We spent one week traveling with our two preschoolers from New York City to Hudson. We focused on visiting art at sculpture parks because our two little boys love being outside (and we wanted to see art). Books help us prepare for new experiences, and remember our adventures. These are the books about New York that we …
I stumbled upon Paula Scher’s Ted Talk, after my husband surprised me with her children’s book,“The Brownstone.” 44 years since the first edition, and Kottke initially recommend we scoop it up. It’s a cheerful story about the difficulty of getting along with neighbors. And a fun wintertime read about a bear family trying to hibernate. In the short Ted Talk, …
“Plumbean has popped his cork, flipped his wig, blown his stack, and dropped his stopper …gushed his mush, lost his marbles, and slipped his hawser.” The Big Orange Splot is either about a community that embraces diversity and educates their children to be creative leaders. Or it is a story about what it feels like to make public art. Either …
A story you can read over and over, attests Chris Blattman, an economist and political scientist at Columbia University. His blog introduced me to this story of a squirrel from Central Park (NYC) that loves art. Written in rhymes that include phrases like “A viridian Central Park dale” and using colors like “alizarin crimson” and “cadmium green.” You get to practice …
I picked up a few books from Dia Beacon on the trip I talk about here. One of my favorites is “Sky High” by Germano Zullo and illustrated by Albertine. You know the end is near when the warthog eats your takeout pizza before you can get to the door to retrieve it. It is a beautiful story …
The description of the book says, “What could be better than pulling on the lettuce in Claes Oldenburg’s Two Burgers with Everything?” Come on…nothing! This is one of the reasons “Pop Warhol’s Top” by Julie Appel is a favorite book of ours. The rhymes in the book are catchy, funny, and age appropriate. As you can see from …
At our house, we have a growing collection of books, games, and toys that reflect what we love about art. Some “Art for kids” stuff is more fun than others. Some is just hard to find. I’ll start sharing some of our favorites soon. First, what is not hard to find is Keith Haring stuff! The Keith Haring Foundation publishes …
This week we celebrate the season of waiting. One day might as well be a thousand in toddler time. For the last 21 days we talked about our list for Santa, the miracle of snow in the South, and all the players in the nativity… now we are overwhelmed with waiting. They can imagine Santa, but they cannot fathom …