Draw and Color: Cats and Dogs is just the book for anyonewho’s always wanted to draw his or her furry friends. If kids candraw a circle, a square, and a triangle, then they can draw aPersian Himalayan cat, a Pomeranian, a Maine coon, or a pug puppy.Draw and Color: Cats and Dogs takes kids step by step through theprocess of creating an image of each animal — from the first circleof of a Birman kitten’s head to the pattern in the golden fur of aretriever — and double-sided colored pencils allow children totruly bring each critter to life.Quizzes and fun facts abouteveryone from the Chihuahua to the Ragdoll complete this easy andfun package. Soon they ll be creating your own masterpieces — onepaw at a time!
Taro Gomi is back with a new addition to the wildly popular Scribbles, Doodles, and Squiggles series. Playful drawings of spring, summer, fall, and winter scenes plus fun-to-follow instructions will have kids of all ages doodling, drawing, and stretching their imaginations all year long!
Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Auguste Renoir, rhyming text tells a story from the artwork.
Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katiewhen she steps into the picture frames. What makes the Mona Lisasmile? Katie wants to find out so she climbs into the Leonardo DaVinci painting. But the Mona Lisa is not really feeling very happy,so Katie tries to cheer her up ...with disastrous results! Includesfive masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists: Mona Lisaby Leonardo Da Vinci, An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associateof Leonardo, St George and the Dragon by Raphael, Primavera bySandro Botticelli, The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio
Who hasn’t heard of Vincent Van Gogh? The Dutch genius of late Impressionism rings a bell even with children. His beautiful colours and twisted portraits touch everybody, both young and old. Therefore, Ludion presents The Little Van Gogh Museum. Like its predecessor in the series, its concept is to make little children learn their first words, every spread showing a work by Van Gogh (mainly from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam) with juxtaposed, chronologically ordered keywords. Meanwhile, somewhat older kids get a good introduction to his oeuvre, and of course, also parents can enjoy it. If you want to hear your child say 'Sunflower', then buy this book!
Katie just can't decide what she wants to be when she growsup. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings byworld-renowned British artists might give her some ideas. And canshe help the shepherd boy from Constable's The Cornfield round upall those pesky sheep? For almost two decades, the Katie series hasbeen bringing art to life for young children.
Throw this irrepressible doodle book in a purse or a backpack, leave it in the back of the car or take it onto a flight, for instant mood adjustment and therapy for any case of boredom. Draw a happy-looking cake, a laughing frog, a delighted robot, and just try not to laugh out loud! Moody doodlers of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humor and his invitation to imagine and create--wherever the mood takes you!
50 Tear-Off Placemats for Mealtime Fun Break out your pens and markers, draw the noodles in the soup or the toppings on the pizza, pack a picnic, or serve a fancy meal and more with this really giant colouring and doodling pad of 52 big place mats Picky eaters and fidgety diners of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and invitation to imagine and create at mealtime.
Introducing an addition to the acclaimed Mini Masters series. This engaging board book features beautiful works of art paired with playful, rhyming text. In "On an Island with Gauguin," the artist's Tahitian paintings transport mini art lovers to a lush, colorful island where they can join in the celebration of island life. This unique book will enchant toddlers with Gauguin's dramatic works.
A collection of colourful puzzles appropriate for young children.
From circles and squares to arches and stars, Museum Shapesintroduces children to basic and complex shapes through TheMetropolitan Museum+s extensive and varied collections of art. Eachshape has two spreads devoted to it; the first spread asks whatshape a certain object is in a chosen piece of art. Once the childhas the answer, he or she can turn the page to verify the answer.Information about each piece of art and its creator appears in theback of the book. While children discover different shapes, adultswill appreciate the aesthetic value and cultural richness of thisglorious book, which features the works of a diverse range ofartists including Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, and DanteGabriel Rossetti.
A way of introducing young children to fine art. The sleepy trees, golden haystacks and joicy fruits of Van Gough will appeal to children as well as their parents. Playful rhyming texts accompany the paintings. For ages 2 to 5.
An imaginative game of storytelling and adventure for littlechildren. Part of a bright and lively series of board books thatwork like a game. Full color.
Toss this irrepressible doodle book into a bag, leave in the back of the car or tote it onto the plane for instant mood adjustment and therapy for any case of boredom. Draw a snoring dog, a drowsy elephant, a yawning horse and see if you don't feel more awake! Moody doodlers of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and his invitation to imagine and create; wherever the mood takes you!
50 Tear-Off Placemats for Mealtime Fun Break out your pens and markers, and help characters get dressed up, tell jokes, choose a pet, go on vacation, and more with this really giant colouring and doodling pad of 52 big place mats Picky eaters and fidgety diners of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and invitation to imagine and create at mealtime.
50 Tear-Off Placemats for Mealtime Fun Break out your pens and markers, and help the whale spout and the chameleon change colour draw a dog for the doghouse, or horses for the grassy field with this really giant colouring and doodling pad of 52 big place mats Picky eaters and fidgety diners of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and invitation to imagine and create at mealtime.
Here in the latest addition to our contemporary art board-book series, Henri Matisse's exuberant cut-paper art leaps off the page, accompanied by simple, lyrical text sure to delight the very young.
These bright, compact hardcovers introduce young readers andtheir parents to six visual building blocks--Lines, Shapes, Colors,People, Places and Stories--via an assortment of the greatmasterpieces of twentieth century art. Author Philip Yenawine, thelongtime Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art, iscurrently co-director of Visual Understanding in Education, adevelopmentally based education research organization. He has alsobeen affiliated with education programs at the Metropolitan Museumof Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. In ShapesYenawine asks questions like, "Can you find buildings? And roofs?"while looking at a Picasso study. Other Shapes artists includeSeurat, Gauguin, Malevich, Mondrian, Arp, Klee, Smith and Dali.Colors looks at Monet, de Kooning, Kandinsky, Albers, Stella andJohns, among others. Places includes 21 artworks by artists such asHopper, Munch, Klimt, and Bonnard, while People highlights works byBalthus, Degas, Freud, Cezanne, Neel and Rivera. Lines featur
Join Katie as five famous Pointillist paintings come alive forher! On a hot, sunny day, a painting of some bathers in a coolriver proves too tempting for Katie, and so she dives straight intothe picture! But Katie doesn't just cause a splash - she causes aflood! Paddling with new friends might be fun, but how will Katiestop the water pouring into the gallery? A wonderful introductionand explanation of the Pointillist art style, featuring fivemasterpieces from three famous artists: Bathers at Asnieres byGeorges Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte byGeorges Seurat Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat Woman Hanging upthe Washing by Camille Pissarro Portrait of Felix Feneon by PaulSignac
With a narrative that will entertain art lovers of all ages, this new board book is a fun way to introduce young children to fine art. The little ones will love spending A Magical Day with Matisse in a world full of music, color, bobbing sailboats, and tickled toes. Playful rhyming texts accompany the artists timeless paintings in this little masterpiece.
This is no ordinary coloring book With playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions, this book is not just for coloring, but for doodling, drawing, imagining and thinking
"In a small village in Spain""lives a boy named AntoniGaudi."" "His home is in Catalonia, a place of jagged mountainpeaks and silvery olive trees, splashed by the sparkling sea. Thewild beauty of this landscape makes a deep impression. He thinks ofit as the Great Book of Nature, and he will read from it all of hislife.Gaudi becomes an architect, learning the rules of form andstructure that buildings are supposed to follow. But the shapes andcolors of the natural world still inspire him, and he works theminto his buildings. Leaves climb up walls. Pillars are giant animalfeet. A long bench snakes around a playground. Antoni Gaudi turnednature into art, and in the process he revolutionized the world ofarchitecture.