Brick X Brick: How to Build Amazing Things with 100-Ish Bricks or Fewer
Written by Adam Ward
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Maker Comics: Draw A Comic!
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 …
Born To Draw Comics
The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts Written by Ginger Wadsworth, Illustrated by Craig Orback
Playing with Collage
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 …
The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon
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 …
The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India and a Hidden World of Art
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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Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece
Written by Marc Harshman and Anna Egan Smucker, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Vincent and Theo: the Van Gogh Brothers
Read or Listen to this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Deborah Heiligman