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Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.

Using visual aids as evidence, the truth about Santa Claus' dress, character, home life, etc., is explored.

"What better way to be introduced to the contrasting interplay between black and white than with eye-catching works of art. This bi-lingual edition also introduces children at a young age to both English and Spanish. Art for this book was selected from the collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art, one of the leading art museums in the United States with a collection spanning a broad range of history and world cultures"--Provided by publisher. ""A...

With art supplies in tow, a young boy meanders through the forest near his home. A keen observer, the boy sees his forest as both “fluffy” and “prickly,” and as both “crispy” and “soft.” It's also “scattered and soggy, and spotted and foggy.” His forest is made up of many colors --- but he decides that “mostly it's green.” Each aspect of the forest inspires a different kind of art: charcoal rubbing, rock art, photography, sponge...

A straight line falls in love with a dot and develops his talents to form all kinds of geometric shapes in order to win her affections.

On a visit to the museum, Katie climbs into five Impressionist paintings and has wonderful adventures.

Babar and Celeste convert Celesteville's old railroad station into an art museum containing famous masterworks featuring elephants.

A drawing of a bird tries without success to learn to fly, until the artist completes his original design and makes flight possible for it.

Rhymed text describes how shapes are made from simple lines. Some of the verses appear on the page in the shape they describe.

Katie, who wishes to be a princess for a day, visits a museum for inspiration.