Features

Art and Artists

Katie meets the impressionists

Katie Meets the Impressionists
James Mayhew
Picture Book (Series)
Ages 4 and up
Scholastic, 1999, 0-531-30151-6 

Call Me Marianne

Call me Marianne
Jen Bryant
Pictures by David A. Johnson

Non-Fiction and Fiction Biography
Ages 6 to 8
Eerdmans, 2006, 0-8028-5242-4 

Make Van Gogh's Bed

Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh’s bed
Julie Appel and Amy Giglielmo
Board Book (Series)
Ages 2 to 5
Sterling, 2006, 1-4027-3567-7
 

Monet and the Impressionists for kids

Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas
Carol Sabbeth
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 9 and up
Chicago Review Press, 2002, 1-55652-397-1

Readers who enjoy this topic may also want to visit the following feature and series pages:

The Biographical Features page

The Katie Books

The Laurence Anholt Art Books

The Charlotte Books

The Dot

The Dot
Peter H. Reynolds
Picture Book
Ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 2003, 0-7636-1961-2
 

Ish

Ish
Peter H. Reynolds
Picture Book
Ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 2004, 076362344-X
 

Feed Matisse's Fish

Touch the Art: Feed Matisse’s Fish
Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
Board Book (Series)
Ages 3 to 6
Sterling, 2006, 1-4027-3568-5

Artist in Overalls

Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood
John Duggleby
Non Fiction Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Chronicle Books, 2005, 0-8118-4908-2
 

Look Closer Art

Look Closer: Art Masterpieces through the ages
Caroline Desonoettes
Non-Fiction novelty
Ages 8 and up
Walker, 2006, 08027-9614-1
 

Brush Mona Lisa's Hair

Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa’s Hair
Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
Non-Fiction Board and Novelty Book
Ages 4 to 6
Sterling Publishing, 2006, 1-4027-3566-9
 
 

Hugo and Miles in I've Painted Everything

Hugo and Miles In I’ve Painted Everything: An adventure in Paris
Scott Magoon
Picture Book
Ages 6 to 8
Houghton Mifflin, 2007, 978-0618-64638-8
 
 

The Mona Lisa

What in the World: The Mona Lisa
Jill Kalz
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
The Creative Company, 2005, 1-58341-272-7
 

Pop Warhol's top

Touch the Art: Pop Warhol’s Top
Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
Non-Fiction Board/Novelty Book (series)
Ages 4 to 6
Sterling, 2006, 1-4027-3569-3
 

Once Upon A Picture

Once upon a picture
Sally Swain
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 9
Allen and Unwin, 2004, 1-74175-106-3
 

Pablo the Artist

Pablo the Artist
Satoshi Kitamura
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 6
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005, 0-374-35687-4
 

The Fantastic Drawings of Danielle

The Fantastic Drawings of Danielle
Barbara McClintock
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 8
Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 0-618-43230-2
 

Art

Art
Patrick McDonnell
Picture Book
Ages 4 and up
Little Brown, 2006, 0-316-11491-X
 

The Stolen Smile

The Stolen Smile
J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by Gary Kelley
Picture Book
Ages 7 and up
The Creative Company, 2004, 1-56846-192-5
 
 

Counting with Wayne Thiebaud

Counting with Wayne Thiebaud
Susan Goldman Rubin
Non-Fiction Board Book
Ages 2 to 4
Chronicle Books, 2007, 0-8118-5720-4
 
 

Wings of an Artist

Wings of an Artist: Children’s Book Illustrator’s Talk about their art
Introduction by Julie Cummins
Activity Guide by Barbara Kiefer
Non-Fiction
Ages 9 and up
Abrams, 1999, 0-8109-4552-5
 

M is for Masterpiece

M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet
David Domeniconi
Illustrated by Will Bullas
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 5 to 9
Sleeping Bear Press, 2006, 1-58536-276-X
 

Look Seeing the Light in Art

Look! Seeing the Light in Art
Gillian Wolf
Non-Fiction
Ages 6 to 10
Frances Lincoln, 2006, 1-84507-467-X
 

The Mona Lisa Caper

The Mona Lisa Caper
Rick Jacobson
Illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson
Picture Book
Ages 6 to 9
Tundra Books, 2005, 0-8877-6726-5

Colors a first art book

Colors: A First Art Book
Lucy Micklethwait
Non-fiction Picture Book
Ages 2 to 4
Frances Lincoln, 2005, 1-84507-396-7
 

Look Zoom in on Art

Look! Zoom in on Art
Gillian Wolf
Non-fiction
Ages 6 to 10
Frances Lincoln (UK), 2002, 0-7112-2021-2
 

The Jumbo Book of Art

The Jumbo Book of Art: An artistic adventure from the Avenue Roads Arts School
Irene Luxbacher
Non-Fiction
Ages 8 and up
Kids Can Press, 2003, 1-55074-762-2
 

Cave Paintings to Picasso

Cave Paintings to Picasso
Henry Sayre
Non-Fiction
Ages 6 and up
Chronicle, 2004, 0-8118-3767-X
 

Art up close

Art Up Close: From Ancient to Modern
Claire d'Harcourtt
Non-Fiction
Ages 5 to 7
Chronicle, 2000, 2-02-059694-6
 

Luke's Way of Looking

Luke's Way of Looking
Nadia Wheatley
Matt Ottley
Picture Book
Ages 4 and up
Kane/Miller, 2001, 1-929132-18-2
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Toulouse Lautrec

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light
Robert Burleigh
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 6 to 10
Abrams, 2005, 0-8109-5867-8
  

Dan's Angel

Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Paintings
Alexander Sturgis
Illustrated by Lauren Child
Picture Book
Ages 7 to 9
Kane Miller Book Publishes, 2003, 1-929132-47-6
 

Art Starts

Art Starts: Every Page Illustrated by YOU!

Trula Magruder and Chris Lorette David

Novelty/Coloring Book

Ages 8 to 12

American Girl, 2006, 1-59369-152-1

 

A Day with no Crayons

Elizabeth Rusch

Illustrated by Chad Cameron

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Rising Moon, 2007, 0-87358-910-6

 

A Day with no crayons
Rockwell A Boy and his dog

Rockwell: A Boy and his dog

Loren Spiotta-DiMare

Illustrated by Cliff Miller

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Barron’s, 2005, 0-7641-5790-6

 

Vinnie and Abraham

Vinnie and Abraham

Dawn Fitzgerald

Illustrated by Catherine Stock

Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 7 to 10

Charlesbridge, 2007, 978-1-57091-658-8

  

Framed Boyce

Framed

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Fiction

Ages 8 to 12

HarperCollins, 2006, 978-0-06073402-2

  

Willow

Willow

Denise Brennan-Nelson and Rosemarie Brennan

Illustrated by Cyd Moore

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 8

Sleeping Bear Press, 2008, 1-58536-342-1

  

A is for Art an Abstract Alphabet

A is for Art: An abstract Alphabet

Stephen T. Johnson

Picture Book

Ages 6 and up

Simon and Schuster, 2008, 0-689-86301-2

 

 

 

123 I can make prints

123 I can Make Prints

Irene Luxbacher

Non-Fiction

Ages 4 to 8

Kids Can Press, 2008, 978-1-55453-040-3

 

The Jumbo Book of Outdoor

The Jumbo Book of Outdoor Art

Irene Luxbacher

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 9 to 12

Kids Can Press, 2006, 1-55337-680-3

 

 

123 I can Draw

123 I can Draw

Irene Luxbacher

Nonfiction (Series)

Ages 4 to 8

Kids Can Press, 2008, 978-1-55453-039-7

 

123 I can paint

123 I can paint

Irene Luxbacher

Non Fiction (Series)

Ages 4 to 7

Kids Can Press, 2007, 1-55453-037-7

123 I can collage

123 I can collage

Irene Luxbacher

Non Fiction (Series)

Ages 4 to 7

Kids Can Press, 2009, 1-55453-313-8

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow

Susan Goldman Rubin

Non Fiction Picture Book

Ages 9 to 12

Abrams, 2007, 0-8109-9347-3

 

 

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