On October 25th we celebrate the creators of the world with International Artist Day. Why October 25th? October 25th, 1881 was the birthday of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Come to the library and check out these great books about artists!

If Picasso Painted a Snowman written by Amy Newbold and illustrated by Greg Newbold 

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Mary GrandPré

Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh

Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter

Also available in Spanish Las Tijeras de Matisse

Mary Blair’s Unique Flair: The Girl Who Became One of the Disney Legends written by Amy Novesky and illustrated by Brittney Lee

Also available in eBook

Yayoi Kusama: Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art written by J.H. Shapiro and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe