Artist Biographies for Kids

By George Morris | August 1 2017 | Children's

Van Gogh…Kandinsky…Kahlo…Haring.

Penguin Random House has award-winning and best-selling artist biographies for young readers.

Learn what the great artists were like as children and what inspired them to create their masterpieces.

These books may start today’s young readers on the road to becoming tomorrow’s artistic geniuses.

Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
Mary GrandPre, Barb Rosenstock
9781101937105
A gorgeous, lyrical picture book biography of Vincent van Gogh by the Caldecott Honor team behind The Noisy Paint Box.
$18.99 US
Oct 03, 2017
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing
Robert Neubecker, Kay Haring
9780525428190
A picture book celebrating the life and art of iconic pop artist Keith Haring, as told by his sister Kay.
$18.99 US
Feb 14, 2017
9 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Dial Books
Age 5-8 years
Kid Artists
Kid Artists
True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends
Doogie Horner, David Stabler
9781594748967
From the team that brought young readers KID ATHLETES and KID PRESIDENTS comes KID ARTISTS, a lively look into the childhoods of the world's most renowned artists.
$13.99 US
Aug 09, 2016
5-1/2 x 8
Hardcover
208 Pages
Quirk Books
Age 8-12 years
Magic Trash
Magic Trash
A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
Vanessa Brantley-Newton, J. H. Shapiro
9781580893862
This uplifting nonfiction story about community-based Detroit artist Tyree Guyton introduces the use of recycled items in art and how one person can make a big difference in the lives of young people.
$7.95 US
Jan 06, 2015
9 x 9
Paperback
32 Pages
Charlesbridge
Age 5-8 years
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
Mary GrandPre, Barb Rosenstock
9780307978486
A vibrant picture-book biography of abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky.
$18.99 US
Feb 11, 2014
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Melissa Sweet, Jen Bryant
9780375867125
A stunning picture-book biography of African American painter Horace Pippin from a Caldecott Honor-winning team.
$18.99 US
Jan 08, 2013
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age 5-8 years
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