Read Together
Stop by your local library or bookstore and check out the following books that look at art and museums in different ways:
- Blizzard, Gladys S. Come Look with Me: Enjoying Art with Children. Charlottesville: Thomasson-Grant, 1990.
- Blizzard, Gladys S. Come Look with Me: Art in Early America. Watertown: Charlesbridge, 2006.
- Clayton, Elaine. Ella’s Trip to the Museum. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996.
- dePaola, Tomie. The Art Lesson. New York: The Putnam & Grosset Group, 1989.
- Glenn, Patricia Brown. Discover America’s Favorite Architects. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
- Hooper, Meredith and Alan Curless. Dog’s Night. Brookfield: The Millbrook Press, 2000.
- Hurd, Thacher. Art Dog. New York: HarperTrophy, 1996.
- Lionni, Leo. Matthew’s Dream. New York: Dragonfly Books, 1991.
- McDonnell, Patrick. Art. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2006.
- McPhail, David. Drawing Lessons from a Bear. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2000.
- Sullivan, Charles, ed. Imaginary Gardens, American Poetry and Art for Young People. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989.
Take a closer look at some of the artists in the Amon Carter’s collection by reading these fun biographies and then looking up the artists’ work on our website:
- Benke, Britta. Georgia O’Keeffe: The Artist in the Desert. New York: Prestel Publishing, 2006.
- Davies, Jacqueline. The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.
- Duggleby, John. Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995.
- Duggleby, John. Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.
- Giesecke, Ernestine. The Life and Work of Frederic Remington. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2000.
- Leach, Deba Foxley. Grant Wood: The Artist in the Hayloft. New York: Prestel Publishing, 2005.
- Stephens, Pamela Geiger. Dropping in on Grant Wood. Glenview: Crystal Productions, 2005.
- Venezia, Mike. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Alexander Calder. New York: Children’s Press, 1998.
- Venezia, Mike. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Frederic Remington. New York: Children’s Press, 2003.
- Venezia, Mike. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Mary Cassatt. New York: Children’s Press, 1990.
- Venezia, Mike. Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Winslow Homer. New York: Children’s Press, 2004.
Websites
These websites have interactive activities that both kids and adults can enjoy:
- Art Safari: An Adventure in Looking for Children and Adults, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Arturo’s Art Stories, The Dallas Museum of Art
- Getty Games, The J. Paul Getty Trust
- Learn and Play, Seattle Art Museum
- NGA Kids, The National Gallery of Art
- Wacky Kids, The Denver Art Museum