Fresh Art
Art is an especially direct path to multicultural consciousness: the stretch an artist challenges us with is very like the stretch of seeing another culture afresh. Yet while there are wonderful art...
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Five Senses and More
Buddhists add a sixth sense to the five we ordinarily think of, and it’s thinking itself; to the Buddhist, thoughts impinge on the mind just the way sights, for example, impress the eye. It’s the...
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Who am I and how do I look to others? Bob Raczka‘s Here’s Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves, an American Library Association Notable Book for middle readers, stimulates children to explore...
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Books at Bedtime: Pablo the Artist
We have just returned home from a week in London, exploring the city to dropping point! One place we visited was the National Gallery, where we followed the Chinese Zodiac Trail. We knew which animals...
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Where in the World?
In Where in the World?, Bob Raczka takes young readers on an artist’s tour of six continents “without leaving your chair.” Beginning in Japan (one of Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mt. Fuji) and on to Australia...
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Artful Reading
Regular readers of this blog know I’m a big fan of Bob Raczka’s art books for kids, and his newest one is a special treat–a book of paintings of readers! Artful Reading (Lerner Books) continues...
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Turning Japanese
Elatia Harris‘ post Monday on one of my favorite sites, 3 Quarks Daily, is a long reminiscence on her fascination, beginning at age 9, with things Japanese. Her mom had already introduced her to...
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Outsider Art
Outsider art, while often likened to children’s art, is a challenging topic for children, since outsider artists’ lives are so often deeply troubled. But Susan Goldman Rubin‘s 2004 introduction to the...
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Poetry and Art: Side by Side
Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World is a great introduction for children to both art and poetry. Award-winning writer and editor Jan Greenberg, who has published books for...
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No One Saw
If you’ve kept an eye on my blog posts over the months, you know I’m very interested in art books for children. Learning to look with an open mind is a crucial skill in developing real multicultural...
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