Children's Books

Over a hill, at the end of a road, by a glittering stream that twists and turns stands a farmhouse. Step inside the dollhouse-like interior of Farmhouse and relish in the daily life of the family that lives there, rendered in impeccable,...

Since the day he hatched, Owl dreamed of becoming a real knight. He may not be the biggest or the strongest, but his sharp nocturnal instincts can help protect the castle, especially since many knights have recently gone missing. While holding guard...

Discover a whole new world of dragons in this beautifully illustrated book on the scaliest of magical creatures. From every detail of their wings to the history of their treasure, you'll learn about famous dragons from around the world. The latest...

Based on Sainte-Marie’s song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On  combines Flett's breathtaking art with vivid lyrics to craft a stunning  portrait of a Cree worldview. At the heart of this picture book is a  gentle message about...

After passing a city museum many times, a boy finally decides to go in.  He passes wall after wall of artwork until he sees a painting that makes  him stop and ponder. Before long the painting comes to life and an afternoon of adventure and...

Before you plan your family’s next excursion, get some help from a professional . . . and from your kids! The Kid’s Guide to Philadelphia lets  the kids help plan the trip and guide you as you explore the City of  Brotherly Love. Inside you’ll...

Jake Makes a World follows the creative adventures of the young  Jacob Lawrence as he finds inspiration in the vibrant colors and  characters of his community in Harlem. From his mother's apartment,  where he is surrounded by brightly...

A week after the funeral I stare in the morning mirror Angry that my father’s eyes Stare back at me. Confused  and distraught after the death of his father, a boy opens an envelope  he left behind and is surprised to find a map of the woods...

Do you know who created… the WIDEST painting? the MOST self portraits? the FIRST art photography? the LARGEST sculpture in Europe? Learn  about famous artists and artworks from all over the world and  throughout history in this fun book...

Meet Buzz the dog. He's such a good boy. Buzz seems to have a perfect life .. . and a lot of very well-behaved friends. Buzz would never dream of being anything other than good. Right, Buzz? Buzz . . . ? For anyone who has ever felt pressure to be...

Meet Lee, a little boy who won't give up until he learns how to sew, and Zora, the sister who watches him try--and ultimately succeed! "I know big sisters. Zora, the boss, she's mine," explains Lee as he and Zora head to the library, where Mrs. C is...

How do trees grow, and why do they change throughout the seasons? Children will love delving into the inner workings of a tree to discover the answers with this incredible interactive book. With labeled acetate diagrams, this is a fantastic first look at...

Best-selling illustrator Britta Teckentrup explores the world of birds in a sumptuously illustrated nonfiction book. There are birds everywhere! Some of them live along the coast, some of them in the savannah, and some may be in your backyard. Young...

Once upon a time in Persia, there was a woman who had never seen her reflection. On her wedding day, she sees herself in a mirror for the first time and does not recognize herself. Heartbroken, she runs away, mistakenly believing another bride has taken...

The followup to the much-loved Easy Peasy, Little Green Fingers is packed full of even more fun gardening activities for children! The followup to the much-loved Easy Peasy, Little Green Fingers is packed full of even more fun gardening activities for...

A clever, quirky picture-book biography of one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art. Louise  Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life through her art until she was 98 years old. She drew, wove, and...

Friends are an important part of every toddler's social life ... and now, part of their first art collection! Friendships  are among the most important relationships we have. Friends play, laugh, and share - and comfort one another in times of need...

A tender and wise ode to love, illustrated with an expertly curated selection of fine art for young children. Art,  like anything else, is only as meaningful and interesting as it is relatable. For toddlers and preschoolers, connecting their own...

Colors don’t come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . With something . . . With someone. Discover how color is harnessed from nature in this survey of dyes and pigments from around the world. Organized by color—from yellow to purple to red...

Follow the comings and goings of everyone who lives and works in the same building and enjoy the interactive search-and-find as we see what  happens throughout the day. Look in the windows and track each character's journey over the course of a...

For true believers only, a lavishly illustrated reproduction of a legendary volume by the world’s most distinguished dragonologist. Don’t let it fall into the wrong hands! Do you believe in dragons? Now, for the first time, the long-lost research of...

In this pulse-quickening retelling, Carnegie Medalist Kevin Crossley-Holland and former British Children's Laureate Chris Riddell welcome another generation to Camelot. Translated, adapted, told, and retold, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of...

On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, General Gordon Granger of the Union Army delivered the message that African Americans in Texas were free. Since then, Juneteenth, as the day has come to be known, has steadily gained recognition throughout the United...

From Gandhi to Rosa Parks, the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, this introduction to the power of protests covers nearly every continent to show young readers that they can be effective on their own or as part of a movement. Filled with...

In an ever-evolving world, the only thing to count on is change. A path is never the same path twice. Everything we experience, be it real or imagined, influences what is around us—even if the changes are sometimes too small to recognize! For three...

In this wordless picture book, the Western world’s greatest art is closer than you expect. A boy’s daily routines bring him face-to-face with Escher’s winding stairs, Banksy’s balloon girl, Picasso’s dancing  fauns, and many more familiar sights...

Take a guided tour through the art museum featuring modern art movements from Impressionism to Pop Art! Join a dad and his child for an interactive visit through the art museum. The guided tour turns into an incredible maze adventure as you go through...

A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bugs is filled with fascinating  facts about the United States’ most common insects, including where they live, what they eat, and how they move. Which insect can live without food for up to a whole year? Which insect grows...

A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Birds is filled with fascinating facts about the most common birds, including where they live, what they  eat, and how they sound when they sing. How did the Brown-Headed Cowbird get its name? Which bird can fly up to 40...

Grandpa told Mom, and Mom told me: The secret of a plant lives in every little seed. Seeds are truly amazing! Did you know that every seed, no matter how small (microscopic) or large (weighing up to 14 pounds),  contains everything it needs to one...

Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Pennsylvania Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children! The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania features 88 of the...

Reading a board book together is a fun way to introduce young children to fine art. The sleepy trees, golden haystacks, and juicy fruits of In the Garden with Van Gogh will delight little ones. Playful rhyming texts accompany the artist's timeless...

 The children want to go to the park with Grandad, but they can’t leave until they find his lost socks…and his shoes…and even his teeth! Will they ever get out of Grandad’s busy house? With a trove of wonders to discover on every page, this seek and...

This intriguing child's-eye view of Monet and the development of impressionism takes as its premise how artists flocked to Giverny at the turn of the 20th century to study the painter's technique. It tells the story of Ella, the daughter of one such...

Teach children their first colors with Mudpuppy’s Andy Warhol Colors board book featuring the artist’s bright and colorful artwork. A beautiful, artful board book for children and parents alike.    Author/illustrator: Andy Warhol Board...

A biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama. Growing up as an enslaved boy on an Alabama cotton...

First words are everywhere you look, especially in a house! This visually striking picture book catalogs an impressive array of household items, naming the delightful miscellany that comprises a life. The charming collections are creative and unexpected,...

Women’s Art Work introduces readers to the lives and work of the  world’s most renowned artists. This collection celebrates the creativity of  women in more than 30 biographies, investigating their practices and  exploring their...

Spark your child’s creativity and curiosity with this delightfully curated counting book featuring some of the world’s most iconic paintings. In this collection, your child will discover artwork by Gustav Klimt, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh,...

Learn the alphabet through animals and fine art! Spark  your child’s creativity and curiosity with this delightfully curated  alphabet book featuring some of the world’s most popular animals and  iconic paintings. In this...

Spark your child’s creativity and curiosity with this delightfully  curated colors book featuring some of the world’s most iconic artworks. In  this collection, explore unique palette combinations and revolutionary color choices...

Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical meditation on the ancient art of weaving and what this beautiful craft can teach us. As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly...

"Creeeeak!" goes the screen door to self-taught artist Elijah Pierce's barbershop art studio. A young boy walks in for an ordinary haircut and walks out having discovered a lifetime of art. Mr. Pierce's wood carvings are in every corner of the small...

Nose picking? Nail biting? Wiping dirty hands on clothes? Before you call them "bad manners," consider the compelling reasons that may be behind these behaviors. For instance, jumping on the bed is great practice for when the road becomes a trampoline!...

Isamu Noguchi is one of the most important sculptors of all time. His Akari lamps changed the way modern buildings light their space. But before he was important, he was a kid. This is his story. Noguchi was a Japanese American artist who gave the world...

Mirrors have it tough: They feel like they are not doing a good job. because whenever people stare at them they (almost) always say bad things. Who would have thought, that the mirrors out there, well, they take it personally. One plucky little mirror...

An introduction to easy gardening so you can grow everywhere and anywhere. Whether you live in the city or the countryside, there are plenty of places you can plant and grow. For a new generation of green fingers there are different ways to bring nature...

The Artist likes to paint one picture before breakfast. When the world is quiet. In a small red boat, he sits surveying the world around him, paying special attention to the sunlight, reflections, and the birds, of course. Always the birds. He’s not...

Owen Davey uses bold illustration to detail the professions, hobbies, and pastimes that keep grown-ups busy throughout the day. Have you ever dreamed of being a secret agent or a gardener, soccer player or singer, astronaut or pirate? Do you know what...

Spark your child's imagination and get creative by making maze patterns, tessellating patterns, mosaics and even multi-colored marbling patterns using this enthusiastically written, jam-packed activity book! The easy to follow instructions will help your...

Here, from China, is a gorgeous story about generosity and gratitude, adapted from a traditional Buddhist tale by Kailin Duan. Her illustration style evokes artwork contemporary to the story's origins more than a thousand years ago, found in the famous...

Your child will have loads of creative fun exploring a world where cork stoppers have eyes, a nose, and a mouth! Where pencils may have legs and pebbles can wear hats! Simple objects can be transformed into animals, people, buildings, and vehicles. This...

Sashiko literally means little stabs and is a type of Japanese embroidery used to strengthen material or clothing. The elegant textile art of sashiko is celebrated in this picture book about the embroidery style's origins as a way to strengthen the...

Discover a whole new world of dragons in this beautifully illustrated book on the scaliest of magical creatures. From every detail of their wings to the history of their treasure, you'll learn about famous dragons from around the world. The latest...

Geraldo Valério is an artist who loves birds, from majestic golden eagles and snowy owls to brilliant cardinals and jays to the tiniest of hummingbirds. Here he presents his favorites, with beautiful collage illustrations and brief descriptions that...

When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But when she meets an elderly woman artist who lives next door, named Agnes––her world starts to change. Katherena and Agnes share the same passions for arts...

Gallop into the mythical world of this beautifully illustrated and  educational picture book adventure about love, magic, and art history,  inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries held by the Metropolitan Museum of  Art in New York and Cluny...

The story of a girl and a dog who discover how life transforms and expands with someone by your side. With lyrical text and stunning illustrations, this book illustrates the power of friendship in the face of change.  Can I Sit with You? takes...

A green cloud and a white tree? Who is responsible for illustrating this book? True Colors begins innocently with two friends, their dog, and their kite, but each time the story gets started, more colors seem to go awry. The narrator implores the reader...

It's a freestanding globe! This read-aloud introduction to geography for young children folds back and creates a globe. Children are invited to identify and experience the Earth's amazing geography through rhyming verse and lush illustrations: from...

See the world through Faith Ringgold’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated...

Many people would love to learn to draw for pleasure, but don't know where to start. Being faced with a blank page can be daunting - even for a professional artist. In Sketchbook Challenge, illustrator Molly Egan shares prompts and ideas to get you...

Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in...

Compiled by Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, Eyes Open is a sourcebook of photography ideas for kids—to engage with the world through the camera. Twenty-three enticing projects help inspire a process of discovery and new ways of telling stories and...

A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon’s apprentice, and her search for home Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who...

Water is the first medicine.It affects and connects us all.Water is sacred.My people talk of a black snake that will destroy the land, Spoil the water, wreck everything in its path.They foretold that it wouldn’t come for many, many years.Now the...

There's a rainbow of ways to think about colors. Colors pop and shine.  Cool colors make us shiver, while warm colors heat us up. They can even express our moods, from feeling blue to being tickled pink. What Can Colors Do? introduces children to...

A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Art  highlights the achievements and stories of 50 notable women in the  arts. The artists range from well-known figures like painters Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keefe, to lesser-known...

Complete, paint or even draw with stickers in this unique & creative activity book! Your child will use the 50 different activity pages and 10 pages of textured stickers to let their imagination run wild! Sure to keep your child busy for hours. Made...

With dragon numbers in rapid decline, time is running out to ensure the  survival of the species. Curatoria Draconis, also known as the Dragon Protector, is on a mission to find the rarest dragon on Earth: the Chinese Celestial Dragon. Aboard the...

All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in the books they read. Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement—a collection of stories about change-makers to encourage,...

Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird  as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its  tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights.  Even the kiwi chick -- who struggles to see at first...

Did you ever wonder where people got the idea of wearing armor?  Or, did you ever look at an armadillo and see it was wearing armor just like the knights of old?  Now you can see and compare all kinds of armor. This is a great way to learn how...

Edited by Sarah Jane Boyers Maya Angelou's poetry pairs  with Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings to creates this gorgeous  celebration of fearlessness. Originally published in 1993, this picture  book will have a second life in a fresh,...

By Susie Hodge Why is Art Full of Naked People? is an irreverent and  informative primer that asks tricky questions about what makes art art.  What is with all the fruit? Why is art so weird nowadays? There are  questions about how art...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober This imaginative board book features beautiful paintings by Claude Monet paired with playful, rhyming text. In A Picnic with Monet,  Monet's light-filled paintings take children on an enchanted  picnic in the...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Pablo  Picasso, rhyming text explores the expressions and activities of a variety of people, from a young girl catching a dove to a serious boy steering a...

By Sabrina Hahn Learn the alphabet through fine art! This brightly colored book will spark your child’s creativity and curiosity with a delightful alphabet featuring some of the world’s most iconic paintings.  With a fun rhyming scheme...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober In Dreaming with Rousseau, the artist's vibrant paintings invite  readers on a journey to dreamlike jungles packed with playful monkeys, a  racing tiger, and other surprises. This unique book will enchant...

 By Mudpuppy Mudpuppy's Opposites With Frank Lloyd Wright board book entertains and  introduces children the concept of opposites. Using Wright's famous  works, colorful spreads illustrate hard and soft round and pointy, city  and...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober 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...

By Ingela P. Arrhenius Delightfully petite and chunky, this book begs to be picked up. Each uniquely shaped page overlaps with the next to create a complete landscape when closed—and an immersive world to explore with each turn of the page when open...

By Marion Denchars Draw or paint your self-portrait like Frida Kahlo, or learn how to crayon etch and make art inspired by Paul Klee. This book is filled with artist biographies and exercises based on countless artists. Draw, paint, and collage right in...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober Mary Cassatt's dreamy paintings capture the allure of the day's quiet moments. From the beach to the bath, from a horse-drawn carriage to a windblown sailboat, these sweet images celebrate the warmth of families...

By Katy Friedland and Marla K. Shoemaker An art museum is a magical place. What will you find inside? This playful primer features 37 full-color illustrations of paintings, sculpture, tapestries, prints, photographs, and installations from the...