15 Delightful Art Books For Kids

This lovely book follows a young girl named Mira. Her personal art and paintings inspire the entire community to brighten their dull neighborhood with fantastic murals. Gorgeous illustrations will inspire!

A celebration of the fact that art is everywhere and can be made from anything! This simple story follows a young artist as they create found art from everything around them.

An exuberant explosion of color and celebration of the wildness of art. This free-spirited story will delight little artmakers and their parents alike.

This newer series, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gives background and craft insight about different visual artists. In this installment, we learn what inspired Georgia O’Keeffe to look closely at and paint the natural world. 

From the aforementioned series put out by The Met, this book introduces young readers to the stirring work of Faith Ringgold. Budding artists interested in sewing or scrap art will be drawn in by descriptions of Ringgold’s fabric illustrations.

The Little People, Big Dreams series does a great job of covering subjects from across disciplines, and this title about Zaha Hadid, a sharp architect, is one of the best.

Want to give a child a year’s worth of art lessons in a single tome? This is the book for you. Interaction, approachable lessons are grouped by medium and offer hands-on exploration of everything art. 

Rock painting has really taken on a new life in the past few years, and this book can guide young ones in creating small, portable works of art that can be displayed in homes or slipped into nature to delight unwitting neighbors.

An art activity book with meaning! This book, developed by two seasoned educators, presents the 13 principles of the Black Lives Matter movement in child friendly language. Each principle has a place for reflection and a striking coloring page.

It is what it says it is: easy-to-follow mini lessons that teach young artists how to draw…everything. A great gift for a child who is always doodling, or an adult who misses being a child who doodles. 

Baby’s first art book? This board book introduces the tiniest readers to class works of art in a format that can stand up to any slobber or slime.

Once Baby has the classics, it’s time for them to meet some modern artists. This board book is made up of infant-friendly black and white images designed by modern masters. The contrast is for the kiddos, but the adults will love it, too.

There is no shortage of board books that teach the colors, but Pantone has given the concept a fresh face. Punchy graphics matching the Pantone color being taught will be enjoyed by all readers.

This book is a museum. Think: the cafe, the lobby, the tourists, the galleries, the narration…this book is a museum. An excellent gift for a young art lover or even just someone who hasn’t made it to an in-person cultural experience in awhile.

This informative, encyclopedic book includes everyone from giants of the art world to lesser known heroes, highlighting work across time periods and artistic mediums. The dreamy, quirky illustrations will introduce readers to a new favorite artist: Rachel Ignotofsky, the author.