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5) My baby
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill ; 24 cm.
Description
As she waits for her baby to be born, a young African woman describes some of the sights and sounds of her Mali homeland as she creates a beautiful bogolan cloth for her child.
Author
Appears on list
Description
Determined to leave a mark on the world even though they are in the hospital and their days are dwindling, unlikely friends, seventeen-year-old Lenni and eighty-three-year-old Margot, devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
[32] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Pablo the elephant longs to have his painting displayed at an exhibition but he suffers from artist's bloc. Eager to find the inspiration he needs to start his work of art, he heads out to the country to paint the perfect landscape, finds the perfect spot, and manages to succeed with the help of his friends.
10) Mouse and Hippo
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Description
"When Hippo saves Mouse after he falls into the lake, Mouse paints his new friend's portrait to thank him"--
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Description
One very special work of art--a Chaim Soutine painting--connects the lives and fates of two different women, generations apart, in a novel that moves from World War II Vienna to contemporary Los Angeles.
13) The artivist
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Description
Motivated by the realization of global inequities, a young boy embraces his dual identities as an artist and activist, becoming an "Artivist" to make a difference by using his viral mural as a catalyst for positive change
14) Paw painters
Author
Series
Tip and Tucker volume 3
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
During art week in Mr. Lopez's classroom, hamsters Tip and Tucker escape their cage and make a mess--and some artwork--of their own.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Inspired by preparations for her aunt's wedding, Anisa decides to introduce her third grade class to the art of mehndi for International Day. Includes recipes, activities, and author's note.
Author
Series
The Critter Club volume 27
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"Liz is determined to create the perfect painting for an upcoming art show, but the ferret she's pet-sitting has other plans!"--
17) The shadows
Author
Series
Books of Elsewhere volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.
Author
Formats
Description
"Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, and familiar sights soon follow - the boys selling water ice by the pink cathedral, the tap tap buses in the busy streets, the fog and steep winding road to her aunt's home in the mountains. The girl has always loved Auntie Luce's paintings - the houses tucked into the hillside, colorful fishing boats by the...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Angelina and her cousin Henry are excited to participate in Chipping Cheddar's annual art fair, but when Henry's painting comes out less than picture perfect, Angelina does what she can to help him fix it.
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