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The Sign Painter

author: Say, Allen
An assignment to paint a large billboard in the desert changes the life of an aspiring artist.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 250
subjects: artists, signs and signboards, choice, choice (psychology), art [X], painting, drawing [X], picture books for children [X]

Jeremy Draws A Monster

author: Mccarty, Peter
A young boy who spends most of his time alone in his bedroom makes new friends after the monster in his drawing becomes a monstrous nuisance.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 160
subjects: monsters, drawing [X], loneliness, art [X], painting, picture books for children [X]

Chalk

author: Thomson, Bill
A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 66
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: drawing [X], stories without words, art [X], painting, picture books for children [X]

Art & Max

author: Wiesner, David
Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 104
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 310
subjects: artists, artists' materials, painting, lizards, art [X], drawing [X], picture books for children [X]

Frida

author: Winter, Jonah
Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.
920
year: 2007
copies: 71
call number/section: 920
lexile: 280

Journey

author: Becker, Aaron
Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 141
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: doors, drawing [X], magic, fantasy fiction, stories without words, art [X], painting, fantasy fiction, fantasy, picture books for children [X]

Speaking Of Art

author: Raczka, Bob
Presents a collection of eighteen works of art with accompanying quotations about art and inspiration from the artists.
700
year: 2010
copies: 13
call number/section: 700
lexile: 650
subjects: artists, art [X], drawing [X], painting, picture books for children [X]

The Cloud

author: Cumming, Hannah
Everyone has fun in art class except for one little girl who does not draw anything until a classmate figures out a way to make her smile.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship, persistence, drawing [X], schools, school stories, art [X], drawings, paintings, picture books for children [X]

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