Art and Stories
This Book List originates from the December 9, 2007 Pigeon Post entry, Art and Stories.
The focus of this list is to identify those books in which art is some pivotal part of the story. These are great ways for children to not only enjoy but also absorb much knowledge of their wonderful visual heritage. Stories about artists, their works, the process of creating, etc.
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Picture Books
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Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt Suggested |
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Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Bjork and Claude Monet and illustrated by Lena Anderson Recommended |
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Tell Me a Picture by Quentin Blake Recommended |
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Come Look With Me by Gladys S. Blizzard Suggested |
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The Shape Game by Anthony Browne Recommended |
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Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff Suggested |
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Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge And The City Of Light by Robert Burleigh Suggested |
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Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi Suggested |
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The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola Suggested |
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Round Trip by Ann Jonas Suggested |
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Painting the Wind by Patricia MacLachlan & Emily Maclachlan and illustrated by Katy Schneider Recommended |
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Weaving the Rainbow by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Stephanie Anderson Suggested |
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Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew Recommended |
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Matie's Sunday Afternoon by James Mayhew Recommended |
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The Fantastic Drawings of Danielle by Barbara McClintock Suggested |
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Why Is Blue Dog Blue? by George Rodrigue & Bruce Goldstone Suggested |
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The Sign Painter by Allen Say Recommended |
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Look! Zoom in on Art by Gillian Wolfe Suggested |
Independent Reader
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Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist Recommended |
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Emily's Art by Peter Catalanotto Suggested |
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley and illustratde by Brian Selznick Recommended |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Recommended |
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The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle Suggested |
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A Picnic With Monet by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober Suggested |
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I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait Suggested |
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A Place in the Sun by Jill Rubalcaba Suggested |
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Degas and the Dance by Susan Goldman Rubin Suggested |
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The Magic Paintbrush by Laurence Yep and illustrated by Suling Wang Suggested |
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You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and illustrated by Robin Preiss-Glasser Suggested |
Young Adult
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Ways of Seeing by John Berger Suggested |
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Escher on Escher by M. C. Escher and J. W. Vermeulen Suggested |
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100 Great Artists by Charlotte Gerlings Suggested |
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Lust for Life by Irving Stone Suggested |
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The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone Recommended |