The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas Written by Evie Robillard, Illustrated by Rachel Katstaller The first words inside the jacket cover, “The next time you got to Paris…,” caught my attention. Last spring I visited Paris for the first time. This visit left me with a great desire to return again. …
The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts Written by Ginger Wadsworth, Illustrated by Craig Orback
Written and Illustrated by J.P. Coovert This book starts with a warning about using certain supplies and advises kids to use them properly and carefully. It then goes into each step of how to create a comic by starting with squares in which each scene will take place. It also gives them tips for how …
Written and Illustrated by Jeannie Baker Jeannie Baker loves to make collage art and this book shows how she makes her art. First she goes on a nature hunt and gathers anything that captures her attention. Once she has enough material (and then some) she preps her work space and canvas. A how-to book that …
Written by Dean Robbins, Illustrated by Sean Rubin This book follows the true story of Astronaut Alan Bean. He visited the moon on the Apollo 12 mission. After his time on the moon recording the things he saw, he came back to Earth and began to paint the moon the way he saw it. This …
Written by Barb Rosenstock, Illustrated by Claire A. Nivola Nek Chand fled Pakistan and became a refugee in Chandigrah, India in 1947. Nek missed his homeland and decided to create a secret rock garden in 1965. For fifteen years his kingdom built on twelve acres remained hidden from the government. When his kingdom was discovered, …
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Written by Marc Harshman and Anna Egan Smucker, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
