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The Ugly Little Duck
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1986)An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan
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The Artist and His Models: The Art of Rembrandt
Haneul Ddang, Sam-hyeon Kim
Library Binding (Big & Small, Aug. 1, 2016)Rembrandt painted some of the most extraordinary portraits ever made. This story reveals how Rembrandt endured poverty and misfortune but continued to paint startling portraits, even when he could hardly afford to buy paints or pay models. It also explains the background to several of his most famous works.
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The Ant and the Dove: An Aesop Tale Retold
Mary Lewis Wang, Ching
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Nov. 1, 1989)Although small in size, the ant comes to the aid of his friend the dove during a crisis
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Patterns from Nature: The Art of Klimt
Myeong-hwa Yu, Seung-beom Yu
Paperback (Big & Small, Jan. 1, 2017)This story illustrates how Klimt, an Austrian painter, expressed the inspiration from nature in his own style of the gold colored decoration in his paintings.
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The Lion and the Mouse
Mary L. Wano
Paperback (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1986)Start-Off Stories Childrens Press
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How the Snail Found Its Colors: The Art of Matisse
Haneul Ddang, Jeong-yi Kee, Mi-ran Yang
Library Binding (Big & Small, Aug. 1, 2016)French artist Henri Matisse gradually turned away from traditional drawing and painting to adopt a radical but simple approach to art. In How the Snail Found Its Colors, the story of a snail's search for the right color for its shell helps us understand how Matisse refined his technique and how the selection of particular colors and shapes was the key to his art.
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The Good Witch: A Charles Perrault Tale Retold
Mary Lewis Wang, Lewis Wang, Melodye Benson Rosales
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Dec. 1, 1989)A good witch rewards a helpful sister and a selfish sister in kind
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The Ugly Little Duck
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Peggy Perry Anderson
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1986)An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan
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Three Billy Goat's Gruff
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Paperback (Childrens Pr, May 1, 1987)A retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll
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The People in the Paintings: The Art of Bruegel
Haneul Ddang, Jae-seon Ahn
Library Binding (Big & Small, Jan. 1, 2017)Pieter Bruegel, a Netherlandish Renaissance painter, was famous for paintings of peasant scenes. Let's look at his paintings closely and discover the hidden stories and messages in his artwork.
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The Friendly Postman: The Art of Van Gogh
Yu-ri Kim, Jeong-yeon Yim
Paperback (Big & Small, Aug. 1, 2016)Vincent Van Gogh was a troubled soul. Yet he produced some of the most vibrant and uplifting paintings in history. The Friendly Postman is the story of the postman who brought Vincent letters from his brother, Theo, when the artist lived in Arles. These letters played a vital role in encouraging Vincent to keep on painting through difficult times.
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How the Snail Found Its Colors: The Art of Matisse
Haneul Ddang, Jeong-yi Kee, Mi-ran Yang
Paperback (Big & Small, Aug. 1, 2016)French artist Henri Matisse gradually turned away from traditional drawing and painting to adopt a radical but simple approach to art. In How the Snail Found Its Colors, the story of a snail's search for the right color for its shell helps us understand how Matisse refined his technique and how the selection of particular colors and shapes was the key to his art.
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