Some books all suggesting the AB and/or collage style are:
It's Still A Dog's Life, by Susan Roth
Roberto, The Insect Architect, by Nina Laden
Smokey Night, By Eve Bunting, Ill. By David Diaz
Tibet - Through the Red Box, by Peter Sis
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From Roberta D:
All by Jan Greenberg. She is out of St. Louis and has written
several kids books that are worth looking at. Jan Greenberg wrote some
wonderful books on art - the first six are for elementary kids and the last
two would be for MS/HS. I think she has a new one that is on Thomas Hart
Benton - maybe by that name? (does anyone know about this?)
"Chuck Close -Up Close"
"Action Jackson" (Jackson Pollack)
"Romare Bearden - Collage of Memories"
"Runaway Girl - Artist of Louise Bourgeois"
"Vincent Van Gogh"
"Mouse Paint" (pre-K thru first grade)
"Painters Eye"
"Sculptors Eye"
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From a 2003 Getty post that I made:
Teaching Art With Books Kids Love: Teaching Art Appreciation, Elements of
Art, and Principles of Design With Award-Winning Children's Books
by Darcie Frohardt (Illustrator)
When Pigasso met Mootisse - Nina Laden.
Katie and the Mona Lisa--Nina Laden
Katie Meets the Impressionists--James Mayhew
The First Starry Night--Joan Shaddox Isom
Camille and the Sunflowers: A Story About Vincent Van Gogh--Laurence Anholt
Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail: A Story About Pablo
Picasso--Laurence Anholt
Degas and the Little Dancer: A Story About Edgar Degas--Laurence Anholt
Leonardo and the Flying Boy--Laurence Anholt
Once Upon a Lily Pad: Froggy Love in Monet's Garden--Joan Sweeney
Bijou, Bonbon and Beau: The Kitten Who Danced for Degas--Joan Sweeney
A Blue Butterfly: A Story About Claude Monet--Bijou Le Tord
A Bird or Two: A Story About Henri Matisse--Bijou Le Tord
Marie in the Fourth Position: the Story of Degas' The Little
Dancer--Amy Littlesugar
A Boy Named Giotto--Paolo Guarnieri
Michaelangelo's Surprise--Tony Parillo
Antonio's Apprenticeship: Painting a Fresco in Renaissance
Italy--Taylor Morrison
Marguerite Makes a Book--Bruce Robertson
The Starry Night--Neil Waldman
Pish, Posh, said Heironymous Bosch--Nancy Willard
Emmas Rug--Allen Say
Charlotte in Giverny--Joan MacPhail Knight
Anna's Art Adventure--Bjrn Sortland
Angela Weaves a Dream: The Story of a Young Maya Artist--Michelle Sola
Squeaking of Art: The Mice Go to the Museum--Monica Wellington
Not in the House, Newton!--Amy Hest
The Ink Keepers Apprentice--Allen Say
Painting the Wind: A Story of Vincent Van Gogh--Michelle Dionetti
Linnea in Monet's Garden--Christina Bjork
Art Dog--Thacher Hurd
You Can't Take a Balloon in the Metropolitan Museum--Robin Preiss Glasser
You Can't Take a Balloon in the National Gallery--Jacqueline Preiss Weitsman
any of the Harold and the Purple Crayon books by Crockett Johnson
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From Denise P
"The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" by Tomie dePaola (Native Americans)
"The Art Lesson" by Tomie dePaola (general- about being in art class)
http://www.tomie.com/main.html
The "Art For Children" series by Chelsea House publishing was very
disappointing- too long, small, and very expensive (Crystal
Productions catalog, page 107)
http://crystalproductions.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/30/sort/2a/page/5?osCsid=22ca62386ced4095a245177e449e468b
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I have a very very long list of suggested general children's books for
teacher art. Let me know if you want that again.
I couldn't find it in Getty archives.....
In 2003, I offered to create a list for IAD. One person offered to
help. That wasn't enough interest to warrant my time.
At that time, @rt Room had a pretty good list already and I didn't
want to reinvent the wheel (so to speak). I did ask Dr. Roland if he
still has his list as @rt Room is no longer on line.
If you post a reply to this - be sure to remove the content and only
add your new book listings (as this is quite long already).
Also, Getty Members, remember to remove my email address from your posts.
