Art & Literature II is a 23-page art booklet overflowing with art ideas. I have chosen three beautifully illustrated picture books and created kid-friendly, classroom-tested art lessons for you. Each lesson has a supply list, photo tutorials, student art gallery and the popular Deep Space Sparkle original drawing handouts.

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The featured Lessons are:

Birds by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek: Paint a beautiful tree and glue on collage birds. Includes a how-to-draw a bird handout plus 2 bird templates to help the little ones join the fun.

When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden: Draw a portrait of “Pigasso” complete with cubist features and place onto a paint splattered background. This is a super fun lesson for any age group. Includes a how-to-draw pigasso handout plus two coloring pages based on the book.

Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown: Practice tracing, cutting, painting and gluing with these adorable lessons. Chose a lovely ladybug or a dancing duck.

A Color of his Own by Leo Lionni: Use this helpful how-to-draw guide as an accompaniment for the lesson on Deep Space Sparkle.

Giraffe’s Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees: Another helpful drawing guide to use alongside the original lesson on Deep Space Sparkle.