Storybook Art: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of 100 Great Picture Book Illustrators (Bright Ideas for Learning) | 
| Authors: Maryann F. Kohl, Jean Potter
Creator: Rebecca Van Slyke
Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 108034
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 093560703X
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.5044
EAN: 9780935607031
ASIN: 093560703X
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
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Product Description
Children can enjoy their favorite storybook illustrators in a new way by imitating their art with the 100 engaging and simple art projects included in this celebration of children's book illustrators. Featured are famous and award-winning storybook illustrators from the 1930s to present-IGood Night Moon/I's Clement Hurd, ICorduroy/I's Don Freeman, IOlivia/I's Ian Falconer, and more-along with biographical information, open-ended art projects, and portraits created by grade school children. Illustration techniques covered include painting, drawing, cutting and collage, and construction and crafts. Art projects include imitating Jackson Pollock in the "Jackson Piglet Wall Painting" from IOlivia/I and creating a "Photo Story" from children's photos similar to ISugaring Time/I. An extensive resource guide of illustrator web sites, art materials, and supplies listed by project is provided, as well as complete book information for the featured illustrators' works.
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 Literacy and Art, a greatly inspired team August 15, 2008
Kids favorite books inspire easy art activities for kids. Excellent. I've found that when the kids do art projects that relate to their favorite picture books, they like their books more and want to read them more closely, and more often. They become finely tuned to the illustrations, and certainly this is an inspiration to create their own art. I've got some favorites in this book. One of them is based on Marshmallow the Bunny, where kids try their hand at charcoal drawing. Of course there's an Eric Carle collage from painted paper. And another favorite is Watercolor Snow Collage based on Ezra Jack Keats' "The Snowy Day". Really pretty but still open ended for kids to feel expression of their own. One of the most intriguing projects is one using simple photos the kids take, yes little kids can take pictures!!!, is based on Dare Wright's photography books with her little doll, Edith, and the doll's companion, Mr. Bear. Kids set up scenes with their toys and take digital pictures of them, then print out and tell stories. I did this with some kindergarteners and it was extremely successful. They want to do it all the time. So, why not? If they want to learn to read from their own little picture photo stories, who am I to say no? : ) Excellent for teachers and inspirational for kids.
MaryAnn Kohl, review update/literacy connection July 30, 2008
I travel around the country working with childcare people and early childhood teachers (young kids through grade three). They seem to love this book, with its connection to favorite picture books. When kids do art that is in the style or technique of the illustrator, they are more tuned in to the book when they read it again, and they are definitely more tuned in to illustrations in all books. If you value the art of books, so will kids. I'm very happy that educators see the impact art can have on literacy.
 a wonderful resorce for teaching simple art projects to younger kids January 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for doing easlily accomplished art projects with my kids. I homeschool a preschooler and second grader and these can be adapted to either ages. Many of the books we already have and using paint, pencils, collage, drawing, etc. we ahave been doinf once a week projects, usually related to what we are studying. For example, last week we were studying the solar system and after reading the "Magic School Bus, Blast into The Solar System" we learned about cartoon illustration. My seven year old thought it was great. We've also done quite a few of the other projects and have had great success. The book is user friendly with easy to follow instructions, a list of supplies, time to complete, parent involvement. It's a good book for sure.br /
Good Idea Book August 23, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very good book if you don't have any ideas to connect the artist style with the book you are using - for an art project idea. You can find a similar book to use here and then copy the idea presented. When I purchased this book I thought it was going to be different. I had a particular goal I wanted to accomplish in my art class that I'm going to lead. But this book didn't supply me with what I wanted. I think it's a good book don't get me wrong; it's just it didn't help me in what I was looking for.
 Some are fun..but.. August 31, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very excited about this book, but dissapointingly, it seems the kids aren't too interested in trying these out, at least the younger ones. Perhaps older children would be more interested (ages 7 and up)
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