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Yayoi Kusama (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Ryoko Ichikawa

Learn about incredible story of Yayoi Kusama! The groundbreaking contemporary artist who covered the...

1st - 3rd
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Art Club

Written and Illustrated by Rashad Doucet

Dale Donavan has heard the same lecture over and over again: Art will get you nowhere in life. A kid...

3rd - 7th
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Salvador Dalí (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Mariona Tolosa Sisteré

Learn about the incredible life of Salvador Dalí, one of the pioneers of the Surrealism movement.

Lit...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Vincent van Gogh (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Learn about the life of Vincent van Gogh, one of the world’s most influential and best-loved artists...

1st - 3rd
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How to Draw Kawaii Manga Characters

Written by Misako Misako Rocks!

Attention manga and kawaii–loving tweens! Now you can learn to create your own adorable manga...

2nd - 7th
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The Squiggle

Written by Carole Lexa Schaefer and Illustrated by Pierr Morgan

What magic can be found in a piece of string?  The magic of a million incarnations--when the string...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoíris

Written by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoíris is a story about perseverance, community, and the ancient Mayan art of weaving.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bird in Me Flies

Written by Sara Lundberg

What do you do when it feels impossible to live up to everything expected of you? When the only...

4th - 7th
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What If...

Written by Samantha Berger and Illustrated by Mike Curato
Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Milo Imagines the World

Written by Matt de la Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Ish

Written and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Ramon loves to draw until his brother criticizes his work. With the help of his younger sister...

K - 3rd
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Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving

Written by Greg Tang and Illustrated by Greg Paprocki
A collection of famous paintings, each paired with a clever poem that offers practice with making...
2nd - 5th
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Little Frida: A Story of Frida Kahlo

Written by Anthony Browne
Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo’s life was marked by pain and loneliness...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Art Book [Big Ideas Series]

Written by DK
From prehistoric cave paintings to postmodern art, The Art Book explores more than 100 different...
9th - 12th
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Animation

Written by Trudi Strain Trueit
Somewhere along the way, something happened to give art that crucial kick that gave life to still...
4th - 8th
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Bad Kitty Makes Comics . . . and YOU Can Too!

Written by Nick Bruel
Kitty is bored. She is so bored, in fact, that she even considers playing with that slobbering mutt...
1st - 5th
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One Boy

Written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
This die-cut book explores two (!) concepts: counting and words-within-words, while also telling a...
Pre-K - 1st
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Dobry

Written by Monica Shannon and Illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff

Dobry is a young boy who lives in Bulgaria with his widowed mother and grandfather, who run the...

5th - 7th
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I, Juan de Pareja

Written by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
The story of Juan de Pareja, who was born a slave but became the assistant to the great Spanish...
7th - 12th
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I See a Pattern Here

Written by Goldstone and Bruce and Illustrated by Bruce
Patterns are fascinating! They can be so beautiful that people come from all over the world to see...
2nd - 5th
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Behind the Canvas

Written by Alexander Vance

Claudia Miravista loves art but only sees what is on the surface-until the Dutch boy Pim appears in...

5th - 8th
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The Anatomical Shape of a Heart

Written by Jenn Bennett
Artist Beatrix Adams knows exactly how she's spending the summer before her senior year. She's ready...
6th - 12th
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When Pigasso Met Mootisse

Written by Nina Laden
When these two artsy animals first meet, they don't get along at all. They call each other names and...
1st - 4th
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Written and Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a ground-breaking artist in New York City in the 1980s who challenged the...
1st - 5th

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