“What are the best books about Art For Kids?” We looked at 167 of the top Children;s Art books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 16 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Art” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 150+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 16 Best Art Books For Children

16 .) Art & Max written by David Wiesner

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Imagination Soup

Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.

15 .) Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life Of Louis Bourgeois written by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Romper

Louise Bourgeois (1911 2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, “Maman,” stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise’s own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself. She worked with fabric throughout her career, and this biographical picture book shows how Bourgeois’s childhood experiences weaving with her loving, nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her most famous works.…

14 .) Edward Hopper Paints His World written by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor

Lists It Appears On:

• Art News
• Barnes And Noble

As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper’s story is one of courage, resilience, and determination.

13 .) Emily’s Blue Period written by Cathleen Daly

Lists It Appears On:

• Art News
• Goodreads

After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

12 .) Imagine! written by Raúl Colón

Lists It Appears On:

• Imagination Soup
• Romper

11 .) Katie and the Sunflowers written by James Mayhew

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The School Run

Katie tries to pick the sunflower seeds from the Vincent Van Gogh painting, but when the vase tips over, the flowers go everywhere. Mimi, a little girl from a painting nearby, comes to help Katie, but when Mimi’s dog Zazou comes too … disaster follows!…

10 .) My Name is Georgia written by Jeanette Winter

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• Self Sufficient Kids

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, the life of the painter who drew much of her inspiration from nature.

9 .) The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau written by Michelle Markel

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Self Sufficient Kids

A child’s biography of French artist Henri Rousseau, who spent his life as a toll collector, but created unheralded masterpieces in his spare time.

8 .) The Noisy Paintbox: The Colours and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art written by Barb Rosenstock

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• Self Sufficient Kids

Describes how his creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors.

7 .) Uncle Andy’s: A Faabbbulous Visit With Andy Warhol written by James Warhola

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Goodreads

The author describes a trip to see his uncle, the soon-to-be-famous artist Andy Warhol, and the fun that he and his family had on the visit.

6 .) Vincent’s Colours written by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• Self Sufficient Kids

Vincent van Gogh corresponds with his younger brother, Theo, about his paintings.

5 .) You Can’t Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum written by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Imagination Soup

In this wordless story, a young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing a series of mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum’s artworks.…

4 .) Action Jackson written by Jan Greenberg

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• My Modern Met
• Self Sufficient Kids

Imagines Jackson Pollock at work during the creation of one of his paint-swirled and splattered canvasses.

3 .) Henri’s Scissors written by Jeanette Winter

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• My Modern Met
• Self Sufficient Kids

When Henri Matisse was a boy, he drew pictures everywhere. And when he grew up, he became a famous artist whose paintings were beloved around the world. Them late in life, a serious illness confined Henri to just his bed and a wheelchair. But amazingly, from there he created some of his finest works , the enormous and breathtaking paper cut-outs.

2 .) Katie and the Mona Lisa written by James Mayhew

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• My Modern Met
• Self Sufficient Kids

At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings. Includes information about the artists.

1 .) Linnea in Monet’s Garden written by Christina Björk

Lists It Appears On:

• Childhood 101
• Goodreads
• Imagination Soup

A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist’s paintings and his life. The illustrations include photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.

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