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.
Draws on the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, presenting some fifteen famous works of art. This book is of interest to children over the age of five.
Katie is desperate to win an art competition at the gallery,but the judging is at three o'clock! Surely Katie can paint aterrific picture before the deadline ...can't she? In this book,Katie explores five Monet masterpieces: Blanche Monet PaintingBathers at La Grenouillere The Rue Montorgueil, Paris Path Throughthe Poppies The Waterlily Pond James Mayhew's hugely successfulKatie series literally brings classic art to life for children. Ineach of the stories, Katie is able to step through the frame andinto the world of the paintings where she interacts with thecharacters in the masterpieces. These bestselling picture books nowhave a huge fanbase and James's gallery and art events are oftenfully-booked. The Katie series are such a success that it hasbecome an essential part of many children's creativelearning.
The creator of the bestselling Paper Blossoms delivers more extraordinary flowers for the table. From a butterfly garden to a hummingbird's arbour, a branch of orchids to a vase of tulips, these four new breath taking pop-up centrepieces brighten any table and fill any room with colour and lasting beauty.
"The Game of Light" is an inventive game of storytelling withshadows. Part of a bright and lively series of board books thatwork like a game. Full color.
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!
This imaginative board book features beautiful paintings by a renowned artist paired with playful, rhyming text. Children can enter Edgar Degas's magical world of toe shoes, tutus and elegant ballerinas. Dancing with Degas is a fun introduction to art and an imaginative adventure all rolled into one!
Following the amazing success of One Red Dot and Blue 2, DavidCarter has done it again! He's back with 600 Black Spots, his mostclever scavenger hunt pop-up yet. Readers can spend countless hoursof fun searching for the black spots throughout the pages--but becareful! Tricks and surprises abound in this endlesslyentertaining, keep-you-on-the-spot book!
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.
Tumble down the rabbit hole and find yourself in an inky black-and-white wonderland. This interactive activity book takes you on a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed pen-and-ink illustrations - all waiting to be brought to life through colouring, but each also sheltering all kinds of tiny creatures just waiting to be found. And there are also bits of the garden that still need to be completed by you. Appealing to all ages, the intricately-realized world of the Secret Garden is both beautiful and inspirational.
Museum ABC is a unique and colorful picturebook that introduces children to more than a hundred works of art,using the alphabet. Adults and children alike will love the visualand cultural richness of this alphabetical tour through theMetropolitan Museum's collection.
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with A..." Even the very youngest art lovers can spy out the apple in Magritte's Son of Man through the zigzags in de Geest's Portrait of a Child. Interact with twenty-six of the world's greatest paintings in this educational, entertaining, and beautiful pairing of a classic game with timeless art.
With no text, this board book takes youngsters on a visualwalk through the countryside. Readers can tell the story aloud asthey OwalkO through the book. 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!
New board books in the best-selling Mini Masters series feature beautiful paintings from Cassatt and Picasso and rhyming text introducing budding artists to these famous masters.
Taro Gomi is back with a new addition to the wildly popular Scribbles, Doodles, and Squiggles series. Playful drawings plus fun-to-follow instructions will have kids of all ages doodling, drawing, and stretching their imaginations in too many ways to count
"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.
Toss these go-anywhere doodle books in a purse or a backpack, leave them in the back of the car, or tote them onto the plane for an instant mood adjustment or cure for boredom. Draw a happy-looking cake, a grumpy teapot, or a laughing frog, and more No matter what their age, doodlers will appreciate Taro Gomi's wit and the opportunity to create whenever the mood strikes