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Art
Fiction
Beaumont, Karen
I Ain't Gonna
Paint No More! Illustrated by David Catrow.
PICTURE BeauK
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab
of paint in surprising places.
Johnson, D. B. (Donald B.)
Eddie's Kingdom
PICTURE JohnD
After Eddie draws a picture of his apartment building neighbors, they begin to
get along with each other.
Lionni, Leo
A Color of His Own
PICTURE LionL
A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other
animals.
Dionetti, Michelle
Painting the Wind.
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
PICTURE DionM
Entranced by the paintings of the unconventional artist Vincent Van Gogh, for
whom her mother is working as a housekeeper, Claudine is saddened when the
townspeople turn against him.
McDonnell, Patrick
Art
PICTURE McdoP
A rhyming tribute to a budding young artist.
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
The Artsy Smartsy Club.
Illustrated by Jill Pinkwater.
FIC PinkD
After three Hoboken children and their giant chicken Henrietta begin to
appreciate beautiful sidewalk art, they venture into art class and visits to
Manhattan.
Reynolds, Peter.
The Dot
PICTURE ReynP
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads
her to change her mind.
Non-Fiction
Emberley, Ed
Ed Emberley's Picture
Pie : a Circle Drawing Book
741.2 EmbeE 1984
Shows how to cut a basic circle into arcs and curves and use the pieces to draw
birds, animals, snowmen, fish, and many other objects and designs.
Micklethwait, Lucy
I Spy Shapes in Art
701.8 MickL
Presents objects with the shape of a heart, a triangle, a square and other
shapes through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Escher, and Matisse.
Scieszka, Jon.
Seen Art?
708.1471 ScieJ
While looking for his friend Art, a boy wanders through the
Museum of Modern Art and is amazed by what he discovers there.
DVDs
Art Made Easy. Let's
Learn How to Draw
741.2 Art 2006
Teaches beginning art student how to hold a pencil, art board, how to sit, the
basics on what to put down on paper, what you see and what you think you see.
Art Made Easy. Let's
Draw People's Bodies
743.4 Art 2006
Learn how to conquer drawing a realistic human body. By learning the discipline
of proportions, students can apply these important techniques to all of their
future work"--Container.
Art Smart : Basic
Drawing for Beginners
741.2 Art 2000
Margaret teaches basic drawing techniques, basic terminology, storytelling
settings, and motor skill development.
Blue's Clues. Shapes
and Colors!
FIC Blues
Preschoolers join Joe to learn about mixing colors, identifying shapes and how
to create art. Learn about circles, squares, ovals and octagons! Learn how to
mix colors together to form new colors too! Promotes: shape recognition,
matching skills, basic geometry, color identification, color mixing and visual
perception.
Blue's room. Shape
Detectives
FIC Blues
Blue has a special place where she can talk to her friends and learn about the
world around her. With Moona the fairy's help, enter a place that was created
just for Blue, a place where learning is never more than a game away, and where
Blue discovers that she can talk. With her playroom friends by her side, Blue is
ready to take preschoolers on adventures in reading, creativity, and
communication. Blue, Sprinkles, and Joe search for missing shapes from Roar E.
Saurus' painting.
Drawing Power! Safari
Animal Drawing
743.6 Drawi
Use simple shapes to create realistic drawings of safari animals, including an
elephant, a lion, a giraffe, a poison dart frog, and a toucan. Fun characters,
colorful animation, and easy-to-follow instructions help children develop
creativity.
Harold and the Purple
Crayon and More Harold Stories
FIC Harol
Harold wants to take a walk in the moonlight, so he draws a moon with his purple
crayon. Next Harold wants a picture for his room, soon he's bigger than a
mountain. Then with his crayon, Harold takes a trip through the enchanted garden
where he meets a King, a giant witch, and a fairy with one magic wish.
Web Sites
ArtsEdge
artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Sponsored by the Kennedy Center, ArtsEdge includes lesson plans, units, and
other ideas for classroom teaching in the arts.
Blick Art Materials
www.dickblick.com.
A source of clay for the Juan Quezada program.
Crayola.com
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans
Search on “kente cloth” and you’ll find an activity using crayons and strips of
paper to create a kente pattern.
Drawing Lessons for Kids
www.kinderart.com/drawing
Includes dozens of drawing activities.
Ed Emberley
www.edemberley.com/pages/main.aspx
Emberley’s Web site includes drawing and other art activities.
Enchanted Learning
www.enchantedlearning.com
Lots of fun learning activities for all ages. Great art projects.
Folk Art Life
www.folkartlife.com/patterns.shtml
You’ll find three printable Grandma Moses Style coloring sheets.
JH Pottery
www.jhpottery.com/tutorial/coil.htm
Tutorial with photographs showing how to make a coil pot.
Masks Theme Page
www.cln.org/themes/masks.html
Links to lesson plans and other sites about masks.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
Includes many interactive activities for kids and a daily featured work of art.
Mister Anderson’s Company
www.misterandersons.com
An “old lady” puppet is available from this company.
National Gallery of Art Kids Pages
www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
Some cool interactive online activities and other ideas and projects.
Picture This! Artistic Media in Children’s Books
www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/picturethisbib.html
This helpful booklist highlights styles of art found in children’s picture books
with examples of each artistic media such as charcoal, acrylic, gouache, photo,
computer generated, etc.
Wrapped in Pride:
Ghanian Kente and African American Identity
www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/kente/design2.htm
You can create an online kente design at this site.
Activity
Butterfly Mobile
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/mobile/
A colorful butterfly mobile made from construction paper, thread, and twigs.
This carefully balanced sculpture moves with every breeze.
Supplies needed:
• Construction paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Pipe cleaners
• Thread
• Large upholstery needle
• 3 Twigs (about 1 ft long each)
• Markers or crayons
• Optional: Glitter glue or glitter
Instructions:
Fold a piece of construction paper in half and cut along the fold. (This will
make 2 butterflies - you'll need to make 4 or more butterflies for your mobile.)
Fold one of these pieces of paper in half. Draw half of a
butterfly along the fold line.
Fold a small piece of black or brown paper in half. Draw
the body and head of a butterfly on it - make it the same length as your
butterfly. Cut them out.
Glue a body on each side of your butterfly.
Using a hole punch, make two holes in the butterfly's
head. Cut a pipe cleaner in half. Thread it through the holes in the butterfly's
head as antennae.
Decorate both sides of your butterfly using crayons,
markers, glitter, or glitter glue.
Decorate both sides of your butterfly using crayons,
markers, glitter, or glitter glue. Using a needle, pull a short length of
knotted thread through the balancing point of the butterfly (near its middle).
Tie the other end of the thread to the end of a twig
On the other end of the twig, attach another butterfly in
the same way.
Tie a thread to the middle of this twig and attach it to
the end of another twig.
Attach a butterfly to the other end of this twig.
Using a short length of thread, attach what you've made to
the end of another twig. If you want the twigs to remain horizontal, tie the
thread where the mobile will balance (but this is not necessary).
Attach a butterfly to the other end of this twig.
Tie a longer length of thread to the top twig. If you want
the twigs to remain horizontal, tie the thread where the mobile will balance
(but this is not necessary). You now have a beautiful butterfly mobile to hang
and display.
Created by Ms. Jean
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