Cycle 2 Great Artist Books

Written by Annette in Cycle 2

Here are some great books to help supplement the Classical Conversations Cycle 2 Artists that we study in class: Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Monet, Morisot, and van Gogh.

Rembrandt (Week 13)

  • Meet Rembrandt van Rijn (Meet the Artist Series). This Meet the Artist Series is my new favorite series of artist books for kids ages 4-8. It tells a bit about the artist and shows one of the artist’s painting on each page. I love exposing kids to the artist’s works from an early age. This is great for this.

Gainsborough (Week 14)

  • Meet Thomas Gainsborough (Meet the Artist Series). Wonderful pictures on each page of his paintings and descriptions of what he liked to paint best. This series is wonderful for ages 4-8.

Degas (Week 15)

  • Meet Edgar Degas (Meet the Artist Series). Pictures of his famous paintings with movement. Told in first person. This series is wonderful for ages 4-8.
  • Degas and the Little Dancer by Laurence Anholt. Story of a dancer that Degas painted and ultimately made a sculpture of. Helps bring this artist to life.

Monet (Week 16)

  • Meet Claude Monet (Meet the Artist Series). Shows paintings of Monet and gets kids to engage about how Monet used brushstrokes. This series is wonderful for ages 4-8.
  • The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt. Story of a girl who meets an old man tending his garden, who turns out to be Monet. Pictures of his paints are scattered throughout the text.

Morisot (Week 17)

  • Meet Berthe Morisot (Meet the Artist Series). Love how this book has so many Morisot paintings in one place (this has been hard to find in other books) and bonus its written for kids! This series is wonderful for ages 4-8.

van Gogh (Week 18)

  • Meet Vincent van Gogh (Meet the Artist Series). Great introduction for kids to van Gogh. Lot of his painting all in one book. This series is wonderful for ages 4-8.
  • Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt. Story of a little boy who picks sunflowers for van Gogh to paint. (Caution in the information panel on the back page it says that van Gogh shot himself.)

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