The Indian paintbrush flower blooms in reds, oranges, yellows, and pinks throughout the Midwest as it does at the end of this story. There a...

Lois Ehlert is the author and illustrator of many lovely books for young children. You may remember reading about Leaf Man last fall. Perha...

If you’re about to complete this project in celebration of Dr. Seuss ’ birthday, you have read Happy Birthday to You!. So you know what Dr. ...

I guess I wouldn’t call this an art project. But it is an artistic way to present a summary. And it’s a great way to celebrate Dr. Seuss ’ b...

Wow. It’s Thursday already, huh? How’d your week go? In celebration of his upcoming birthday (Monday), this week’s illustrator is Dr. Seuss....

Graeme Base is one of those illustrators who covers every millimeter of page with color. Every time you read a book by Graeme Base you will ...

I love when you all do my job for me! First Michelle with the project, then, this morning, my mom sent me a link to the Eric Carle Museum of...

I am a big fan of Eric Carle. The illustrations in his books, made with hand-painted tissue paper, are always bright and lively. His beautif...

James Mayhew’s Katie Meets the Impressionists is a nice introduction to Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas for children 4...

Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith is a fun story about a boy who is trying to find his friend in New York City. The confusion starts ...

Dinner at Magritte’s, by Michael Garland, is a great introduction to Surrealism , Rene Magritte , and Salvador Dali . Pierre lives in the co...

Welcome to Fantastic Nonfiction Friday! Last fall, when the leaves began to change colors, I posted about Lois Ehlert’s Leaf Man and I show...

This week’s Fantastic Fiction Friday post features Andy Warhol. You may remember that I had some difficulty finding Andy Warhol books. Jerem...

Welcome to Fantastic Fiction Friday! Today’s pick is Leonard and the Flying Boy by Laurence Anholt, another book in the Anholt’s Artists ser...

Welcome to another Fantastic Fiction Friday! (Yes, I finally thought of a decent name for it.) Two things before we get to the book: Happy B...

Welcome to Art Book Friday! I’ve already told you about a great board book that uses art to teach colors . Today I want to share two picture...

You learned yesterday that the Japanese consider paper cranes to be lucky. In The Paper Crane, Molly Bang tells a wonderful story a one fami...

The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola is the story of a boy who loves to draw. He goes to school, excited to begin art class, and finds that his ...

From now on (actually from last week on), Fridays will be book review days here at Art Smarts 4 Kids. If you have read the book, please feel...

I need a break from color field painters . Dr. Seuss is just the thing, don’t you think? I’m sure you’ve heard of Dr. Seuss, author and illu...