Representations of Art and Art Museums in Children’s Picture Books
Representations of Art and Art Museums in Children’s Picture Books

Author: Perry Nodelman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-10-17

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1350442321

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What happens when the assumptions and practices of museum curators and art educators intersect with the assumptions and practices of publishing for children? This study explores how over three hundred children's picture books, most of them published in the last three decades in English, introduce children to art and art museums. It considers how the books emerge from and relate to a range of theories and assumptions about childhood and childhood development, children's literature and culture, illustration, visual art, museology, and art education. As well as examining how these theories and assumptions influence what picture books teach young readers about visiting museums and about how to look at and think about art, it examines which artists and artworks appear most often in picture books and offers a survey of different kinds of art-related picture books: ones that claim to be purely informational, ones that make looking at art a game or a puzzle, ones in which children visit art museums, and many more. Since the books all include reproductions of or allusions to museum artworks, the study also considers the problems illustrators face in depicting museum artworks in illustrations in a different style.

A Colorful Tail
A Colorful Tail

Author: Joan Waites

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2019-03-28

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1507301324

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A young red fox living in Monet's garden in Giverny, France, admires the collage of colors in the landscape that surrounds him. More than anything, he wants to make the colors last as the seasons pass and the winter turns cold and bleak. Try as he might, his creations are blown away, flooded, and even eaten by a deer, until the sight of Monet at his easel and an unexpected encounter with a bumble bee show the gentle fox how he can make the colors last all year long. This brightly illustrated tale is a delightful introduction to Claude Monet.

Wee Witches
Wee Witches

Author: Beth Roth

Publisher: Red Feather

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780764357985

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This ABC primer is a playful and richly symbolic introduction to the world of Wicca and the magic of Nature. Illustrated poems bring to light the Pagan Path, with each letter featuring a Wee Witch learning about the wheel of the year, tools of the Craft, rites of passage, faerie friends, and meaningful colors. This is a helpful and affirming tool for Pagan families, as well as an appealing collection of subtle, educational light verse for their budding Wee Witches, including A for Acorn, M for Maypole, and S for Spiderweb. Accurate symbols of Witches' worldview are woven throughout the magical artwork, as well as hidden clues to a secret "Witch Name" revealed at the end of the book

The Bathysphere Boys
The Bathysphere Boys

Author: Ted Enik

Publisher: Unhinged History

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780764357930

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The true story of the invention, disasters, and adventures of the first bathysphere--a small, cramped, bare-bones spherical deep-sea submersible that set the world record for deepest dive in 1934. Explorer William Beebe and engineering grad student Otis Barton teamed up despite mismatched personalities and disagreements and changed deep-sea exploration forever. Told through engaging rhyme, this playfully illustrated addition to the Unhinged History series follows their journey from frustrated inventors to international celebrities. The tiny bathysphere was miserable to be in, with terrible lighting, little room to move, stale air, and minuscule portholes--but still the scientist-adventurers went far under the waves to experience the mysterious waters as no one ever had. After near calamities and false starts, Beebe and Barton saw, for the very first time, deep-sea creatures in their home environment, broke world records, and made history.

Fen's Drop of Gray
Fen's Drop of Gray

Author: Brian Wray

Publisher: Schiffer Kids

Published: 2021-08-28

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780764362194

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Little Fen loves all of the beautiful colors in the world and loves capturing them with her treasured set of paints. One day, Fen notices a little drop of gray in her paints and can't seem to stop it from spreading. Before long the gray is everywhere, and Fen no longer enjoys doing what she loves the most. With a little encouragement from her mother, Fen finds a way to put the colors back in her world and begin enjoying life again. Fen's Drop of Gray sends a powerful message about childhood depression and how parents can help their little ones learn to cope.

Max's Box
Max's Box

Author: Brian Wray

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1507301839

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Max's parents give him a very special gift: a tiny, magical box that will hold everything, from his toys to his feelings. Max learns, however, that feelings can't be put away as easily as toys. Each negative emotion he feels—anger, embarrassment, sadness, loneliness—gets added to the box, which grows and grows. Eventually it is so large that it keeps him from doing what he loves, like riding his bike and climbing trees. With some help from his friends and family, Max is able to turn the box into something beautiful and let it go. A parents' guide explains how well-intentioned adults often encourage children, especially young boys, to ignore and “put away” their feelings instead of learning to fully live with them. This simple but powerful story not only teaches children how to “control” their emotions but discourages suppressing them, the illustrations becoming more colorful and vibrant as Max moves out from his box’s shadow.

Unraveling Rose
Unraveling Rose

Author: Brian Wray

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2017-09-28

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 1507301820

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A cuddly stuffed rabbit named Rose helps families understand obsessive thoughts and behaviors in children Rose is a stuffed bunny who loves the little boy she lives with and all the fun they have together. They play in the park, paint pictures, and read stories. Everything is perfect, until she discovers a loose thread dangling from her arm. Rose tries to ignore the little string, but it is no use. No matter how hard she tries, Rose can't stop pulling at it. Before long, the thread is all she can think about. Slowly, her arm unravels, its stuffing falls out, and Rose can no longer do the things she loves doing. Can Rose find a way to forget about the little loose thread? The illustrated picture book offers a great way for parents and teachers to talk to children about what happens when impulsive and obsessive thoughts get in the way of enjoying everyday life, and what to do about it.

The Mütter Museum
The Mütter Museum

Author: Anna Dhody

Publisher: Schiffer + ORM

Published: 2020-07-28

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1507302576

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Join A.J., the Mütter Museum’s junior guide, on a tour of the world’s best-known medical museum. A.J. will take you on a fun and educational adventure through the Mütter’s amazing collection of unique medical specimens and objects. Accompanied by playful illustrations, this look at medical marvels and mysteries will enthrall and inform science lovers of all ages. A.J. has all of your questions covered; from the height of the Giant to the length of the Megacolon. Learn all about how the human body works (or doesn't!), and keep your eyes peeled for some of the museum's most famous see-through residents!

The Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series
The Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series

Author: Tom Jackson

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2014-06-24

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0545685885

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THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH. INSIDE THE EARTH taught thousands of kids about Earth's crust, mantle, and core. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about all the wonders of our planet. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.

Bake a Rainbow Cake!
Bake a Rainbow Cake!

Author: Amirah Kassem

Publisher: Abrams Appleseed

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419737466

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On board pages with pull-out tabs, a lift-up flap, a wheel, and a pop-up.