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The picture book is a form, not a genre. If there’s an overabundance of simplistic picture books about cute animals learning Very Important Lessons, don’t blame the art form (and definitely ...
By now there were more books in my lap than on my bookshelf. I saw the same pattern in all the children’s book art I loved — in all art really — from Picasso to Sophie Blackall.
Summer reading is well underway at the Joplin Public Library. In the world of youth services, we have been reading lots of ...
Seeing Children," beloved children’s books are highlighted by the artist best known for story quilts, paintings, sculptures, more.
The High Museum of Art presents a stunning collection of works by late multimedia artist and activist Faith Ringgold in Faith ...
A new children's book, Neel, introduces Lord Krishna's life through renowned Indian artworks by Roy, Husain, and more.
Susan Striker, a renowned art educator and author of the bestselling Anti-Coloring Book series, has expanded her innovative ...
The goal is to distribute 'The ABC's of Public Art' to thousands of 3 to 5-year-olds. The Arts Commission's book is also available online and best of all, it's free.
When her children were growing up, Terese Wallack Waldron would spend Good Friday teaching them the fine points of pysanky, the Ukrainian art of decorating eggs for Easter. After one such session i… ...
It is hard not to draw a parallel between this book and “Becoming”: a seminal exhibition celebrating 130 years of illustrations in Indian children’s books. Treasures hidden in plain sight ...
Children’s picture books are a glorious art form. Mac Barnett, the new national ambassador for young people’s literature, explores innovative storytelling hiding in humble places all around us.