Dick Bruna: Miffy in the Museum
It used to be that children in museums were bored and uninteresting, all “no”, “don’t touch with your hands”, “don’t make noise”... Fortunately, the situation is changing. Museum workers are trying to keep up with their Western colleagues and are adopting best practices in organizing exciting museum quests, interactive games, lectures, seminars and other “artistic and educational gadgets” that are gradually returning museums to their lost popularity among the younger generation.
Parents should also help their kids a little. The feeling of beauty is inherent in them from birth. There is a lot in common between an artist and a child. You just need to leave them alone more often...
Kids will find this book about Miffy interesting. Together with the little rabbit Miffy we will find ourselves in the museum. Why not explore different pieces of art?
Jackie and Susie Klein "What is Contemporary Art? Guide for children"
Contemporary art is a complex topic and definitely deserves special discussion. Without knowledge about it, a child’s horizons will be incomplete.
This guide will tell you about some artists and their unusual works, and will allow you to look into the behind the scenes of painting.
- The trick is a lot of illustrations and comments that reveal the secrets of creating masterpieces.
- Encouraging dialogue with the reader. Questions that make you think and look at the pictures for a long time.
- Excellent print quality.
Age limit: for a wide range of readers. The book will really interest both children and many adults.
Features of the publication: 64 pages, coated paper.
Series “Super Stickers Art” from the publishing house “Makhaon”
Several books were published in the series, including:
- Davis Courtauld "Tales of Pictures"
- Davis Courtauld "Stories about Artists".
It is better to start forming a culture in children from a very early age, and these books will be of great help here.
- The highlight of the edition is stickers with images of world masterpieces.
- The paintings are arranged according to themes: animals, clothing and fashion, self-portraits, entertainment, city life.
- Fascinating facts from the life of artists, as well as interesting stories about the creation of paintings.
- More than 100 famous paintings!
Age limit: due to the stickers, the books will be of interest to children aged 3-4 years and older. Features of the publication: 32 pages, coated paper, disposable stickers.
“The Boy Who Bit Picasso” (Arka Publishing House, 2016)
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Quite informative text, bright color pages, lots of illustrations, play with fonts. The book is a pleasure to hold and look at. There are many photographs and children's drawings made especially for this edition.
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One day Picasso was bitten by a boy, and Picasso... bit him back. This boy was Anthony Penrose, the author of the book. Anthony's family was friends with Picasso, so Tony wanted to talk about his amazing adult friend, who could and knew how to do many interesting things.
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We see the great Pablo Picasso through the eyes of a child, we begin to look at his paintings and sculptures in a completely different way, page by page we plunge into an amazing world. We learn about the artist’s family, his surroundings, and hobbies. What seemed strange and absurd begins to come to life and be filled with meaning. We begin to understand the artist, we admire how he knew how to see the interesting and mysterious in simple things. In a broken pot he saw a wonderful little baby, for whom he later also came up with a mother with a stroller. The car became the face of a monkey.
The writer talks about his friend with such warmth and love that it is simply impossible not to fall in love with Picasso.
“For many, many years, Picasso continued to create. When he died - and he was already 91 years old - he left almost TWO THOUSAND paintings, more than SEVEN THOUSAND drawings, more than a THOUSAND sculptures and much, much more. Today he is considered one of the most famous artists in the world... but to me he will always be my most amazing friend, and I hope that he is now a friend to you too."
William Renshaw "Children about art" (book 1, 2)
Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and 2.5 dozen more different artists will become known to your child after reading these books.
Colorful illustrations, excellent print quality, brief but fascinating stories about the painters and their works. After getting acquainted with these publications, the history of world culture will become much clearer and more interesting!
- The trick is to communicate with the child using questions about each artist.
- The book encourages you to think, analyze, and fantasize.
- A diverse selection of masters and their masterpieces will tell you what exactly your son and daughter like.
Age limit: from 6 to 12 years (and much earlier when reading together with parents).
Features of the publication: 160 pages (in two books), coated paper.
Similar publications
- World painting: Nottebohm Sayn-Wittgenstein “The Old Masters Rule! How to look at paintings with children"
- Russian painting: Anastasia Ignatushchenko: In the artist’s studio
Galina Kan, one of the founders of the Umnazia project and mother of two daughters:
“It’s important not to put pressure on children. Introducing a child to art should be a pleasure, and not under pressure. If your child doesn't want to read this book today, try another one. That is why there should be several publications about art, and preferably diverse. Everyone has different tastes: for example, my eldest daughter likes everything to be organized, so she especially liked books in the format of questionnaires and questions and answers. And the youngest daughter loves to look at everything, imagine something. Therefore, with her we looked for books where you need to color, look for differences, and so on.”
Susie Hodge “Why are there so many naked people in art? And other important questions about art"
Are statues ugly? Why do we need fruit? Why is everything so blurry?
Susie Hodge's book answers these and other questions (possibly arising from museum visitors), while introducing the reader to genres, themes and styles of art.
- The trick is the unusual “magazine” design of the book. Various fonts, callouts, and hand-drawn borders of illustrations attract attention and prevent boredom.
- Just something complicated. They talk, for example, about abstract art or the art of Ancient Egypt with a sense of humor and clear language.
- Non-trivial information.
Age limit: for children from 6 years old and everyone who is just beginning to comprehend art.
Features of the publication: 96 pages, offset printing.
