Books with author Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Cubs, kittens, calves, and more warm the pages of this elegant and entertaining springtime gift book. In twenty works of art from the renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, young animals take center stage. From a Leonardo da Vinci drawing to an eighteenth-century Japanese netsuke, and from a Rosa Bonheur painting to a John James Audubon lithograph, baby animals of all kinds make their way in the world. Puppies play, tiger cubs nestle, goat kids gambol, an owlet stretches its wings, kittens follow their mother, an elephant calf nurses, and more, all alongside an irresistible rhyme that is great for storytime and to read aloud before bed. A delightful book to share, Baby Animals is a great gift for baby showers, baby birthdays, and also Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and holidays year-round.

The Can You Find It? books have delighted countless children, inviting them to look more closely at works of art by searching for hidden details. Now comes a new title in the series, featuring paintings, prints, and textiles from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work is characteristically American, and each is filled with a wealth of details to discover. Among the works featured are Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emmanuel Leutze; Across the Continent: “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”, by Frances Flora Bond Palmer for Currier & Ives; The Last Moments of John Brown, by Thomas Hovenden; Thanksgiving Turkey, by Grandma Moses; The Photographer, by Jacob Lawrence; and Street Story Quilt; by Faith Ringgold. Praise for the Can You Find It? series Family Fun “Our Favorite Things” selection “This is art as entertainment with an educational bent.” —School Library Journal “It’s hard to fault a book that encourages young readers to pore over every square centimeter . . .” —Booklist

A dog-themed book with eight puzzles on board stock with die-cut thumbholes. Each dog artwork is accompanied by a short verse and a description of the painting. The works are from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and reflect various styles, periods, and cultures. Featured artists include Frank W. Benson, Rosa Bonheur, Totoya Hokkei, Auguste Renoir, Zeruah H. Guernsey Caswell, and Giovanni Francesco Castiglione.

Words and music for thirty-seven of the most beloved traditional lullabies are gathered in this lavishly illustrated songbook. From the enduring “Rock-a-Bye Baby” to the winsome “Brahms’ Lullaby” to the amusing “Little Boy Blue,” each song is thoughtfully matched with works of art from the Metropolitan Museum’s vast collections. Paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Mary Cassatt, a photograph by Eliot Porter of his infant son, and an Eskimo stone carving of a mother and child are among the many works that grace the pages of this stunning book. A beautiful combination of art and music as, once again, artwork from the Metropolitan Museum of Art illustrates classic lullabies.