The Art Book for Children Volume 2

A perfect introduction to art for children everywhere, this children's art book presents a new way of looking at art with children.

It's an A - Z guide to thirty of the most engaging artists and one of their most famous works of art.

Designed for both adult and child to enjoy together, this art book for children encourages children to learn to look, and to imagine why artists choose to create art in the way that they do.

30 artists, from Raphael and Thomas Gainsborough to Winslow Homer and Gerhard Richter, have been selected from the original ""Art Book"" for their significance in art history as well as their appeal to children.

From the intricate details of the Limbourg Brothers' illuminated manuscripts to the dazzling Californian skies of David Hockney, every aspect of the masterpieces included here are discussed in an assessable and friendly style.

This history book for children makes the broad, exciting selection of 30 key works across the history of art clear and accessible to children from age seven and upwards, but will be of interest to readers of all ages.

This art book for children is one of many children's art books available from the National Gallery.