I was browsing books at amazon earlier today for a different post I am writing when I came upon this book.

This book pretty much covers the topic I was discussing in my previous post about art and children. This book takes masterpieces by famous artists and provides ideas for projects designed to emulate their style. the one criticism of the book is that there are not a lot of examples of the artists work in the book. So if you chose to buy this book you would want to be aware that you will probably want to check out some library books on the artists as you work your way through the book.

This book is on my list of books I want to buy. While I am proficient in art techniques and even the artists themselves, I think this book would provide some ideas that I would not have even considered.

This page suggest making your own egg paint in order to replicate the paint used by Giotto an artist who lived in the late 13th century. That would be a great hands on project for older children. I also think that adding these kind of activities to the study of art history makes it more memorable.

I also happened upon this book, which appeals to the book lover in me as well. It is geared for the elementary aged school children and is slightly more accessible for younger children that the book above.

This one I have on my list to check out from the library. I don’t have enough information on it to want to purchase it, or recommend other people purchase it. But the idea behind this book of exploring art techniques using illustrations from award winning children’s books intrigues me.

And as much as I hate to say this, because we all know that old saying about not judging a book by the cover, but I don’t find the cover of this book at all appealing. And if the cover of a book which discusses ART isn’t visually appealing, well then I worry that the inside of the book will not be appealing either.

So those of you who asked for more insight into teaching art to children, here are two books that I think could be valuable resources for you and your child.