This book contains simple illustrations of different traits of cats. Each type of cat is labeled with a certain characteristic that they portray on the opposite page. This book would be very useful in a kindergarten or first grade class because it introduces how different characteristics can be illustrated. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach how characters can be drawn to represent their individual traits and emotions. Despite the simplicity of this book, it would be a great way to teach young children about identity and differences between people. As an art teacher, I would also use this book to introduce a project about identity where they could represent themselves as animals with certain traits relating to themselves.
This book illustrates how to mix colors and create a rainbow in a fun way. It begins with a red monster, a yellow monster, and a blue monster having fun scribbling, splashing, and mixing their colors. There are four grey monsters that need help mixing colors for themselves. The book illustrates how the first three monsters work together to color the four grey monsters orange, green, purple and rainbow. This book would be useful for teaching young elementary students about primary colors and how to create secondary colors. In addition, it illustrates both mixing with paint and crayons. The monsters even remind viewers not to try to eat crayons, which is fun, but also important, for young students.
This book contains nearly 150 pages of photographs of different works of art by children and of children creating art. The main mediums shown are acrylic paints, watercolor paints, crayons, colored pencils, lead, and markers. It could be used for students of any age. This book would be very useful to have in the classroom for inspiration. It is not a book that you would hold up to the students and flip through each page in a group. As an art teacher, I would use it as a book to have students thumb through when they were struggling to begin a project or if they felt unsure of their artistic abilities. This book is a great way to remind students that there is not a right or wrong answer in art and to let go of any inhibitions that might be holding them back.
One of the big questions in this book is what art is and what characteristics make something a work of art. Throughout the book, there are tons of works created in different mediums and the characters art involved in a dialogue in which they discuss why a certain work is art and what makes its art. This book can help educators teach students how to critically analyze artwork and validate their reasons as to why something should or not be considered artwork. The words used in this book to describe artwork can also help expand a student’s ability to critique a work of art. In addition, this book also encourages students to create their own unique art by engaging themselves in art programs and museum showings.
This book focuses on colors and color theory. The book is about a boy and his set of crayons that has been taken away. In order to escape the trashcan, the crayons must come up with a plan to escape which means organizing themselves by color and primary colors. Throughout the book, there is a big emphasis placed on colors and crayons, which can be a way to help children learn their colors. The book also helps teach children about color theory. Towards the end of the book, there is a lesson within the book that shows students what primary colors must be mixed to create secondary colors. This book is a great way to help students explore colors.
This is book is very unique. It has a huge emphasis on children and their how their love for art can start at a very young age. In this book, a little girl is obsessed with creating art. She spends most of her time drawing and showing off the work she creates. At some point in the story, the young girl’s brother gets ahold of one of her works and cuts it up. At first the little girl is very upset, but then realizes that what her brother has created is also art. This book shows children that art is different and not everything has to look the same because everyone is creative in their own way. Sometimes one might think that a work of art is ruined, but if you step back and look at it again, it’s actually a great piece of art.
This illustrated book begins with a father reading his son a bedtime story and encourages him to dream. The dream starts off with them flying into the sky on a giant paper boat. Their crew consists of two flying cats, a dog, a flying horse, and a knight. They follow the moon up into space and have fun playing games with the constellations until it is time for them to return home from their adventure. As a teacher, I would use this book as a form of inspiration and to begin talking about developing students’ creativity. The book is appropriate for 1st through 3rd grade. I would read this book to my students as an opening activity to get them thinking about where they would go or what they would do if they were able to live out their dreams. Then, I would introduce a project about illustrating narratives where they would depict their dreamlike adventures.
Emma Jebe – That’s How It Is When We Draw by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
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This book creatively illustrates the creative process, the feelings that often occur during it, and the wide expanse of possibilities that come from it. It’s a poem that begins with a young child whose drawings seem to come to life. The storyline progresses through the amazing, bursts of excitement and the more frustrating times that occur during the creative process. I would use this book as a teacher to talk to students about the possibilities of art making, especially drawing. This book would be great to use with 2nd through 4th graders as a closing activity to share and reflect on students’ experiences during work time.
This book creatively tells the story of the artist Louise Bourgeois. It begins by telling the story of her childhood and the influence that her parents’, especially her mother’s, work as tapestry restorers influenced her life and career as an artist. The narrative continues on into her adult life and what led her to become the artist she is today. As a teacher, I would use this book to intr6xcxoduce 3rd through 5th grade students to weaving. The book beautifully explains how tapestries are woven, the supplies needed for weaving, how wool is dyed, and how tapestries are restored. The book can also be beneficial for teaching students some of the vocabulary of weaving.
This book is a beautifully illustrated narrative of a humble Chinese artist who saves his village from a dragon by creatively solving three tasks the dragon gives him. Each page folds out of the book to reveal a 3-panel wide illustration. When the dragon gives the different tasks he has to complete in order to return the dragon to it’s sleep, the artist relies on his creativity and his past paintings depicting the history and mythology of his village. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach 3rd through 5th grade students about the importance of creativity. Developing creativity boosts students’ problem-solving skills. I would use this book to teach students about why it is important to learn from past artworks, to introduce a project on creating books that use their design to help tell a narrative, or to encourage students to be proud of their individual talents.
This book is written from the viewpoint of an elementary school girl who is writing a report on Frida Kahlo for school. The book reveals Frida Kahlo’s life story, discusses many of her artworks, and explains many artistic terms in a simple and fun way. This book is a great way to introduce middle school students to Frida Kahlo without overwhelming students with the more intense aspects of the artist and her work. As a teacher, I would use this book as an introduction to writing reports on artists and as an example of how they should write their reports. This book is a good reference for deciding what is important and interesting about an individual artist to a student. I would also use this book to introduce a project about self-portraits and originality.
This book is written from the viewpoint of a young girl, Julie Manet. It begins with her, her mother, and her dog Louey going on a trip to see Claude Monet’s garden. When they arrive, Louey runs into the garden and Julie chases after him. Inside the garden, she meets Claude Monet who leads her through the garden, past multiple artworks he has outside to dry, and into his studio where he’s working on painting the biggest water garden in the world. As a teacher, I would use this book to introduce 3rd through 6th grade students to Claude Monet. The book enables students to experience many of Monet’s artworks in an interactive, inspiring way. I would use this book as a way to show students how they can learn from past artists and incorporate that information into their own style.
This book recounts the life changing relationship of Sylvette David, now known as Lydia Corbett, and Pablo Picasso. It begins with Picasso drawing Sylvette and then asking her to come sit in his studio so that he can continue drawing her. For an entire summer Sylvette is Picasso’s platonic muse. This book reveals insight into the kind of person Picasso was, contains images of many of his works, and demonstrates his importance in the art world. As a teacher, I would use this book to introduce students to Picasso and his various styles, to encourage students not to be afraid to create art, and to use art to express who they are and how they feel. This is a great book for exposing young students to art that does not follow typical forms of representation.
The book Vincent’s COLORS which incredibly was made using words from the artist himself and some of his more well-known paintings. The book was published by The Metropolitan Museum of art using words and pictures by Vincent van Gogh. The sentences were taken from the many letters he would write his brother Theo throughout his lifetime. This book describes parts of his paintings by using language an artist would use but also colors a child could understand. At the beginning of the book we get a brief introduction to the artist and his life. This kind of book would be a great source to introduce younger children to famous artists, the artist’s most popular art works, and to help them begin to describe the colors in their own creations in a unique way.
Dog Loves Drawing is a story of a pup named Dog. He loved books, he loved reading books that he had his own bookshop so that he could read all the books himself. Dog one day receives a package from his aunt Dora, it was a book, but Dog was surprised to see that when he opened the book there were no words or pictures. The rest of the story takes us into the mind of this wonderful little character developing a love for drawing through creativity and imagination. He creates characters himself and they help him move a long and fill all the pages in his new sketchbook. This is a great story to read to children who are just beginning to record their drawings and ideas in sketchbooks. It encourages children to think about blank pages as a liberty and freedom to express their ideas as they may wish. In his sketchbook Dog uses different materials like color pencils, graphite, and paint to make really appealing drawings which have many line variations. Thinking of sketchbooks as story books helps a child organize their ideas in a fun way.
Jennifer Lipsey – I Love to Paint! (My Very Favorite Art Book)
Is a very simple “How To” style book for children. Although it does not include stories or characters it does include some useful art vocabulary kids can start to learn, some different styles, and explains useful ways they can start using other materials to create pretty cool paintings themselves. It’s a great aid to have in the classroom because it could be used as reference for ideas. With just a couple flips through the pages of this tutorial style book, children can see the steps drawn out for them, and they can also develop the skills to manipulate their own materials in unique ways. The book includes supply lists, lessons, and examples. It also conveniently includes a table of contents so it’s easy to navigate.
This book does a great job at introducing students to artists and their different styles. In the book, Pigasso refers to the artist Pablo Picasso and Mootisse refers to the artist Henry Matisse. The book focuses on the different art styles that each artist had during their time. It introduces students to knowledge in regards to some of the hardships that some artist had to go through because of their style in painting. In the book, there is a rivalry between both artists but at the end, both artist works together, which also helps students gain the knowledge that working together can be good thing. The book hits major points in the both the artists’ careers. This book is a great way to get students engaged in learning about different artist at a young age because the characters are depicted as animals which can help the attention of many students.
This book gives students the opportunity to learn colors and color theory. Through out the book, the little boy is painting an elephant and uses the three primary colors and white to mix and create colors. He creates different colors like green, pink and purple by mixing the different primary colors and white. Through this book, students are able to gain new knowledge about color theory, which they can later apply to any lesson that uses paint. As the readers are introduced to the different colors that can be created, they are given a formula such as blue plus yellow makes green. These formulas that are given throughout the book, gives students to explore colors on their own because some students may not be aware that a specific color can be made using those colors.
This book oversees the many works of art created by the famous artist Claude Monet. The book includes many of his famous works of art along with some of the words used my Monet to describe the works of art he created. This book is a great way to familiarize young readers with famous painters. Since this book shows the different works created by Claude Monet, the readers are able to explore his styles and subject matter. The small phrases that accompany each picture gives readers the opportunity to talk and engage themselves about what Claude Monet is trying to convey with his paintings. Overall this book serves as a great aide to helping young children learn about artist and some of the work they created during their time.
This small children’s book titled Bing (Paint Day), is a story of a little character named Bing, and his little friend Flop. “Today is Paint Day” and Bring and flop are preparing to paint. The book then slowly introduces the basic colors of the rainbow one by one. These colors include primary colors, secondary colors, and other basic colors children begin to name at a very early age. Not only are children being introduced to colors, but they are being introduced to colors as paint. This is expressed by showing some tools one might use when painting, like an apron, paint brush, and bowl of water to rinse the brush. The colors are introduced in the context that a child might encounter them in their day to day life. For example, “Yellow, makes warm sunshine”. At the bottom of every other page the readers remind Bing to be careful and not spill the bowl of water. Of course he spills the water on his masterpiece which causes it to mix the colors and make “yucky brown”. Kids can begin to learn the process of experimenting with paint mixing as well.
The Art Lesson is a book for a reading level of PK-5th grade. The story of a boy who wanted to be an artist when he grew up and his first art lesson. Tommy goes through struggles of being in kindergarten and not having art lessons. So he practiced and waited until 1st grade where he would meet the art teacher and have his very first art lesson. He had two twin cousins who were much older and going to school to become real artists. They told Tommy that real artists don’t copy. So it was a huge surprise when in his first art lesson he was told to copy what the teacher was drawing, he was also not allowed to use his own set of 64 crayons instead he had to use a set of 8 that were school crayons. At the end the teacher allows him to create something original when she realizes he is hesitant to copy her work. Tomie dePaola ends up being the Tommy in the book and he writes about he continues to make original work. This is a great story to read to growing children as they begin to develop individual styles of drawing and their own interests. It teaches them to not give up on their dreams and always continue to do what they love. This is a fun and interesting way to introduce the idea of an artist to very young children as well.
Emma Dodd – Dog’s Colorful Day, A Messy Story about Colors and Counting
Dog’s Colorful Day is the story of a white pup with a black spot on his ear. The story takes children on a journey of Dog’s messy day. He begins his day by sitting under the table during breakfast when SPLAT! A drop of jam creates a red spot on Dog’s back, now Dog has two spots. After breakfast dog runs outside and encounters a man painting the door blue. He accidentally dips his tail into the paint. Now Dog has a new Blue spot, three spots in total. The book continues to take Dog an adventure where he gets many spots of many colors through different ways, on different areas of his body. This book is a useful tool to introduce children to colors, counting, and even the identification of body parts on a dog. They count the new spots each time and watch as Dog begins to develop a coat of colorful spots. A well rounded educational fun and creative book to enjoy in a pre-school classroom.
This book is dedicated to the life of the painter Vincent Van Gogh. The book goes over many of the hardships that Van Gogh had to go through as an artist because of his unique style and the poverty he lived in. In the book, Camille, a young boy, is the main character. Camille is really supportive of Van Gogh’s work and loves watching him work. This book does a great job at teaching children about famous painters such as Van Gogh. Although the book title does not have to do with Van Gogh, it is still a story that revolved around his life. It shows children what his life was like before he became a famous painter. Along with that, it shows students a valuable life lesson, which is to not stop doing what you love because Van Gogh’s passion for art and consistency helped him become a well-known artist.
Oooh Matisse shows children how to analyze work by paying attention to detail. In the book, children are given close ups of some of Henri Matisse’s famous collage works of art such as The Sadness of the King and Flower. For the most part, the book is asking students to guess what something might be based on the colors being used and what the cut zoom in is. This gives children the opportunity to learn or revisit their knowledge on colors as well as being able to analyze something making an inference as what it might be. This book also offers students the opportunity to learn one of the many mediums that Matisse worked with. At the end of the books, there a few collages that Henri Matisse created during his time. This book is a great way for students to learn about different artist and some of the many mediums they worked with.
Through Georgia’s Eyes explores the life of the famous artist Georgia O’ Keeffe. This book can be used to help children learn about famous artist from the United States. This book goes through the life of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life as a child and onto adulthood. It highlights her life and her early love for art by showing her desire to always carry a sketchpad with her. The author does a great job at showing young artists and students about some of the hardships that artist go through in regards to creating art and building their artistic career. In Georgia’s case, she found that in order to create art, she had to move. I think this book is a great way to show children American female artists since most of the artists taught are male.
In I am an artist, a young boy is very passionate art and he calls himself an artist. Throughout the book, everything inspires him to create art, and he cannot stop creating art. His mom on the other hand, is not a big fan of art, but the young creates something that brings a lot of joy to his mom. This book shows that even if others don’t always find meaning in your work, there is always something that they will find visually appealing. This book is also a great way to encourage young artists to continue creating art even if others don’t always agree with it.
Emma Jebe - The Cat’s Meow by Warren Kimble
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This book contains simple illustrations of different traits of cats. Each type of cat is labeled with a certain characteristic that they portray on the opposite page. This book would be very useful in a kindergarten or first grade class because it introduces how different characteristics can be illustrated. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach how characters can be drawn to represent their individual traits and emotions. Despite the simplicity of this book, it would be a great way to teach young children about identity and differences between people. As an art teacher, I would also use this book to introduce a project about identity where they could represent themselves as animals with certain traits relating to themselves.
Emma Jebe – Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin
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This book illustrates how to mix colors and create a rainbow in a fun way. It begins with a red monster, a yellow monster, and a blue monster having fun scribbling, splashing, and mixing their colors. There are four grey monsters that need help mixing colors for themselves. The book illustrates how the first three monsters work together to color the four grey monsters orange, green, purple and rainbow. This book would be useful for teaching young elementary students about primary colors and how to create secondary colors. In addition, it illustrates both mixing with paint and crayons. The monsters even remind viewers not to try to eat crayons, which is fun, but also important, for young students.
Emma Jebe – Children’s Art by Antje Tesche-Mentzen and Herlinde Koelbl
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This book contains nearly 150 pages of photographs of different works of art by children and of children creating art. The main mediums shown are acrylic paints, watercolor paints, crayons, colored pencils, lead, and markers. It could be used for students of any age. This book would be very useful to have in the classroom for inspiration. It is not a book that you would hold up to the students and flip through each page in a group. As an art teacher, I would use it as a book to have students thumb through when they were struggling to begin a project or if they felt unsure of their artistic abilities. This book is a great way to remind students that there is not a right or wrong answer in art and to let go of any inhibitions that might be holding them back.
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat by Scott Menchin and Harry Bliss
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One of the big questions in this book is what art is and what characteristics make something a work of art. Throughout the book, there are tons of works created in different mediums and the characters art involved in a dialogue in which they discuss why a certain work is art and what makes its art. This book can help educators teach students how to critically analyze artwork and validate their reasons as to why something should or not be considered artwork. The words used in this book to describe artwork can also help expand a student’s ability to critique a work of art. In addition, this book also encourages students to create their own unique art by engaging themselves in art programs and museum showings.
Color Chaos By Lynn Rowe Reed
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This book focuses on colors and color theory. The book is about a boy and his set of crayons that has been taken away. In order to escape the trashcan, the crayons must come up with a plan to escape which means organizing themselves by color and primary colors. Throughout the book, there is a big emphasis placed on colors and crayons, which can be a way to help children learn their colors. The book also helps teach children about color theory. Towards the end of the book, there is a lesson within the book that shows students what primary colors must be mixed to create secondary colors. This book is a great way to help students explore colors.
Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light
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This is book is very unique. It has a huge emphasis on children and their how their love for art can start at a very young age. In this book, a little girl is obsessed with creating art. She spends most of her time drawing and showing off the work she creates. At some point in the story, the young girl’s brother gets ahold of one of her works and cuts it up. At first the little girl is very upset, but then realizes that what her brother has created is also art. This book shows children that art is different and not everything has to look the same because everyone is creative in their own way. Sometimes one might think that a work of art is ruined, but if you step back and look at it again, it’s actually a great piece of art.
Emma Jebe - Dream Away by Julia Durango and Katie Belle Trupiano
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This illustrated book begins with a father reading his son a bedtime story and encourages him to dream. The dream starts off with them flying into the sky on a giant paper boat. Their crew consists of two flying cats, a dog, a flying horse, and a knight. They follow the moon up into space and have fun playing games with the constellations until it is time for them to return home from their adventure. As a teacher, I would use this book as a form of inspiration and to begin talking about developing students’ creativity. The book is appropriate for 1st through 3rd grade. I would read this book to my students as an opening activity to get them thinking about where they would go or what they would do if they were able to live out their dreams. Then, I would introduce a project about illustrating narratives where they would depict their dreamlike adventures.
Emma Jebe – That’s How It Is When We Draw by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
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This book creatively illustrates the creative process, the feelings that often occur during it, and the wide expanse of possibilities that come from it. It’s a poem that begins with a young child whose drawings seem to come to life. The storyline progresses through the amazing, bursts of excitement and the more frustrating times that occur during the creative process. I would use this book as a teacher to talk to students about the possibilities of art making, especially drawing. This book would be great to use with 2nd through 4th graders as a closing activity to share and reflect on students’ experiences during work time.
Emma Jebe – Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky
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This book creatively tells the story of the artist Louise Bourgeois. It begins by telling the story of her childhood and the influence that her parents’, especially her mother’s, work as tapestry restorers influenced her life and career as an artist. The narrative continues on into her adult life and what led her to become the artist she is today. As a teacher, I would use this book to intr6xcxoduce 3rd through 5th grade students to weaving. The book beautifully explains how tapestries are woven, the supplies needed for weaving, how wool is dyed, and how tapestries are restored. The book can also be beneficial for teaching students some of the vocabulary of weaving.
Emma Jebe – The Paper Dragon by Marguerite W. Davol
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This book is a beautifully illustrated narrative of a humble Chinese artist who saves his village from a dragon by creatively solving three tasks the dragon gives him. Each page folds out of the book to reveal a 3-panel wide illustration. When the dragon gives the different tasks he has to complete in order to return the dragon to it’s sleep, the artist relies on his creativity and his past paintings depicting the history and mythology of his village. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach 3rd through 5th grade students about the importance of creativity. Developing creativity boosts students’ problem-solving skills. I would use this book to teach students about why it is important to learn from past artworks, to introduce a project on creating books that use their design to help tell a narrative, or to encourage students to be proud of their individual talents.
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This book is written from the viewpoint of an elementary school girl who is writing a report on Frida Kahlo for school. The book reveals Frida Kahlo’s life story, discusses many of her artworks, and explains many artistic terms in a simple and fun way. This book is a great way to introduce middle school students to Frida Kahlo without overwhelming students with the more intense aspects of the artist and her work. As a teacher, I would use this book as an introduction to writing reports on artists and as an example of how they should write their reports. This book is a good reference for deciding what is important and interesting about an individual artist to a student. I would also use this book to introduce a project about self-portraits and originality.
Emma Jebe – The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt
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This book is written from the viewpoint of a young girl, Julie Manet. It begins with her, her mother, and her dog Louey going on a trip to see Claude Monet’s garden. When they arrive, Louey runs into the garden and Julie chases after him. Inside the garden, she meets Claude Monet who leads her through the garden, past multiple artworks he has outside to dry, and into his studio where he’s working on painting the biggest water garden in the world. As a teacher, I would use this book to introduce 3rd through 6th grade students to Claude Monet. The book enables students to experience many of Monet’s artworks in an interactive, inspiring way. I would use this book as a way to show students how they can learn from past artists and incorporate that information into their own style.
Emma Jebe – Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail by Laurence Anholt
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This book recounts the life changing relationship of Sylvette David, now known as Lydia Corbett, and Pablo Picasso. It begins with Picasso drawing Sylvette and then asking her to come sit in his studio so that he can continue drawing her. For an entire summer Sylvette is Picasso’s platonic muse. This book reveals insight into the kind of person Picasso was, contains images of many of his works, and demonstrates his importance in the art world. As a teacher, I would use this book to introduce students to Picasso and his various styles, to encourage students not to be afraid to create art, and to use art to express who they are and how they feel. This is a great book for exposing young students to art that does not follow typical forms of representation.
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The book Vincent’s COLORS which incredibly was made using words from the artist himself and some of his more well-known paintings. The book was published by The Metropolitan Museum of art using words and pictures by Vincent van Gogh. The sentences were taken from the many letters he would write his brother Theo throughout his lifetime. This book describes parts of his paintings by using language an artist would use but also colors a child could understand. At the beginning of the book we get a brief introduction to the artist and his life. This kind of book would be a great source to introduce younger children to famous artists, the artist’s most popular art works, and to help them begin to describe the colors in their own creations in a unique way.
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Dog Loves Drawing is a story of a pup named Dog. He loved books, he loved reading books that he had his own bookshop so that he could read all the books himself. Dog one day receives a package from his aunt Dora, it was a book, but Dog was surprised to see that when he opened the book there were no words or pictures. The rest of the story takes us into the mind of this wonderful little character developing a love for drawing through creativity and imagination. He creates characters himself and they help him move a long and fill all the pages in his new sketchbook. This is a great story to read to children who are just beginning to record their drawings and ideas in sketchbooks. It encourages children to think about blank pages as a liberty and freedom to express their ideas as they may wish. In his sketchbook Dog uses different materials like color pencils, graphite, and paint to make really appealing drawings which have many line variations. Thinking of sketchbooks as story books helps a child organize their ideas in a fun way.
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ReplyDeleteJennifer Lipsey – I Love to Paint! (My Very Favorite Art Book)
Is a very simple “How To” style book for children. Although it does not include stories or characters it does include some useful art vocabulary kids can start to learn, some different styles, and explains useful ways they can start using other materials to create pretty cool paintings themselves. It’s a great aid to have in the classroom because it could be used as reference for ideas. With just a couple flips through the pages of this tutorial style book, children can see the steps drawn out for them, and they can also develop the skills to manipulate their own materials in unique ways. The book includes supply lists, lessons, and examples. It also conveniently includes a table of contents so it’s easy to navigate.
When Pigasso met Mootisse by Nina Laden
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This book does a great job at introducing students to artists and their different styles. In the book, Pigasso refers to the artist Pablo Picasso and Mootisse refers to the artist Henry Matisse. The book focuses on the different art styles that each artist had during their time. It introduces students to knowledge in regards to some of the hardships that some artist had to go through because of their style in painting. In the book, there is a rivalry between both artists but at the end, both artist works together, which also helps students gain the knowledge that working together can be good thing. The book hits major points in the both the artists’ careers. This book is a great way to get students engaged in learning about different artist at a young age because the characters are depicted as animals which can help the attention of many students.
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This book gives students the opportunity to learn colors and color theory. Through out the book, the little boy is painting an elephant and uses the three primary colors and white to mix and create colors. He creates different colors like green, pink and purple by mixing the different primary colors and white. Through this book, students are able to gain new knowledge about color theory, which they can later apply to any lesson that uses paint. As the readers are introduced to the different colors that can be created, they are given a formula such as blue plus yellow makes green. These formulas that are given throughout the book, gives students to explore colors on their own because some students may not be aware that a specific color can be made using those colors.
ReplyDeleteMonet’s Impressions by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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This book oversees the many works of art created by the famous artist Claude Monet. The book includes many of his famous works of art along with some of the words used my Monet to describe the works of art he created. This book is a great way to familiarize young readers with famous painters. Since this book shows the different works created by Claude Monet, the readers are able to explore his styles and subject matter. The small phrases that accompany each picture gives readers the opportunity to talk and engage themselves about what Claude Monet is trying to convey with his paintings. Overall this book serves as a great aide to helping young children learn about artist and some of the work they created during their time.
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ReplyDeleteTed Dewan - Bing (Paint Day)
This small children’s book titled Bing (Paint Day), is a story of a little character named Bing, and his little friend Flop. “Today is Paint Day” and Bring and flop are preparing to paint. The book then slowly introduces the basic colors of the rainbow one by one. These colors include primary colors, secondary colors, and other basic colors children begin to name at a very early age. Not only are children being introduced to colors, but they are being introduced to colors as paint. This is expressed by showing some tools one might use when painting, like an apron, paint brush, and bowl of water to rinse the brush. The colors are introduced in the context that a child might encounter them in their day to day life. For example, “Yellow, makes warm sunshine”. At the bottom of every other page the readers remind Bing to be careful and not spill the bowl of water. Of course he spills the water on his masterpiece which causes it to mix the colors and make “yucky brown”. Kids can begin to learn the process of experimenting with paint mixing as well.
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ReplyDeleteTomie dePaola – The Art Lesson
The Art Lesson is a book for a reading level of PK-5th grade. The story of a boy who wanted to be an artist when he grew up and his first art lesson. Tommy goes through struggles of being in kindergarten and not having art lessons. So he practiced and waited until 1st grade where he would meet the art teacher and have his very first art lesson. He had two twin cousins who were much older and going to school to become real artists. They told Tommy that real artists don’t copy. So it was a huge surprise when in his first art lesson he was told to copy what the teacher was drawing, he was also not allowed to use his own set of 64 crayons instead he had to use a set of 8 that were school crayons. At the end the teacher allows him to create something original when she realizes he is hesitant to copy her work. Tomie dePaola ends up being the Tommy in the book and he writes about he continues to make original work. This is a great story to read to growing children as they begin to develop individual styles of drawing and their own interests. It teaches them to not give up on their dreams and always continue to do what they love. This is a fun and interesting way to introduce the idea of an artist to very young children as well.
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ReplyDeleteEmma Dodd – Dog’s Colorful Day, A Messy Story about Colors and Counting
Dog’s Colorful Day is the story of a white pup with a black spot on his ear. The story takes children on a journey of Dog’s messy day. He begins his day by sitting under the table during breakfast when SPLAT! A drop of jam creates a red spot on Dog’s back, now Dog has two spots. After breakfast dog runs outside and encounters a man painting the door blue. He accidentally dips his tail into the paint. Now Dog has a new Blue spot, three spots in total. The book continues to take Dog an adventure where he gets many spots of many colors through different ways, on different areas of his body. This book is a useful tool to introduce children to colors, counting, and even the identification of body parts on a dog. They count the new spots each time and watch as Dog begins to develop a coat of colorful spots. A well rounded educational fun and creative book to enjoy in a pre-school classroom.
Camille and the Sunflowers By Laurence Anholt
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This book is dedicated to the life of the painter Vincent Van Gogh. The book goes over many of the hardships that Van Gogh had to go through as an artist because of his unique style and the poverty he lived in. In the book, Camille, a young boy, is the main character. Camille is really supportive of Van Gogh’s work and loves watching him work. This book does a great job at teaching children about famous painters such as Van Gogh. Although the book title does not have to do with Van Gogh, it is still a story that revolved around his life. It shows children what his life was like before he became a famous painter. Along with that, it shows students a valuable life lesson, which is to not stop doing what you love because Van Gogh’s passion for art and consistency helped him become a well-known artist.
Oooh! Matisse By Mil Niepold and Jeanyves Verdu
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Oooh Matisse shows children how to analyze work by paying attention to detail. In the book, children are given close ups of some of Henri Matisse’s famous collage works of art such as The Sadness of the King and Flower. For the most part, the book is asking students to guess what something might be based on the colors being used and what the cut zoom in is. This gives children the opportunity to learn or revisit their knowledge on colors as well as being able to analyze something making an inference as what it might be. This book also offers students the opportunity to learn one of the many mediums that Matisse worked with. At the end of the books, there a few collages that Henri Matisse created during his time. This book is a great way for students to learn about different artist and some of the many mediums they worked with.
Through Georgia’s Eyes By Rachel Rodriguez
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Through Georgia’s Eyes explores the life of the famous artist Georgia O’ Keeffe. This book can be used to help children learn about famous artist from the United States. This book goes through the life of Georgia O’Keeffe’s life as a child and onto adulthood. It highlights her life and her early love for art by showing her desire to always carry a sketchpad with her. The author does a great job at showing young artists and students about some of the hardships that artist go through in regards to creating art and building their artistic career. In Georgia’s case, she found that in order to create art, she had to move. I think this book is a great way to show children American female artists since most of the artists taught are male.
I am an artist by Marta Altes
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In I am an artist, a young boy is very passionate art and he calls himself an artist. Throughout the book, everything inspires him to create art, and he cannot stop creating art. His mom on the other hand, is not a big fan of art, but the young creates something that brings a lot of joy to his mom. This book shows that even if others don’t always find meaning in your work, there is always something that they will find visually appealing. This book is also a great way to encourage young artists to continue creating art even if others don’t always agree with it.