At Oakhurst I try to allow students time to browse books after finishing a lesson. This gives them the opportunity to see new artists and discus artworks in pairs with their classmates.
The How Artists See series by Colleen Caroll is one of my favorites. In these books she takes a theme like animals, nature, cities, people and shows a variety of artists to make artwork related to that theme. There is also a JR. series that consists of pictures only, they are also board books perfect for my 3 year old boys...
One of our favorite books at Oakhurst is titled Iggy Peck Architect, written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. The story is about a little boy whose love of architecture grows and grows until he meets his new second grade teacher who had a bad experience in a skyscraper. This is a personal favorite and I almost have it memorized by heart so I'm so excited that Iggy's girl counter part will have her own book this fall titled: Rosie Revere Engineer
The How Artists See series by Colleen Caroll is one of my favorites. In these books she takes a theme like animals, nature, cities, people and shows a variety of artists to make artwork related to that theme. There is also a JR. series that consists of pictures only, they are also board books perfect for my 3 year old boys...
One of our favorite books at Oakhurst is titled Iggy Peck Architect, written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. The story is about a little boy whose love of architecture grows and grows until he meets his new second grade teacher who had a bad experience in a skyscraper. This is a personal favorite and I almost have it memorized by heart so I'm so excited that Iggy's girl counter part will have her own book this fall titled: Rosie Revere Engineer
It starts out with a new character in the same classroom!
"This is the story of Rosie Revere,
who dreamed of becoming a great engineer,
In Lila Greer's classroom at Blue River Creek,
Young Rosie sat shyly, not daring to speak.
Comes out September 3, 1013
Recently at a High Teacher Institute I happened upon the best display ever of these books:13 Paintings Every Child Should Know by Angela Wenzel
The series covers content from photography to mysteries in art to artists techniques. I'm really looking forward to using these in the classroom this coming up year. (Thanks Oakhurst PTA) :)
Another Favorite book:
From School Library Journal:
Grade 2-4-In this delightful tale of modern artists, a porky Pigasso and a bullish Mootisse start out as neighbors but end up feuding when they start criticizing one another's work. Now rivals, they transform their farms into bold works of art and then build a fence between the properties. However, the painters find that they miss one another's company and they each paint an apology on the fence-paintings that wow the critics and make the two fast friends. Based loosely on the real-life relationship between Picasso and Matisse, Laden's tale is a wonderful tribute to these exceptional talents and to the concept of accepting the ideas of others. The story is fast paced, packed with humor, and filled with clever wordplay. The bold acrylic paintings perfectly capture the duo's volatile temperaments and different artistic styles; they are fun to look at and reinforce the lighthearted mood of the text.
This gem has been around for a while- if you've never read it you need a copy. The story of Henry Matisse and Pablo Picasso and their rivalry and friendship. This book has great satirical illustrations that represent famous works of art by both artists. Hope to use this one as a bases for the first few weeks of school for Kindergarten this year.
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