Stanly Community College Library: Children's Books by Theme: Art & Music

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Find books on art, artists, music, and musicians here.

Click on the blue title to link to the SCC Library catalog. There you will find the book's location and if the book is on the shelf.

Camille and the sunflowers : a story about Vincent Van Gogh

Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt
ISBN: 0812064097
Publication Date: 1994-08-01

Ben's Trumpet

Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0688801943
Publication Date: 1979-02-01

What Do Artists Use?

What Do Artists Use? by Susan Canizares; Samantha Berger
ISBN: 0439045916
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Simple text and photographs introduce the materials artists use to create their work, including paint, chalk, and thread.

Ed Emberley's drawing book of trucks and trains

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains by Ed Emberley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0316238988
Publication Date: 2002-04-01

The Art Lesson

The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0698115724
Publication Date: 1997-05-19
Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

I Spy Colors in Art

I Spy Colors in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
ISBN: 0061348376
Publication Date: 2007-08-21
Invites young readers to look at color while at the same time introducing them to works of art by Picasso, Magritte and others.

Katie and the Sunflowers

Katie and the Sunflowers
ISBN: 1841216348
Katie and her grandmother leave their garden on a rainy day to go to the museum. The child is drawn to Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers, and discovers she can reach in and touch them.

Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book

Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book by Ed Emberley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0316236381
Publication Date: 2001-04-01

In a Painting

In a Painting by Susan Canizares; Daniel Moreton
ISBN: 0439045932
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Paintings by such artists as Matisse, Edward Hopper, and Georgia O'Keeffe introduce the variety of subjects, colors, and styles that can be found in art.

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss by Dr. Seuss; Audrey Geisel; Maurice Sendak (Introduction by); A. Godoff
ISBN: 0679434488
Publication Date: 1995-10-03

My Family Plays Music

My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox; Elbrite Brown (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0823415910
Publication Date: 2003-01-01

Animalia

Animalia by Graeme Base
ISBN: 0140559965
Publication Date: 1996-10-01

Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt
ISBN: 0812064097
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399257131
Publication Date: 2011-10-04

Violet's Music

Violet's Music by Angela Johnson; Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator); Huliska-beith Laura (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0803727402
Publication Date: 2004-01-05

Zin! zin! zin! : a violin

Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin by Lloyd Moss; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689835248
Publication Date: 2000-05-01

Painting the Wind

Painting the Wind by Patricia MacLachlan; Emily MacLachlan; Katy Schneider (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060297980
Publication Date: 2003-05-01

Chalk

Chalk by Bill Thomson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780761455264
Publication Date: 2010-03-01
A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.

Draw Me A Star

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle
ISBN: 0698116321
Publication Date: 1998-02-02
An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.

Artist to artist : 23 major illustrators talk to children about their art

Artist to Artist by Patricia Lee Gauch (Editor); David Briggs (Editor); Courtenay Palmer (Editor); Kiffin Steurer (Editor); Semadar Megged (Designed by); Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Staff; Eric Carle (Illustrator, Introduction by); Mitsumasa Anno (Illustrator); Que
ISBN: 9780399246005
Publication Date: 2007-09-25

Katie's Sunday Afternoon

Katie's Sunday Afternoon by James Mayhew
ISBN: 9780439606783
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
On a hot day, Katie and her grandmother visit the art museum, where Katie climbs into the paintings of pointillist artists Seurat, Pisarro, and Signac. Includes information about pointillism.

Hands-On Africa

Africa by Yvonne Y. Merrill; Mary Simpson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 096431777X
Publication Date: 2000-07-10
Hands-on Africa: art activities for all ages featuring sub-Saharan Africa

The Art Box

The Art Box by Gail Gibbons
ISBN: 0823413861
Publication Date: 1998-09-15
Describes the many different kinds of tools and supplies which artists use to produce their work.

Ah, Music!

Ah, Music! by Aliki (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060287195
Publication Date: 2003-04-01

Crocodile Smile

Crocodile Smile by Sarah Weeks; Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060557451
Publication Date: 2003-10-01
Crocodile smile : 10 songs of the Earth as the animals see it

A is for Artist

A Is for Artist
ISBN: 0892363770
Publication Date: 1997-08-28

The Magical Garden of Claude Monet

The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt
ISBN: 9780764138553
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Julie creeps through a gate's hole and comes upon Monet's garden

Degas and the Little Dancer

Degas and the Little Dancer by Laurence Anholt
ISBN: 0812065832
Publication Date: 1996-08-01
Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.