Yesterday's blog gave you some behind-the-scenes art books.  Now it's time to get inspired with some storybooks and fiction perfect for Youth Art Month.

Art by Patrick McDonnell
E  MCD
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
E  CAR
Art's Supplies by Chris Tougas
E  TOU
Art & Max by David Wiesner
E  WIE
Bridget's Beret by Tom Lichtenheld
E  LIC
The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf
E  DER
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
E  REY
Drawing Lessons from a Bear by David McPhail
E  MCP
Fancy Nancy, Aspriring Artist by Jane O'Connor
E  OCO
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
E  BEA
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean! by Kevin Sherry
E  SHE  OVERSIZE
Ish by Peter Reynolds
E  REY
Lester Fizz, Bubblegum Artist by Ruth Spiro
E  SPI
Micawber by John Lithgow
E  LIT  BOOK & CD
My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard
E  HUB
Sky Color by Peter Reynolds
E  REY
When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden
E  LAD

The Artsy Smartsy Club by Daniel Pinkwater
J  PIN
The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin
J  FLA
The Calder Game by Blue Balliett
J  BAL
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
J  BUL  FIRST CHAPTER
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
J  BAL
Hangman's Gold by Sneed B. Collard
J  COL
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
J  BRO
Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! by Dan gutman
J  GUT  FIRST CHAPTER
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt
J  RUN
A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
J  COL
The Paint Brush Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
J  BUL  FIRST CHAPTER
Saige Paints the Sky by Jessie Haas
J  AME  NEW BOOK