Introduce little ones to famous works of art in this peek-through board book full of love and cuddles!I'll squeeze you close, and trace your toes.Then kiss you on your tiny nose.I'll sketch your dreams and hold you tight,Then kiss your cheek and say goodnight.Spark curiosity, joy, and learning with Peek-a-Boo Art and discover the perfect art introduction for every child and every home. The perfect book for bedtime, baby showers, Valentine's Day, birthdays, and all throughout the year, this love-themed board book provides a gentle look at some of the most beloved, accessible, and well-known artwork in history. Soothing text is combined with vibrant colors and peek-through pages, and a die-cut on every spread hints at an exciting clue to the art on the next page, keeping little ones (and caregivers!) engaged as each page becomes a magical, peek-through reveal. Light back matter provides additional historical information about the featured artwork and artists, including Keith Haring, Mary Cassatt, Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse, and more!Peek-a-Boo Art offers an exciting introduction to diverse pieces of artwork, builds creative vocabulary, and celebrates the importance of imagination and art in young readers!

Love (Peek-a-Boo Art)

Children's Books

Appel, Julie

Guglielmo, Amy

Arts, Music & Photography

Cartwheel Books

Introduce little ones to famous works of art in this peek-through bedtime lullaby, and spark curiosity, joy, and learning! Goodnight glowing moon up high. Goodnight stars, goodnight sky. Goodnight baby, snug in bed. Time to rest your sleepy head. Discover the perfect art introduction for every child, and every home. Combining a soothing bedtime lullaby with vibrant colors and peek-through pages, this board book provides a gentle look at some of the most beloved, accessible, and well-known artwork in history. A die-cut on every spread gives an exciting clue to the art on the next page, keeping little ones (and caregivers!) curious as each page becomes a magical, peek-through reveal. Light back matter provides additional historical information about the featured artwork and artists, including Vincent van Gogh, Berthe Morisot, Diego Rivera, and more! The first title in a new Cartwheel series, Peek-a-Boo Art, Goodnight, Starry Night offers an exciting introduction to diverse pieces of artwork, builds creative vocabulary, and celebrates the importance of imagination and art in young readers!

Goodnight, Starry Night (Peek-a-Boo Art)

The mysterious Mona Lisa could use a little groomingso go ahead and brush her long black hair! Continue with the Old Masters by touching the large, lacy collar of Frans Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier, petting the horse’s tail in Velazquez’s Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback, and arranging the snappy elastic hair in Boticcelli’s The Birth of Venus. Other paintings come from Vermeer, de la Tour, Raphael, and Van Eyck.

Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa's Hair

Sterling

Make a big impression with these popular 19th century pieces of art. Tidy-up Van Gogh’s bed. Touch the flowers in Monet’s The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony. Pull on the tulle tutu of Degas’ Prima Ballerina. Or cuddle the gauzy netting over Berthe Morisot’s The Cradle. Let your fingers do the walking through the Impressionist movement.

Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed

Modern art springs to life in this extraordinary collectionincluding paintings from Edward Hopper, Frida Kahlo, and Marc Chagall. Feel the scales of Matisse’s fish, scratch your nails on Jacob Lawrence’s Chalkboard, and trace the bumpy basket weave of Diego Rivera’s Flower Carrier.

Touch the Art: Feed Matisse's Fish

It’s pop, with a twista fun collection of works by such 20th century masters as Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Hockney that turns the art world into a fingertip sensation. What could be better than pulling on the lettuce in Claes Oldenburg’s Two Burgers with Everything? Or stroking the fluffy eyelashes on Warhol’s pink-toned Marilyn? It’s an experience kids will never forget.

Touch the Art: Pop Warhol's Top

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Like most children, painters throughout history have loved animalsand this gallery of delightfully touchable creatures showcases a menagerie of artistic beasts. Little hands will enjoy stroking a red feather on Picasso’s The Rooster, feeling soft fleece in Milton Avery’s Sheep, 1952, and petting a kitten’s whiskers in Henri Rousseau’s The Tabby. They can even smell a scratch-and-sniff cheese surface on van Gogh’s Two Rats!

Touch the Art: Catch Picasso's Rooster

Experience the wonders of ancient Egypt! This long-gone civilization will come alive for kids when they actually feel a gold coffin with the tomb of the legendary King Tut, the scratchy pyramids at Giza, the gauzy covering on a mummy, and Nefertiti’s jewels. It’s a really cool way to make both art and history accessible to even the youngest children.

Touch the Art: Tickle Tut's Toes

Step into the garden
our day has begun.
Find Monet’s lily 
and count to one . . .
This beautiful new entry in the series not only introduces children to Impressionismperhaps the most popular artistic movement of all time--but also offers them fun with numbers. Kids can count fruit in Cézanne’s Still Life with Apples, pat six fancy hats in Degas’’ The Millinery Shop, feel the bumpy bark in Edouard Vuillard’s Two Schoolchildren, and touch blue ribbon bows in Renoir’s The Swing.

Touch the Art: Count Monet's Lilies

Once upon a time, there was a king who discovered that there was a dragon on the loose in his kingdom.
A knight, a dragon, and stolen treasure: what a thrilling tale this Touch the Art has to tell! As the brave knight pursues a dragon who has taken the king’s jewels, he races past famous paintings of kings, queens, and other royalty. During the exciting chase, children can touch the glittery chain on Hans Holbein’s Henry VIII, tap the crown in Nicholas Hilliard’s Queen Elizabeth I, and see Raphael’s St. George Struggling with the Dragon.

Touch the Art: Find King Henry's Treasure

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