art Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/art/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png art Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/art/ 32 32 The Picasso Curse by Dan Guzman https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:40:03 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45194 The Picasso Curse poses the question, What would you do if a million-dollar piece of artwork fell into your hands?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/feed/ 0 Beyond the Far Horizon (Restorationists #3) by Carolyn Leiloglou https://redeemedreader.com/beyond-the-far-horizon-restorationists-3-by-carolyn-leiloglou/ https://redeemedreader.com/beyond-the-far-horizon-restorationists-3-by-carolyn-leiloglou/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:18:01 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45019 The Restorationists are back, and this time Ravi is constantly seeking what lies beyond the far horizon.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/beyond-the-far-horizon-restorationists-3-by-carolyn-leiloglou/feed/ 0 Hansel and Gretel: An Analysis https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/ https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/#respond Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:27:43 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44712 Imagine Hansel and Gretel told by a best-selling writer of horror fiction. Does it work?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/feed/ 0 Love Unmasked by Becky Dean https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/ https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:50:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44350 A fun YA romance about a trip to Venice that will end with Love Unmasked.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/feed/ 0 Picture This: How Pictures Work by Molly Bang https://redeemedreader.com/picture-this-how-pictures-work-by-molly-bang/ https://redeemedreader.com/picture-this-how-pictures-work-by-molly-bang/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:20:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44289 When you read a picture book, do you know how the pictures work? Can you "picture this"?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picture-this-how-pictures-work-by-molly-bang/feed/ 0 Drawing Is … Your Guide to Scribbled Adventures by Elizabeth Haidle https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/ https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:35:24 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44124 Drawing Is . . . hands young artists a few basic art principles and encourages them to let their imaginations run wild.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/feed/ 0 *A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:37:55 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43792 Beauty and the Beast, with echoes of other fairytales, is spun together with Chinese folklore in an an excellent YA fantasy: A Forgery of Fate.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/feed/ 0 The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/#comments Tue, 13 May 2025 10:36:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43434 The Cartoonists Club introduces young readers to the techniques and rationale of sequential graphic storytelling.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/feed/ 2 Art All around Us by Xiao Situ https://redeemedreader.com/art-all-around-us-by-xiao-situ/ https://redeemedreader.com/art-all-around-us-by-xiao-situ/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:04:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41773 Art All Around Us introduces young readers to the nearly infinite variety of art and its meaning in ordinary life.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/art-all-around-us-by-xiao-situ/feed/ 0 Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou https://redeemedreader.com/between-flowers-and-bones-by-carolyn-leiloglou/ https://redeemedreader.com/between-flowers-and-bones-by-carolyn-leiloglou/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:23:03 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41613 Between Flowers and Bones continues The Restorationists adventure series, in which members of a family are gifted with the ability to travel through works of art.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/between-flowers-and-bones-by-carolyn-leiloglou/feed/ 0 *Because Barbara: Barbara Cooney Paints Her World by Sarah Mackenzie https://redeemedreader.com/because-barbara-barbara-cooney-paints-her-world-by-sarah-mackenzie/ https://redeemedreader.com/because-barbara-barbara-cooney-paints-her-world-by-sarah-mackenzie/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41019 Barbara Cooney's passion for beauty still inspires many, and the result is this lovely picture book honoring her legacy.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/because-barbara-barbara-cooney-paints-her-world-by-sarah-mackenzie/feed/ 0 Picture Books about Making a Difference in Print: Amazing Abe and Holding Her Own https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-about-making-a-difference-in-print-amazing-abe-and-holding-her-own/ https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-about-making-a-difference-in-print-amazing-abe-and-holding-her-own/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 10:31:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=40874 Two recent picture books show how trailblazing newspaper writers gave a voice to racial and ethnic minorities in America.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-about-making-a-difference-in-print-amazing-abe-and-holding-her-own/feed/ 0 Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke https://redeemedreader.com/things-in-the-basement-by-ben-hatke/ https://redeemedreader.com/things-in-the-basement-by-ben-hatke/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:22:02 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=39521 Ben Hatke’s graphic novel Things in the Basement takes an intrepid protagonist through centuries of art and symbolism.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/things-in-the-basement-by-ben-hatke/feed/ 0 5 Ways to Encourage Art Appreciation with Picture Books https://redeemedreader.com/5-ways-to-encourage-art-appreciation-with-picture-books/ https://redeemedreader.com/5-ways-to-encourage-art-appreciation-with-picture-books/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:40:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14377 When are children old enough to begin appreciating quality art? As soon as they start looking at picture books.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/5-ways-to-encourage-art-appreciation-with-picture-books/feed/ 6 Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou https://redeemedreader.com/beneath-the-swirling-sky-by-carolyn-leiloglou/ https://redeemedreader.com/beneath-the-swirling-sky-by-carolyn-leiloglou/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:39:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=38668 Vincent and his cousin Georgia travel through the Corridor and art masterpieces to rescue Vincent's little sister while trying to undo the villainous efforts of the Deconstructionsts. An art adventure woven with truth and beauty.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/beneath-the-swirling-sky-by-carolyn-leiloglou/feed/ 2 Blue by Nan Ekua Brew-Hammon https://redeemedreader.com/blue-by-nan-ekua-brew-hammon/ https://redeemedreader.com/blue-by-nan-ekua-brew-hammon/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:28:48 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=34691 What’s special about the color blue? A lot!

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/blue-by-nan-ekua-brew-hammon/feed/ 0 Picture-Book Roundup: Art and Artists https://redeemedreader.com/picture-book-roundup-art-and-artists/ https://redeemedreader.com/picture-book-roundup-art-and-artists/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 12:01:44 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31980 Three picture-book biographies introduce children to the work of three very distinct artists: Ben Shahn, Judith Scott, and Winslow Homer.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picture-book-roundup-art-and-artists/feed/ 0 Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet https://redeemedreader.com/daring-darleen-queen-of-the-screen-by-anne-nesbet/ https://redeemedreader.com/daring-darleen-queen-of-the-screen-by-anne-nesbet/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:30:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=28792 Daring Darleen, heroine of Saturday serials, stumbles into a real-life adventure in this clever saga from the early days of photoplays.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/daring-darleen-queen-of-the-screen-by-anne-nesbet/feed/ 0 *Things Seen from Above by Shelley Pearsall https://redeemedreader.com/things-seen-from-above-by-shelley-pearsall/ https://redeemedreader.com/things-seen-from-above-by-shelley-pearsall/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:53:09 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27704 For much needed perspective in middle-school, try looking at “Things seen from above.”

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/things-seen-from-above-by-shelley-pearsall/feed/ 0 Picture Books on Art and Music https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-on-art-and-music/ https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-on-art-and-music/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:30:07 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25396 Three acclaimed picture books offer young readers a fun introduction to The Magic Flute, the Giacometti Brothers, and an introduction to art styles through dinosaurs and monsters.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picture-books-on-art-and-music/feed/ 0 *Inkling by Kenneth Oppel https://redeemedreader.com/inkling-by-kenneth-oppel/ https://redeemedreader.com/inkling-by-kenneth-oppel/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:47:33 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23350 Imagination literally runs wild in Inkling, the latest middle-grade novel from popular novelist Kenneth Oppel. *Inkling by Kenneth Oppel, with illustrations by Sydney Smith.  Knopf, 2018, 239 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for:  ages 10-14 (ages 8-15 as a read-aloud) Nobody knows how it happened, because only the cat saw it.  Wind…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/inkling-by-kenneth-oppel/feed/ 0 Art and the Picture Book: a Redeemed Reader Booklist! https://redeemedreader.com/art-and-the-picture-book-a-redeemed-reader-booklist/ https://redeemedreader.com/art-and-the-picture-book-a-redeemed-reader-booklist/#respond Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:01:05 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23236 Redeemed Reader rounds up some picture books that not only teach about art and artists, but encourage children to observe and appreciate. Artists and picture books are a perfect match, and what better way to connect young children with “art appreciation” than through the pages of a beautifully-illustrated book?  Come to think of it, this…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/art-and-the-picture-book-a-redeemed-reader-booklist/feed/ 0 *Picturing America by Hudson Talbot https://redeemedreader.com/picturing-america-by-hudson-talbot/ https://redeemedreader.com/picturing-america-by-hudson-talbot/#respond Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:56:30 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23264 Picturing America is an appealing picture-book biography of one of the originators of distinctive American Art. *Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art by Hudson Talbot.  Nancy Paulsen books, 2018, 31 pages. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 4-10 How does an immigrant boy from England become an iconic…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picturing-america-by-hudson-talbot/feed/ 0 “Look for Illustrators” by Gladys Hunt https://redeemedreader.com/look-for-illustrators-by-gladys-hunt/ https://redeemedreader.com/look-for-illustrators-by-gladys-hunt/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:31:35 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22986 We’re up to the sixteenth in our series of posts by Gladys Hunt, author of Honey for a Child’s Heart.  In this one, she shares some thoughts about book illustration and compares three versions of a popular story. I hope you are beginning to collect information and names of illustrators as you use book recommendations…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/look-for-illustrators-by-gladys-hunt/feed/ 0 With My Hands by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater https://redeemedreader.com/with-my-hands-by-amy-ludwig-vanderwater/ https://redeemedreader.com/with-my-hands-by-amy-ludwig-vanderwater/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:12:38 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22666 With My Hands, a poetry collection for ages 5-10, celebrates the endless creativity of humans from the earliest ages. With My Hands: Poems about Making Things by Amy Ludwig VanDerater, illustrated by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson.  Clarion, 2018, 24 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 5-10 A maker creates something…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/with-my-hands-by-amy-ludwig-vanderwater/feed/ 2 *The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman https://redeemedreader.com/the-girl-who-drew-butterflies-by-joyce-sidman/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-girl-who-drew-butterflies-by-joyce-sidman/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:31:20 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22562 A beautifully crafted middle grades biography of a girl who drew butterflies back in the 1600s, changing the study of natural history in the process. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman. HMH Books, 2018. 160 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended For: Middle grades, ages 10…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-girl-who-drew-butterflies-by-joyce-sidman/feed/ 1 Culture Making by Andy Crouch https://redeemedreader.com/culture-making-andy-crouch/ https://redeemedreader.com/culture-making-andy-crouch/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:11:11 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22329 Andy Crouch poses questions that should get Christians thinking about their role as “culture makers.” Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch.  Intervarsity Press, 2008, 268 pages. Reading Level: adult Recommended for: ages 16-up “Culture” is a notoriously difficult word to define, partly because it’s so elastic.  Social changes, fine art, a malevolent…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/culture-making-andy-crouch/feed/ 0 Vincent and Theo: the Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman https://redeemedreader.com/vincent-theo-van-gogh-brothers-deborah-seligman/ https://redeemedreader.com/vincent-theo-van-gogh-brothers-deborah-seligman/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:16:44 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21995 A fascinating dual biography captures the triumph and eventual tragedy of brothers who loved and fought fiercely. Vincent and Theo: the Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman.  Henry Holt, 2017, 402 pages plus appendix. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 15-up The older brother was mercurial, intense, gregarious, insanely gifted—and sometimes actually…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/vincent-theo-van-gogh-brothers-deborah-seligman/feed/ 3 Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton https://redeemedreader.com/henry-chalk-dragon-jennifer-trafton/ https://redeemedreader.com/henry-chalk-dragon-jennifer-trafton/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:13:13 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21932 Henry is too shy to share his artistic talent, until one of his creations comes to life and threatens to wreck the whole school. Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton.  Rabbit Room press, 2017, 223 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-12 Henry’s in trouble at school—not for misbehavior…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/henry-chalk-dragon-jennifer-trafton/feed/ 0 Michelangelo for Kids by Simonetta Carr https://redeemedreader.com/michelangelo-for-kids-by-simonetta-carr/ https://redeemedreader.com/michelangelo-for-kids-by-simonetta-carr/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:57:20 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20988 Simonetta Carr’s contribution to the popular “For Kids” series presents the great artist as not only as a true “Renaissance man” but a man of deep faith. Michelangelo for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities by Simonetta Carr.  Chicago Review Press, 2016, 130 pages including index, notes, and glossary. Reading Level: Middle grades,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/michelangelo-for-kids-by-simonetta-carr/feed/ 0 *Lily: The Girl Who Could See by Sally Oxley and Tim Ladwig. https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/ https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:55:49 +0000 http://redeemedreader.wpengine.com/?p=20994 A beautifully illustrated picture book biography about a brave woman artist-turned-missionary to the Arab world. *Lily: The Girl Who Could See by Sally Oxley and Tim Ladwig. Oxvision Media, 2015. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture books, ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 4-10 Lilias Trotter was a talented artist in Victorian England who studied under John Ruskin and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lily-the-girl-who-could-see-by-sally-oxley-and-tim-ladwig/feed/ 0 Fantastic Frame #1: Danger! Tiger Crossing by Lin Oliver https://redeemedreader.com/fantastic-frame-1-danger-tiger-crossing-by-lin-oliver/ https://redeemedreader.com/fantastic-frame-1-danger-tiger-crossing-by-lin-oliver/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:16:13 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=19508 The Fantastic Frame chapter-book series introduces early-elementary-age readers to great works of art. Fantastic Frame #1: Danger! Tiger Crossing by Lin Oliver, illustrated by Samantha Kallis. Grosset & Dunlap, 2016, 122 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, 8-10 Recommended for: ages 6-10 Tyler and his family have moved to a new neighborhood and right off the…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/fantastic-frame-1-danger-tiger-crossing-by-lin-oliver/feed/ 0 20 Ways to Draw a…: A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers and Doodlers [series] by various authors https://redeemedreader.com/d-20-ways-to-draw-a-a-sketchbook-for-artists-designers-and-doodlers-series-by-various-authors/ https://redeemedreader.com/d-20-ways-to-draw-a-a-sketchbook-for-artists-designers-and-doodlers-series-by-various-authors/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:00:11 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16130 20 Ways to Draw a…: A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers and Doodlers by various authors. Quarry Books. 95 pages. Reading Level: Ages 4-8 and up Recommended For: Ages 4-8 and up If you want ideas for drawing a jellyfish (or a bicycle or any number of things related to nature, animals, oceans, transportation, facial features, everyday…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/d-20-ways-to-draw-a-a-sketchbook-for-artists-designers-and-doodlers-series-by-various-authors/feed/ 0 The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPré https://redeemedreader.com/the-noisy-paint-box-by-barb-rosenstock-illustrated-by-mary-grandpre/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-noisy-paint-box-by-barb-rosenstock-illustrated-by-mary-grandpre/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:45:31 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14587 The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary GrandPré. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 4-8 and up What do colors sound like? What does music look like? When Russian abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky was a boy, his aunt gave him a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-noisy-paint-box-by-barb-rosenstock-illustrated-by-mary-grandpre/feed/ 0 Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet https://redeemedreader.com/mix-it-up-by-herve-tullet/ https://redeemedreader.com/mix-it-up-by-herve-tullet/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:00:46 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14348 Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet. Chronicle Books, 2014. 56 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-8 Maturity Level: 1 (ages 0-4) and up Children who are familiar with tapping screens will know exactly what to do in this fun follow-up to Tullet’s bestselling Press Here. Using the same interactive format, Tullet introduces color mixing by…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/mix-it-up-by-herve-tullet/feed/ 0 Achoo! Bang! Crash!: The Noisy Alphabet https://redeemedreader.com/achoo-bang-crash-the-noisy-alphabet/ https://redeemedreader.com/achoo-bang-crash-the-noisy-alphabet/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:40:54 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12249 Achoo! Bang! Crash!: The Noisy Alphabet by Ross MacDonald. Neal Porter Books, 2003. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, 4-8 Recommended for: Ages 4-8 This riotous book is full of noisy words! Onomatopoeia comprises the entire text, making this a perfect read-aloud (and read with) choice for kindergarten and early elementary students. MacDonald’s illustrations have…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/achoo-bang-crash-the-noisy-alphabet/feed/ 0 Reading Rapunzel https://redeemedreader.com/reading-rapunzel/ https://redeemedreader.com/reading-rapunzel/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:00:20 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=10293 Today I’m going to demonstrate a close reading of one version of a classic fairy tale. My favorite book to use in demonstrating the illustrative power of a picture book is the Caldecott-award winning Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky. I wish I could include some images in this post to show all our dear readers…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reading-rapunzel/feed/ 1 *A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet https://redeemedreader.com/a-splash-of-red-the-life-and-art-of-horace-pippin/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-splash-of-red-the-life-and-art-of-horace-pippin/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:00:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=9985 *A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2013. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8Maturity Level: 2 (ages 4-8) and up A Splash of Red chronicles the life and art of a man named Horace Pippin who was born in 1888.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-splash-of-red-the-life-and-art-of-horace-pippin/feed/ 0 *Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette Cate https://redeemedreader.com/turn-off-the-tv-and-go-outside/ https://redeemedreader.com/turn-off-the-tv-and-go-outside/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:50:42 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=9395 *Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, by Annette le Blank Cate.  Candlewick, 2013, 54 pages.   Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8 and up Bottom Line: Look Up! is a clever and information-packed introduction to the joys of bird-watching–and bird-drawing. Yes, I know—bird-watchers are eccentric English librarians with elastic stockings…

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