Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society. Andy Warhol Coloring Book. New York: Prestel, 2009. A wonderful resource which includes appealing artworks by Warhol for children to color.
Bolton, Linda. Pop Art. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 2000. This book introduces students to the Pop Art movement and the historical context in which is occurred. It presents the leading Pop artists and includes some their most notable works.
Cole, Alison. Eyewitness Art: Color. New York: DK Adult, 1993. This book, written for children, presents an overview of color through the use of engaging text and vivid photos and graphics. It also includes interesting historical information on color.
Court, Rob. Color. Chanhassen, Minnesota: The Child's World, 2003. Part of the Young Artist Basic series, this book offers a discussion of such aspects as warm and cool colors, primary and secondary colors and the influence of light and shadow on color.
Lines. Chanhassen, Minnesota: The Child's World, 2003. Part of the Young Artist Basic series, this book introduces students to various types of lines used by artists and uses real art samples to exemplify these concepts.
Texture. Chanhassen, Minnesota: The Child's World, 2003. Part of the Young Artist Basic series, this book shows how texture is created by using patterns, color and lines on different types of surfaces like stone, gold, fabric and canvas.
Demilly, Christian. Pop Art. New York: Prestel, 2007. This book with its engaging text and lively format introduces the young reader to the colorful world of Pop Art.
Dr. Seuss. My Many Colored Days. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996. This enchanting picture book combines typical Seussian rhyme where colors are assigned to moods with the beautiful expressionist style illustrations created by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
Emberley, Ed. Ed Emberley's Big Green Drawing Book. New York: L,B Kids, 2005. This book, written for children, offers simple step by step directions on how to draw both people and animals using lines and circles.
Hanson, Anders. Cool Painting: The Art of Creativity for Kids. Edina, Minnesota: ABDO Publishing Company, 2009. Written for children, this book explores the various media and techniques one can experiment with in creating cool art.
Stocks, Sue. First Arts and Crafts: Painting. New York: Thomson Learning, 1994. This book leads children through an exploration of painting and looks at such elements of art as color and texture. It includes samples of famous paintings that reflect each particular technique being presented.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Museum Shapes. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. This book introduces children to the artist's use of shapes in paintings. Samples of artworks from the museum are presented and readers are asked to find the shapes within them.
Venezia, Mike. Andy Warhol. New York: Children's Press, 1996. The author presents a light-hearted yet accurate summary of Warhol's life for the young reader. His creative story line and his funny and detailed illustrations make this text a very engaging one for children.
Warhola, James. Uncle Andy's. New York: Puffin Books, 2003. This delightful picture book written by a nephew of Andy Warhol, tells the story of one of his family's regular fun-filled visits to Uncle Andy's home in New York City. Thorough engaging text and colorful illustrations the author expresses his fondness for his rather eccentric uncle who no doubt influenced his own artist talent.
Waters, Elizabeth and Annie Harris. Painting: A Young Artist's Guide. London: Dorling Kindersley Publishers LTD, 1998. This book invites the young student to experiment with the art of looking, seeing and painting as a way to learn how to paint. It offers clear step-by-step instructions on using a wide variety of painting techniques.
Ziefert, Harriet. Lunchtime for a Purple Snake. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. This is a charming picture book about a child's visit to her grandpa's art studio where she learns all about color and composition as they paint a picture together. This book serves as a wonderful introduction to painting for the young learner.