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Art Books for Children

A summer day without any specific plans turned into a delightful stroll along Santa Barbara’s State Street with my daughter, Elly. First stop? The Santa Barbara Museum of Art bookstore. I love this place. It’s a treasure trove of delightful inspiration, not to mention the best selection of art books in Santa Barbara. I have visited this store a few times before and each time I discover a few new books.

 

 

This time I picked up a very cool book, Robots: Spaceships and Other Tin Toys. This book is filled with glorious images of robots, toys and spaceships which will undoubtedly morph into an art lesson in the near future.

 

 

Elly is not a huge fan of books, nor bookstores for that matter, so I gave her the task of snapping some inspiring images. I admit that I was selfish, needing to distract her while I peruse the books, but the truth is, she is very comfortable behind the lens of a camera. Her images always have a slightly different perspective than mine and I love it.

 

 

These are the books I bought. I can’t wait to develop art lessons around these books, especially the book on Paul Klee and Diego Rivera. Both books have images that can translate very easily into impactful lessons and the story length is just about perfect–not too long and not too short!

 

 

After the bookstore, we passed the most inspiring window display at Anthropologie. Vegetable prints! Every art teacher has done them but this display was pure beauty. I think I found my own summer art project.

Spending the day with sweet Elly is always a pleasure, so I bought her a cool pair of turquoise Converse sneakers. She looks adorable in them! They match her sunny disposition. I hope I can borrow them.

What are you doing on your lazy summer days?

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  • Christie

    I have that book “Roberto the Insect Architect” and have used it along with kids making 3-D buildings. I LOV it!!!

  • Jen

    I would get lost in a bookstore like that for hours. And I must say anthro is so appealing inside and outside. Lovely.

  • Karmin

    My kids are not really into books and I hope soon they would want to read some and be interested in getting books for them.. Anyway, love this idea here..

  • Kimberley

    I always love your ideas and this post is no exception, but I am completely sidetracked by the concept that a child isn’t that into books. For some reason that makes me soooo sad. I want to help her love them. Visit my website! Tell me about Elly and I’ll send you a list of books to check out of the library for her to peruse. There is a book for everyone that can get them thinking that they want more!

    Yours in learning!
    ✰ Kimberley ✰
    First in Maine

    • Patty

      Don’t worry! I’m with you…there is a book for everyone!

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