Tell Me a Picture
A Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens book. Really cool book to inspire curiosity about art but pictures are a little dark perhaps.
When Quentin Blake became Children's Laureate, one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of children's books - and their illustrations. In Tell Me A Picturehe shows the quality of paintings made for children and links them to the wider world of fine art through their infinite capacity to tell stories: a pleasure we all understand.Here he chooses an alphabet of pictures with, as he explains, 'story in common'. Some are by illustrators, others are by artists...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 128 pages
- ISBN: 9781845076870 / 1845076877
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More About Tell Me a Picture
Art of all kinds tells stories of all kinds, and you're never too young to start analyzing and appreciating fine artwork.This is a collection of artwork curated by famed and unique illustrator Quentin Blake, and even if a lot of it goes over the heads of kids as young as ours it's a fun little museum visit, and it's never too early... Really cool book to inspire curiosity about art but pictures are a little dark perhaps. This book offers children a chance to examine and discuss 26 paintings. While the paintings are presented in an A to Z order, primarily based on the artist's name, it really wasn't an alphabet book. I loved the discussion about the job of Children's Laureate as well as the inspiration for the Tell Me a Picture exhibit at the National...
