Yasmin the Painter

Though she's worried that her art isn't good enough for her school art contest, Yasmin chooses to embrace her mistakes and find her own way of creating art. This sweet story is a great fit for anyone learning to believe in themselves. Recommended for ages 4–8.


Saadia Faruqi
(Juvenile Early Readers – J–ER Far)


Though she's worried that her art isn't good enough for her school art contest, Yasmin chooses to embrace her mistakes and find her own way of creating art. This sweet story is a great fit for anyone learning to believe in themselves. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Color Our World

  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • Drawn Together


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Primer


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Oh, Olive!


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • Art Club


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • The Orange Wall


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • Time to Make Art


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


Time to Make Art

Before a young girl is ready to paint, she wants to know more about the nature of art. Her questions are answered by a number of unconventional artists who inspire her to rethink who can create "good art." This colorful picture book will empower young artists by teaching them that art doesn’t have to be perfect—or follow any rules—in order to be considered art. Recommended for ages 4–9.


Jeff Mack
(Juvenile Picture Books – Ej Mac)


Before a young girl is ready to paint, she wants to know more about the nature of art. Her questions are answered by a number of unconventional artists who inspire her to rethink who can create "good art." This colorful picture book will empower young artists by teaching them that art doesn’t have to be perfect—or follow any rules—in order to be considered art. Recommended for ages 4–9.

Color Our World

  • Oh, Olive!


  • Time to Make Art


  • Drawn Together


  • Paint with Ploof


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Primer


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Art Club


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • The Orange Wall


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • The Cartoonists Club


A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors

It’s Fashion Week, and the insect kingdom is abuzz to see what new stylish colors bugs will wear on the runway! Magazine editor Miss V. McQueen narrates the show featuring the ladybug’s radiant reds, the grasshopper’s gorgeous greens, and a parade of other sumptuous shades. Insect enthusiasts and future fashionistas will enjoy this cute and trendy picture book. Recommended for ages 3–6.


Carlos Aponte
(Early Juvenile Concepts – Ej 535.6 Apo)


It’s Fashion Week, and the insect kingdom is abuzz to see what new stylish colors bugs will wear on the runway! Magazine editor Miss V. McQueen narrates the show featuring the ladybug’s radiant reds, the grasshopper’s gorgeous greens, and a parade of other sumptuous shades. Insect enthusiasts and future fashionistas will enjoy this cute and trendy picture book. Recommended for ages 3–6.

Color Our World

  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Time to Make Art


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Primer


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Oh, Olive!


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • Art Club


  • Drawn Together


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • Paint with Ploof


  • The Orange Wall


Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

The story of Jean-Michel Basquiat is told in this picture book illustrated in the style of Basquiat himself. In addition to providing an inspirational story about Basquiat’s childhood and origins as an artist, Steptoe wonderfully demonstrates that art doesn’t have to be neat and inside the lines to be beautiful. Recommended for ages 5–10.


Javaka Steptoe
(Juvenile Nonfiction – J 750.92 Basquiat Ste)


The story of Jean-Michel Basquiat is told in this picture book illustrated in the style of Basquiat himself. In addition to providing an inspirational story about Basquiat’s childhood and origins as an artist, Steptoe wonderfully demonstrates that art doesn’t have to be neat and inside the lines to be beautiful. Recommended for ages 5–10.

Color Our World

  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • Drawn Together


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Time to Make Art


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • Primer


  • Oh, Olive!


  • The Orange Wall


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Art Club


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


Paint with Ploof

Come paint with Ploof the cloud! Young readers will love playing with colors and creating a rainbow with Ploof in this charming interactive picture book. Recommended for ages 2–4.


Ben Clanton
(Juvenile Picture Books – Ej Cla)


Come paint with Ploof the cloud! Young readers will love playing with colors and creating a rainbow with Ploof in this charming interactive picture book. Recommended for ages 2–4.

Color Our World

  • Art Club


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • The Orange Wall


  • Oh, Olive!


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Primer


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Time to Make Art


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Drawn Together


The Orange Wall

Zoya is ready for a change, so she decides to paint her room! Her dog Coco is ready to help her pick colors, and with some help from Zoya’s mom, they make her room bright and beautiful. This cute early reader will encourage kids to participate in redecorating their own homes. Recommended for ages 5–8.


Valerie Bolling
(Juvenile Early Readers – J–ER Bol)


Zoya is ready for a change, so she decides to paint her room! Her dog Coco is ready to help her pick colors, and with some help from Zoya’s mom, they make her room bright and beautiful. This cute early reader will encourage kids to participate in redecorating their own homes. Recommended for ages 5–8.

Color Our World

  • Drawn Together


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Art Club


  • Primer


  • Oh, Olive!


  • Time to Make Art


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • The Orange Wall


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • The Cartoonists Club


Oh, Olive!

When Olive paints, she smears, splatters, splashes, and even licks! Her parents, who are serious artists, try to get her to paint prim, proper, and perfect shapes, but Olive’s not interested in that kind of art. The spirited Olive and her friends will prove their colorful art should be taken seriously in this sweet story about art and creativity. Recommended for ages 4–8.


Lian Cho
(Juvenile Picture Books – Ej Cho)


When Olive paints, she smears, splatters, splashes, and even licks! Her parents, who are serious artists, try to get her to paint prim, proper, and perfect shapes, but Olive’s not interested in that kind of art. The spirited Olive and her friends will prove their colorful art should be taken seriously in this sweet story about art and creativity. Recommended for ages 4–8.

Color Our World

  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Art Club


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Drawn Together


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Oh, Olive!


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Time to Make Art


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • Primer


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • The Orange Wall


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


Drawn Together

When a young Asian American boy visits his grandfather, he realizes that it’s hard to talk or relate to him because their languages are so different. But they soon learn that they can talk to each other using art. Recommended for ages 4–9.


Minh Lê
(Juvenile Picture Books – Ej Le)


When a young Asian American boy visits his grandfather, he realizes that it’s hard to talk or relate to him because their languages are so different. But they soon learn that they can talk to each other using art. Recommended for ages 4–9.

Color Our World

  • Art Club


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • Drawn Together


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Primer


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Time to Make Art


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • The Orange Wall


  • Oh, Olive!


The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

Edwin Binney was an inventor from a young age and helped invent dustless chalk. As he grew, he wanted to make colorful writing tools. He began his adventure of inventing colorful Crayola Crayons that truly reflected the colorful world around him! Readers will delight in looking behind the scenes to see how crayons are made. Recommended for ages 6–9.


Natascha Biebow
(Juvenile Nonfiction –- J 921 Binney Bie)


Edwin Binney was an inventor from a young age and helped invent dustless chalk. As he grew, he wanted to make colorful writing tools. He began his adventure of inventing colorful Crayola Crayons that truly reflected the colorful world around him! Readers will delight in looking behind the scenes to see how crayons are made. Recommended for ages 6–9.

Color Our World

  • Drawn Together


  • The Cartoonists Club


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


  • Oh, Olive!


  • Paint with Ploof


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • Time to Make Art


  • Primer


  • The Orange Wall


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • Art Club


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

Have you ever wondered where the color blue comes from? Learn about how humans developed blue dyes throughout history, as well as the symbolic meaning of the color. With gorgeous artwork by Daniel Minter, you’ll never see blue in the same way again! Recommended for ages 4–10.


Nana Ekua Brew–Hammond
(Juvenile Nonfiction – J 535.6 Bre)


Have you ever wondered where the color blue comes from? Learn about how humans developed blue dyes throughout history, as well as the symbolic meaning of the color. With gorgeous artwork by Daniel Minter, you’ll never see blue in the same way again! Recommended for ages 4–10.

Color Our World

  • The Cartoonists Club


  • The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons


  • Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat


  • This Book Will Make You an Artist


  • Yasmin the Painter


  • Drawn Together


  • Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring


  • Discover Her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces


  • Botticelli's Apprentice


  • Oh, Olive!


  • The Magic Paintbrush


  • The Orange Wall


  • A Season to Bee: A Stylish Book of Colors


  • What Is Color?: The Global and Sometimes Gross Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art


  • Primer


  • Paint with Ploof


  • Art Club


  • Time to Make Art


  • InvestiGators: Heist and Seek


  • Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky


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