Children's Books

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,...

 By Salva Rubio The life of the great French painter, one of the founders of  Impressionism, is narrated in lush comic art reminiscent of his style.  We follow  Monet from the Salon des Refuses (“Salon of the Rejected”) through many...

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...

Award-winning authors and artists Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv achieve a remarkable fusion of the scientific exploration of the  phenomenon of sound with a philosophic reflection on its nature that will appeal to inquisitive children looking...

By Kyle Kershner Packed with fun illustrations and 100 words every prodigy should know, 100 First Words for Little Artists is the perfect board book for artistic families everywhere. Are you an artist? Then of course your baby will inherit your...

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...

By Andrea D'Aquino Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education. This lushly illustrated book by collage artist Andrea...

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 Sven Volker We start with a single tree: 1. As we turn the page, we are presented  with a sum doubling the number on the page before it: 1+1 = 2; 2+2 = 4;  4+4 = 8. In this way, we reach a million (actually 1,048,576) within 40  pages...

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 Jen Bryant As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved  the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking  at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him.  He drew...

This unique reading experience features a die-cut letter to trace and a pull-tab for each letter of the alphabet.  Each page is filled with diverse and colorfully illustrated first words to find and identify. Young readers learn hand-eye...

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...

Edited by David Villorente Filled with 26 colorful marker drawings contributed by some of graffiti art's ultimate style masters, The ABCs of Style  is part children's book, part adult art primer, tracking the evolution  of graffiti letterforms...

Up and up  they go, watch the family of acrobats balance on top of each other to  create a magnificent show! This charming, collectable pop-up teaches  valuable counting skills and the joys of working as a team. As you turn  the...

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...

The world is filled with many colors—just look around and see!  Would you like to come on an exciting, colorful journey with me?  From  the soft green grass to the glistening sapphire, to the juicy yellow  pear and the fallen crimson...

 A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope, it features his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her...

An introduction to architectural creation, the 95 pre-cut cardboard  elements in this book can be combined in an infinite variety of ways to  build all sorts of fantastical structures. Follow the full-color idea  diagrams to create more...

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...

 By Tamara Shopsin and Jason Fulford Unfold pages, lift flaps, gaze into mirrors, and interact with art like  never before. Inspired by the many ways that art can be viewed and  experienced, this book encourages children to spend time with...

By  Julie Merberg This whimsically illustrated board book offers a delightful A-to-Z overview of modern design icons for the toddler set.  Parents  who appreciate architecture and modern design will get a kick out of  sharing their...

A pawsitively purrfect collection of litterary classics. Introduce  little ones to great works of literature and their famous writers  through these adorable cat portraits and clever kitty-inspired book  titles and author names. The entire...

Enter the enthralling medieval world of castles attacked and defended by  brave and noble knights! This interactive puzzle-in-a-book invites kids  ages 7 and up to pop out and assemble a stand-up castle complete with  knights and battle...

By David Long Grab your magnifying glass and charge into battle with this  search-and-find history adventure packed with more than 200 things to  spot in each eye-boggling illustration. Meet history’s most  heroic knights as you travel...

Children Draw is a concise, richly illustrated book, aimed at parents, teachers, and caretakers, that explores why children draw and the meaning and value of drawing for youngsters—from toddlers to pre-adolescents.  It offers parents tips...

By Kaya Doi Chirri and Chirra venture down forest paths and through alleyways into a  yarn shop and an old woman’s house, where they enjoy hot drinks and  soup. When they’re done, they find a wonderful surprise hidden in the  branches of a...

By Amy Novesky and Isabelle Arsenault Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as...

All aboard the Color Train! Join Mary Cassatt, Leonardo Da Vinci,  Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and the rest of the world's  most famous artists on a colorful train ride that teaches both essential  colors and iconic works of...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober 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!  Part of the Mini Masters...

We all have biases in some way. It doesn’t matter who you are. Based on factors like race, sexual orientation, disability, some experience the pain and serious consequences of bias while others are largely spared it on a personal level. The lives,...

What is a docent? What does an artwork conservator do? Take a look behind the scenes of an art museum to discover what goes on inside.  With colorful illustrations featuring the beautiful architecture of National Gallery Singapore, Do Gallery...

Calling all budding interior designers! Splatter, stencil, collage, and scribble to your heart’s content to create your own dream dollhouse, then stand it up for interactive imaginary play. An elastic band makes this the perfect travel toy for on...

What's on the other side of the door? There's only one way to find out: You have to go through it. JiHyeon Lee's debut book, Pool,  was lauded as a wordless masterpiece. Here she takes readers on another  journey into an unexpected...

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...

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...

Here’s the story of Sleeping Beauty, delightfully retold with cats,  dogs, and other animals instead of people. Colorful, chunky,  irresistible. Peter Lippman's bestselling Enchanted Castle is a  hit with kids and adults alike. You pick...

11th Street. It wasn’t pretty but it was alive! But 11th Street begins to change. Shops close, buildings are torn  down, and signs promise something new. One by one, Naomi’s neighbors are  forced to move. Faced with the transformation of her...

By Matthew A. Cherry Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils,  and curls every which way. Zuri knows it’s beautiful. When Daddy steps  in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But  he LOVES his Zuri,...

 By Joan Holub Perfect for reading out loud, Joan Holub’s hilarious text and Chris  Dickason’s lively illustrations will have little ones huff-puff laughing  as the knights and dragons run up and down the castle wall. A  clever,...

Do you live in a house?  Or do you carry your home on your back like a snail? Maybe your home is in a lily pond like a frog. Or on in a tree like the squirrel. From villages and desert islands to tree trunks and haunted houses, explore a huge range...

In this tender board book, a kitten practices the basics of feline behavior over the course of a day. A single word of text per spread teaches readers “how to be a cat”—how to stretch, clean, pounce, feast—while the striking paper...

Are you creative?  Do you think the answer is no? It isn't! With over 200,000 Instagram followers, Danielle Krysa has helped a lot of people overcome the fear that they aren’t creative. In books like Creative Block and Your Inner Critic is a Big...

Six degrees of separation? For many artists, it's only one or two degrees. I Know an Artist introduces some of the most inspirational stories of friendship, love, creativity and shared passions in the world of art. Each of the 84 illustrated...

By Kay Haring  This one-of-a-kind book explores the life and art of Keith Haring from  his childhood through his meteoric rise to fame. It sheds light on this  important artist’s great humanity, his concern for children, and his...

 By David Stabler Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget  the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless  masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up,  they had regular-kid problems...

The King of the Golden River tells the tale of the Black brothers: the kind-natured eleven-year-old Gluck and his two nasty older brothers, Hans and Schwartz. For Gluck, play is cleaning the  floors, and his education consists of a wholesome...

The ideal gift for your animal-loving, budding artist! Learn to draw animals in a realistic style with this easy, how-to book by eeboo. Ages 5 and up Author: Kevin Hawkes Paperback 32 Pages 8.25" x 11.25" eeboo is a WOMAN-OWNED business

By Alisa Wismer The world is filled with all kinds of different art! In this book we're  going to take a closer look at modern art. From the bright colors to  bold and modern shapes, we'll learn about some of the most famous modern...

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 Leo Lionni Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends,  but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give  each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true  colors again concludes a...

Galison (Author), Emily Kleinman (Author), Lydia Ortiz (Illustrator) The Little Feminist Board Book Set is comprised of colorful illustrated portraits of real women who have made historical impact on the world. Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and words by...

Four-year-old TJ spends his days on his lively Harlem block playing with his best friends WT and Blinky and running errands for neighbors. As he comes of age as a “Little Man” with big dreams, TJ faces a world of grown-up adventures and realities...

It is snowing in the vast Alaskan landscape and a young girl is slogging her way home. Suddenly, she meets a weak and hungry polar bear. The poor bear needs her help, so she approaches him carefully but tenderly, giving him all that she has to offer -- a...

An artful take on making faces! Fifty-two images of everyday and unique objects are the perfect springboards for creating hilarious, outrageous, one-of-a-kind faces. Kids will delight in adding eyes, noses, mouths, ears, hair, and more from six sticker...

Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely, so they decided to get a cat. But, when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! He couldn't decide which one would...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober This keepsake collection of board books from the bestselling Mini  Masters series brings the world's great French masterpieces down to  size. Each title pairs simple verse with some of the most beloved...

Modern Art Explorer goes undercover and turns each work of art inside out, providing children with an ability to understand what each piece is all about. Buoyed by award-winning illustrator Serge Bloch’s cheeky and energetic illustrations, this...

Our favorite, best selling Mr. Bear takes young children on a striking adventure through the world of shapes in a distinctive and memorable way. The charming and engaging art introduces adorable animals and objects that will delight readers and help them...

Perhaps you make shadow boxes using old shoe boxes.  Did you realize you were making great art? Joseph Cornell loved to draw and paint and collect things. With these drawings and paintings and collected treasures, he made marvelous...

What would you like to collect? Join author Nina Chakrabarti as she shares all kinds of collections, from accidental pocket collections to herbariums. Learn what phillumenists, or falerists collect. Personalize the collections in the book with the...

A young girl imagines a lovely island populated by thousands of birds, where she picnics with her animals, plays games, reads, and collects flowers. The island ringed by shapes drawn in thread, a whale's back, a snow globe, a picnic basket and a shell...

A young girl takes action when a dragon threatens her village in this retelling of the Nian legend. Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it's only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the...

By Beatrice Alemagna Magnificent splashes of fluorescent orange make international legend  Beatrice Alemagna’s picture book—about a little boy who discovers  nature—visually powerful, timely, and thought provoking. It’s an awful, boring, rainy...

 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 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 Robert Munsch  40 years. 7 million copies. 1 kick-ass princess who has inspired generations of readers to stand up for themselves. To mark The Paper Bag Princess’s  40th anniversary, Annick Press has created a gift-worthy  deluxe...

By Robert Munsch The world’s favorite feminist fairy tale is now available as a board book  with the original story intact. The large 9” x 9” trim makes this  version of The Paper Bag Princess perfect for reading together. First  published...

 By Roxane Marie Galliez Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily  won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we  first met in the critically acclaimed Time for Bed, Miyuki,...

You've seen the Sunflowers in our gallery, but that is only one small part of van Gogh's life. Learn about one of the world's favorite painters, Vincent van Gogh, in this new and unique biography series, which depicts the story of an artist’s life...

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...

There's a river outside my window. Where will it take me? So  begins the imaginary journey of a child inspired by the view outside her  bedroom window: a vast river winding through a towering city. A small  boat with a single white sail...

Nature all around is round...Take  a spin through the seasons in this thoughtful and meditative picture book that explores roundness in the natural world. There are round  birds’ nests and eggs in the spring, round raindrops falling from...

By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Georges Seurat, rhyming text tells a story from the artwork.  Part of the Mini Masters series. Ages 0-4 Authors: Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober ...

In the later part of his life, wheelchair-bound and unable to fully take  care of himself, Henri Matisse began to experiment with collage and  paper cutouts as a way of continuing to make art. Sometimes  representational and sometimes...

Miyuki and her grandfather return in an enchanting intergenerational story enhanced by Seng Soun Ratanavanh's gorgeous Japanese-inspired illustrations. Miyuki's curiosity is piqued by her grandfather's morning meditation routine, and she is eager to...

By Kirsten Hall Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this timely, clever,  and breathtakingly gorgeous picture book from critically acclaimed  author Kirsten Hall and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault.  With...

In the rural community of Gee’s Bend, African American women have been making quilts for generations. They use scraps of old overalls, aprons, and bleached cornmeal sacks—anything they can find. Their traditions have been passed down through...

With an illustrated fold-out timeline featuring some of Van Gogh’s most  famous works, The Van Gogh Activity Book is a useful reference tool as  well as an engaging activity book. The Van Gogh Activity Book is an entertaining and accessible...

 By Roxane Marie Galliez Like children everywhere, Miyuki's imagination peaks at bedtime, when  she remembers all the things she has to do before she can possibly go to  bed: she needs to water the vegetables, gather snails, and prepare...

By M. H. Clark The whole world is a treasure waiting to be found. This is the story of a  child and a grandfather whose walk around the neighborhood leads to a  day of wonder. With rhythmic storytelling and detailed and intricate...

Today, we are living in a time of uncertainty and we have to do some scary things to cope, like wearing masks all the time and not being near people. But look to tomorrow maybe it will be better. Journey through a world filled with positive and...

Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all...

Do you believe that dreams come true?We believe it.Absolutely!Just like we believe in you.Animals inspire their little ones to chase their dreams and reach for the stars in this modern classic-in-the-making from New York Times-bestselling author Beth...

By Mark Sperring Pairing bright and engaging illustrations with relatable rhymes, this  beautiful hardbound book celebrates diversity while teaching kids about  different styles of art.  The works range from prehistoric cave art to...

The classic and beloved song is brought to life with bright and colorful illustrations.First recorded in 1967 by Louis Armstrong, and with sales of over one million copies, "What a Wonderful World" has become a poignant message of hope for people...

Look closer. Grant Snider's beautiful debut picture book explores the wonders and colors of nighttime. Night is not just black and white. Ending in colors yet unseen, and a night of sweet dreams, this  lilting lullaby is sure to comfort those...

By  Aaron Rosen and Riley Watts Where’s  your creativity? It’s the tingle in your toes, or the hop in your step  when you have a brand-new idea. It makes you want to do something that  hasn’t been done before...

Encourage a child to create an imaginative gift. This delightful book includes short, whimsical, age-appropriate prompts for kids to fill out. Share it with Mom and Dad or aunts and uncles, teachers or babysitters - anyone who deserves to know how...

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...

Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more!She  creates mirrored rooms and fills them with glittering balls and lights, until there is an infinity of...