books, 2005   ISBN: 978-0811847889
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M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet

M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet

David Domeniconi
Illustrator:  Will Bullas 
Nonfiction Picture Book  Series
For ages 5 to 9
Sleeping Bear Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-1585362769
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Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas

Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas

Carol Sabbeth
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 12
Chicago Review Press, 2002   ISBN: 978-1556523977
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Anne Elizabeth's Diary: A Young Artist's True Story

Anne Elizabeth's Diary: A Young Artist's True Story

Anne Elizabeth Rector, Kathleen Krull
Illustrator:  Anne Elizabeth Rector 
Nonfiction
For ages 10 and up
Little Brown, 2004   ISBN: 0316072044
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Paris in the Spring with Picasso

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

Joan Yolleck
Illustrator:  Marjorie Priceman 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2010   ISBN: 978-0375837562
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Chasing Degas

Chasing Degas

Eva Montanari
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009   ISBN: 978-0810938786
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I Am An Artist

I Am An Artist

Pat Lowery Collins
Picture Book
For ages 6 and up
Lerner, 1994   ISBN: 978-1562947293
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Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter

Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter

Lois V. Harris
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Pelican Publishing, 2007   ISBN: 978-1589804524
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Katie’s Sunday Afternoon

Katie’s Sunday Afternoon

James Mayhew
Picture Book  Series
For ages 3 to 6
Scholastic, 2004   ISBN: 978-0439606783
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The Imaginary Garden

The Imaginary Garden

Andrew Larsen
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Kids Can Press, 2009   ISBN: 978-1554532797
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The Boy Who Drew Birds: A story of John James Audubon

The Boy Who Drew Birds: A story of John James Audubon

Jacqueline Davies
Illustrator:   Melissa Sweet 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Houghton Mifflin, 2004   ISBN: 978-0618243433
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Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood

Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood

John Duggleby
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 8 to 12
Chronicle Books, 2005   ISBN: 0811849082
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The Dot

The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds
Picture Book  Series
For ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 2003   ISBN: 978-0763619619
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Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Elise Broach
Illustrator:  Kelly Murphy 
Fiction
For ages 10 and up
Henry Holt and Co., 1969   ISBN: 978-0805082708
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