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Thursday, 24 October 2013

Children's Week: Book List: Art and Artists

We're celebrating Children's Week with a series of reviews, articles and interviews by or with kids! To see all our Children's Week posts, click here.

This Book List of fabulous books about art and artists was compiled by Elizabeth, age 12, daughter of Kids' Book Review Managing Editor, Susan Whelan

Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, Viking, $24.99, 9780670059867

LOOK! Really Smart Art by Gillian Woolfe, Frances Lincoln, $19.99, 9781847804143

found. The art of recycling by Lisa Hölzl, Walker Books, $34.95, 9781921720130 (KBR review here)

The Art Book for Children 1, Phaidon Press, $29.95, 9780714845111 (KBR review here)

The Art Book for Children 2 by Amanda Renshaw, Phaidon Press, $29.95, 9780714847054

Monet's Garden: A Book for Kids, National Gallery of Victoria, $14.95, 9780724103713 (KBR review here)

M.C. Escher Pop-ups, Thames & Hudson, $49.95, 9780500515907

Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art, Philomel Books, $US30, 9780399246005