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Interview with Author Amy Guglielmo featuring the Touch the Art Books

Connect with author Amy Guglielmo as we explore the popular Touch the Art Books. Exhibited art in museums all over the world can be now found within your lap in a BOOK. Let’s take a look!

Tips for Learning About Art with Kids with Books

Touch the Art Books Series for Kids

I’m thrilled to announce that we have a special author interview as part of our “Love Books” Summer Book Exchange! Amy sent us 3 books to review, we’ve been checking them out for many years at the library when we can find one. We did not even make it in the front door before they were both sitting and reading the stories on the front porch. They have been  big hit our house.   

Our Special Guest is Amy Guglielmo who is the co-athor of the Touch the Art Series! AND Creative Director – Reading Rainbow Live!

In the video below Amy shares a book, 2 activities, tips for exposing your kids to art at an early age, plus her top 6 Pieces of Art to start with for our kids! Come watch and join the fun!  

Amy and Julie have written 8 Books for the Touch the Art Series! If you haven’t explored these books with your child yet it’s so much fun. Each book features famous pieces of art with a touchable element to it, Mona Lisa’s hair, Monet’s Lilies, even Van Gogh’s bed.

It’s so much fun to watch your child learn and explore famous pieces of art with their eyes and touch.

Interview with Amy Guglielmo

We’d love for you to listen to the video as Amy reads the book Count Monet’s Lilies just for you and your child! Plus she shares Activities and More!

Museum Tips for Kids from Amy!

  • Research the programs at the Museums for Kids
  • Visit the websites about pieces they might see
  • Read a book before
  • Finding things at the museum
  • Well rested, hydrated and fed
  • Limit your focus for each trip  
  • Visit the gift store and get a postcard of a piece you loved
  • Bring a sketchbook and talk about objects in a piece of art
  • Scavenger Hunts can be fun!  

Activities to go with Count Monet’s Lilies 

  • Monet Picnic Placemats
  • Monet’s Garden Party Crowns

Additional Art Activities Inspired by Monet 

Claude Monet Artist Study from Every Bed of Roses

Top 6 Famous Pieces of Art to Teach About Art with Your Child

At minute 16:23 we start a special topic featuring our Top 6 Famous Pieces of Art to study. As mentioned in the video you can simply search for famous pieces online. These all were found on Wikipedia. 

We’ll use them to create many activities at home!

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci 

Van Gogh Starry Night Painting

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies by Claude Monet

Water Lilies and the Japanese Bridge Claude Monet

Andy Warhol Campbell Soup

Campbell’s Soup Andy Warhol

Children on the Beach by Mary Cassatt

Children on the Beach by Mary Cassatt

Goldfish by Henri Matisse

Goldfish by Henri Matisse

More About Author Amy Guglielmo

If you’re like a little bit more background about Amy and Julie and how they created the Touch the Art Series we encourage you to watch this preview video on Mountain Lake PBS.  

Visit Amy and Julie’s Website Touch the Art.com  

Don’t forget to check out Our Favorite Resources for Teaching Art to Kids  and our Art for Kids Pinterest Board !

You may also enjoy these activities for kids…

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If you are an author and are interested in having an Author Interview with The Educators’ Spin On it please email us! We love to inspire our children with connections with authors and books to read.

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Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Art projects, Author Study

About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Krissy Sherman Bonning says

    August 5, 2013 at 6:53 am

    Yahoo! I'm so excited to have won. Thanks so much!

  2. emily says

    July 29, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Monet's garden party crowns-we have a little princess in our midst 🙂

  3. PragmaticMom says

    July 28, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    We would love the Tickle Tut Toes. We love ancient Egypt because of Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles series!

  4. Krissy Sherman Bonning says

    July 28, 2013 at 8:16 am

    We've had "Pop Warhol's Top" for a couple years and LOVE it. It's looking pretty ragged now after all of the reading and touch. Would love to have the others, too!

  5. Alvina Castro says

    July 28, 2013 at 5:02 am

    tickle tuts toes

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