Art Books and Resources

*This list is by no means complete. With so many great books out there we just couldn’t include them all. A PDF is avalabe for download, Youth Book List on Art.

Birth to Age 8

• ABCs of Art by Sabrina Hahn

• Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan

• Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter by Kathy Whitehead

• Beautiful Oops! By Barney Saltzberg

• Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill

• Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews by Kathleen Benson

• Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal

• Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford

• Ish by Peter H. Reynolds

• I See a Pattern Here by Bruce Goldstone

• I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Miklethwait

• Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

• Matisse's Garden by Samantha Friedman

• Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey

• Mix It Up! By Hervé Tullet

• Mouse Paint and Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey by Jeanne Walker Harvey

• Seen Art? By Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

• Sky Color by Peter H Reynolds

• Sonia Delaunay: A Life of Color by Cara Manes

• Sophie’s Masterpiece: A Spider’s Tale by Eileen Spinelli and Jane Dyer’s

• Talking to Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold

• The Art Collector by Jan Wahl

• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

• The Dot by Peter H Reynolds

• The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter

• Through Georgia's Eyes by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez

• Uncle Andy's: A Fabulous Visit with Andy Warhol by James Warhola

• Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

• Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color by Julie Paschkis

• What is Art? Painting and Sculpture

• What's Your Favorite Color? by Eric Carle

• You Can’t Take a Museum into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preisee Weizman & Robin Preiss Glassner

Age 8 to Age 12

• A Child's Introduction to Art: The World's Greatest Paintings and Sculpture by Heather Alexander

• Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance by Eleanora E. Tate

• Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler

• Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin

• Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence by John Duggleby

• The Art Book for Children By Amanda Renshaw and Gilda Williams Ruggi

• The Children’s Book of Art by DK Publishing

• The Colors of History by Clive Gifford

• The Splintered Light by Ginger Johnson

• The Story of Paintings: A History of Art for Children by Mick Manning

• We are Artists: Women who Made their Mark on the World by Kari Herbert

• Who Was Frida Kahlo? by Sarah Fabiny

• World of Glass: The Art of Dale Chihuly by Jan Greenberg

• Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World by Rachel Ignotofsky

• 13 Art Techniques Children Should Know by Angela Wenze

• Museum Guides for Kids: Modern Art

Age 12+

• A World History of Art by Hugh Honour and John Fleming

• African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, The Civil Rights Movement, and Beyond by Richard J.Powell, Theresa Slowik

• Art, Second Edition: A Visual History by Robert Cumming

• Art That Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings That Inspired Them by DK

• Art: The Definitive Visual Guide by Andrew Graham Dixon

• Artists: Their Lives and Works by DK

• Boundaries by Maya Lin

• Banskey in New York by Ray Mock

• Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell

• Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

• Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

• Jacob Lawrence: American Painter by Ellen Harkins Wheat

• Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art

• Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland

• Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis by Jeannine Atkins

• The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser

• The Joy of Art: How to Look At, Appreciate, and Talk about Art by Carolyn Schlam

• The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St Clair

*This list is by no means complete. With so many great books out there we just couldn’t include them all.

• Art Starts by Rachelle Doorley

• Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses by Amy Whitaker

• Art Workshop for Children: How to Foster Original Thinking with more than 25 Process Art Experiences by Barbara Rucci

• Collage Workshop for Kids: Rip, snip, cut, and create with inspiration from The Eric Carle Museum by Shannon Merenstein

• Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great Masters by MaryAnn F Kohl

• How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Art Life Museum by Keri Smith

• How to Talk to Children About Art by Françoise Barbe-Gall

• More Than Painting, Preschool and Kindergarten: Exploring the Wonders of Art by Sally Moomaw and Brenda Hieronymus

• The Joy of Art: How to Look At, Appreciate, and Talk about Art by Carolyn Schlam

Birth to Age 10

• Art Outreach- Springfield Art Association online access to more than 70 teaching portfolios that explore an artist; a movement in art history (i.e., Impressionism), or theme with facts and an at making activity.

• Artful Parent- Art projects for the whole family to enjoy.

• PBS Learning- Visual Art- Explore the many forms of visual art through videos and activities.

• Looking at Art with Children- Discover ways to look and talk about art with children.

• Tinker Lab- Hands on projects in art and science

• Process-Focused Art for Pre-School - learn about process art for kids

Age 10+

• Elements of Art Examples and Definitions- Learn about the elements and principles of art.

• PBS Learning- Visual Art- Explore the many forms of visual art through videos and activates.