Storybook Art: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of 100 Great Picture Book Illustrators (Bright Ideas for Learning) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Jean Potter (Author), Rebecca Van Slyke (Illustrator)

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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-Good Night Moon's Clement Hurd, Corduroy's Don Freeman, Olivia'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 Olivia and creating a "Photo Story" from children's photos similar to Sugaring Time. 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.

About the Author

MaryAnn F. Kohl is the award-winning author of Discovering Great Artists, Mudworks, First Art, and Preschool Art. She is a columnist for Parent & Child and Parenting, has appeared on numerous television shows including the Discovery Channel's Home Matters and the Health Network's 123Grow, and is a consultant for Fisher-Price and Jim Henson Company. She lives in Bellingham, Washington. Jean Potter is the author of Science in Seconds for Kids and Over 100 Experiements You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less and the coauthor with MaryAnn F. Kohl of ScienceArts, Global Art, and Cooking Art. She lives in Charleston, West Virginia. Rebecca Van Slyke is a teacher and has illustrated numerous titles including Discovering Great Artists and Global Art. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093560703X
• ISBN-13: 978-0935607031
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,111 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comments from Author, MaryAnn F. Kohl:, June 21, 2003

By	LoveKids LoveArt "art4kids" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews

I don't know when I've been so excited about a book of hands-on art ideas for kids!! Favorite picture book illustrators are featured in this book for kids age 4-12...with art ideas to match the illustrators' styles and award-winning titles. Each page has a child-drawn portrait of the illustrator, synopses of the book, quote by the illustrator, easy to follow steps and materials, a great variations.

Some of the books and illustrators covered are:
- Storybook Art Includes -
Clare Beaton-How Big is a Pig?.....Stitching Time
Patrick Benson-Owl Babies.....Cross-Hatch & Stipple
Marvin Bileck-Rain Makes Applesauce.....Fancy Words
Jan Brett-Goldilocks & The 3 Bears.....Behind-the-Scene
David Diaz-Smoky Night.....Collage Story
Lois Ehlert-Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.....Letter Collé
Ed Emberley-Drummer Hoff.....Bold Marking
Ian Falconer-Olivia.....Piglet Painting
Wanda Gág-Millions of Cats.....Cat & Mouse
Mort Gerberg-More Spaghetti I Say.....Silly Spaghetti
Clement Hurd-Good Night Moon.....Shoebox Bedroom
Ezra Jack Keats-The Snowy Day.....Snow Collage
David Kirk-Miss Spider's Tea Party.....Clay Tea Set
Leo Lionni-Fish is Fish.....Rub & Cut Scene
Robert McCloskey-Blueberries for Sal.....Blue Fingerdots
Mira Reisberg-Baby Rattlesnake .....Snake Pattern
Faith Ringgold-Tar Beach.....Tankas
John Schoenherr-Owl Moon.....Winter Stencil
Maurice Sendak-Where the Wild Things Are.....Scratch-Color
Dr. Seuss-The Cat in the Hat.....Kid in a Hat
Charles Shaw-It Looked Like Spilt Milk.....Cream Clouds
Chris Van Allsburg-The Polar Express.....Lights & Snow
plus 78 more Great Illustrators of Favorite Picture Books!
You won't believe the resource chapter with illustrators' websites and lists and more lists and awards and birthdays of illustrators and so on.

I especially like all the kids' artworks on the cover and throughout the book. I am sure you will enjoy this one!!!! It's something special.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference for elementary and home school teachers!, September 3, 2009

By	Judy K. Polhemus "Book Collector" (LA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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"Storybook Art" is one of those keepers that can be used over and over again. And not necessarily for the art projects!

As a retired English teacher and current children's librarian, I have held thousands and thousands of books in my hands. This book ranks up there in the very top echelon of most organized books. In fact, the lay-out of illustrators and organization of information is just incredible.

But first, what this book is all about is the creation of art that goes beyond the book itself (on which the art is based) to show children (adults?) just how the illustrator/writer created the artwork so integral to the story. In other words this book contains "over 100 companion art activities matched to children's favorite picture books" (6).

Some examples:
Scratch board art based on Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," a must-read classic.
Illustrated music--Nancy Winslow Parker's art in "Oh, a Hunting We Will Go"
Tankas to go with Faith Ringgold's "Tar Beach"
Friendship Stick (a likely to-be-treasured keeper) based on the classic "May I Bring a Friend" by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
Color Outline--Molly Bang's "When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry"

The variety of art projects is almost mind-bogling, just as the illustrations on which they are based.

Now the amazing organization. The art is group into four broad categories for projects: paint, draw, cut/collage, and craft/construction with artists in each presented alphabetically. The Chart of Contents in the front of the book provides this information. Also included is the birth dates of each illustrator. Just as teachers have little parties for each child as his/her birthday arrives, so too can the class recognize the illustrator's birthday (which many teachers already do for authors).

However, it is Chapter 5: Resource Guide and Index, which is so fabulous. Here is what the reader will find:
Author/Illustrator Information and Biographic Websites
Publisher Websites
Resource Books--Illustrators and Authors or Picture Books (just a short but handy list)
Illustrator Websites (worth the price of the book!!!)
Picture Book Publishers and ISBN numbers of books in this volume
Quotes and Cites (a quote is used by each illustrator--this shows its source)
Picture Book Awards
Illustrator Index
Author Index
Picture Book Index
Art Activity Index
Easy Index
Art Activity--Page Order Index
Storybook Art Illustrators Hall of Fame (with thumbnail photos)
Bright Ideas Bookshelf (other titles in this series of books about art across the curriculum)

What a dazzling array of books, illustrations, artists, writers, publishers, art activities. Oh my!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literacy and Art, a greatly inspired team, August 15, 2008

By	Peggy Clayton (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

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.