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This page contains a growing list of books that are about or include art and/or art history. I have read most of these books and many come highly recommended.

Children's Books

Artist in Overalls: The Life of Grant Wood
by John Duggleby

Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert

Color by Ruth Heller

Disney Looking at Paintings: An Introduction to Fine Art for Young People
by Erika Langmuir

Micawber by John Lithgow

Colorful Illusions: Tricks to Fool Your Eyes
by Aki Nurosi with Mark Shulman

The Story In A Picture: Children in Art
by Robin Richmond

Multicultural

Hands-On Series by Yvonne Y. Merril
Hands-On Africa
Hands-On Alaska
Hands-On Asia
Hands-On Celebrations
Hands-On Latin America
Hands-On Pioneers
Hands-On Rocky Mountais

Just Like Me: Stories and Self-Portraits by Fourteen Artists
Edited by Harriet Rohmer

Oaxacan Ceramics: Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women
by Lois Wasserspring

Fiction

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett and Brett Helquist
The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett and Brett Helquist

Art History Mystery Series by Iain Pears
The Raphael Affair
The Titian Committee
The Bernini Bust
The Last Judgement
Giotto's Hand
Death and Restoration
The Immaculate Deception

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Reference Books (for all ages)

The Art Book
by Editors of Phaidon Press

DK Annotated Guides by Robert Cumming
Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained
Great Artists: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work

The Annotated Arch: History of Architecture
by Carol Strickland

The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern
by Carol Strickland