31 Children's Books Inspired by Artists

I L-O-V-E Children's books! In fact, I use them all the time as a starting point when I make lesson plans for my elementary art students. It's a simple way to incorporate reading/literature and art.

If you don't already have a library card go fill out a form and getcha one! The library is (mostly) FREE- Just don't lose the books in the bog we know as the top bunk mattress and couch cushions- the fine's add up quick! You can check out all these wonderful books out without spending a dime.

Please don't let visual arts intimidate you. Have you convince yourself that YOU aren't artistic, that YOU can't paint, that YOU can't draw, that YOU can't yada, yada, believe me-I have heard it all! YOU are creative and that's all that really matters. YOU can and YOU will for the sake of your kids, right? They think you are awesome even if you don't!

Drip some paint like Jackson Pollock or create a collage like Matisse.It's time to get creative and let your inner artist out! Join Take heART for the 31 days of  March Masters challenge. One artist every day in the month of March! Check back for lesson plans for each artist. #marchmasters

1.) Klimt and His Cat, by Berenice Capatti and Octavia Monaco
Day 1

2.) Magritte's Marvelous Hat, by D.B. Johnson
Day 2

3.) Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keefe Painted What She Pleased,
by Amy Novesky and Yuyi Morales
Day 3

4.) Dali and the Path of Dreams, by Anna Obiolis
Day 4

5.) Action Jackson, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Day 5

6.) The Cat and the Bird: A Children's Book Inspired by Paul Klee, by Géraldine Elschner
Day 6

7.) Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail, by Laurence Anholt
Day 7

8.) Frida, by Jonah Winter and Ana Juan
Day 8

9.) Journey on a Cloud: A Children's Book Inspired by Marc Chagall,
by Veronique Massenot and Elise Mansot
Day 9

10.) Art from her Heart, by Kathy Whitehead and Shane Evans
Day 10

11.) The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, by Michelle Markel and Amanda Hall
Day 11

12.) Henri's Scissors, by Jeanette Winter
Day 12

13.) Sandy's Circus: A Story about Alexander Calder,
by Tanya Lee Stone and Boris Kulikov
Day 13

14.) Counting with Wayne Thiebaud, by Susan Goldman Rubin
Day 14

15.) Edward Hopper Paints His World, by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor
Day 15

16.) A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin,
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet

17.) Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci, by Gene Barretta

18.) The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art,
by Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPre

19.) My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey,
by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Elizabeth Zunon

20.) The Great Wave: A Children's Book Inspired by Housai,
by Veronique Massenot and Bruno Pilorget

21.) Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence, by John Duggleby

22.) Suzette and the Puppy: A Story About Mary Cassatt (Young Readers),
by Joan Sweeney

23.) Chasing Degas, by Eva Montanari

24.) Mario's Angels: A Story About the Artist Giotto,
by Mary Arrigan and Gillian McClure

25.) The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, by Laurence Anholt

26.) Magic Trash, by J. H. Shapiro and Vanessa Brantley-Newton

27.) Uncle Andy's, by James Warhola

28.) Roy Lichtenstein's ABC, by Bob Adelman and Samuel N. Antupit

29.) Ten, by Keith Haring

30.) Katie and the Starry Night, by James Mayhew

31.) Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A story about Rembrandt van Rijn,
by Molly Blaisdell and Nancy Lane

Who is your favorite artist? What style do you like most?