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Hugo & Miles in I've painted everything!

2007
When elephant artist Hugo develops artist's block, his friend Miles convinces him to go along on a trip to Paris, where Hugo learns to see things in new ways.

Greatest works of art of Western civilization

1997
Presents color reproductions of 111 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, tapestries, and mosaics, chosen by art critic Thomas Hoving as the most significant masterpieces he has ever encountered; and includes essays in which Hoving explains his personal reaction to each selection and provides information about its artist.

Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago

2000
Presents color reproductions of over four hundred works of art from the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring objects in many media from numerous periods; and includes descriptive captions, as well as informative essays.

Starry nights

Seventeen-year-old Julien falls in love with the muse, Clio, as he tries to save her and the Mus?e D'Orsay's collection of Impressionist art after learning the paintings are reacting to a curse set by Renoir that trapped Clio in his painting.

Meet me at the art museum

a whimsical look behind the scenes
2012
Readers will learn all about museums in this fun and whimsical picture book about a discarded ticket.

Celebrity cat

2006
When a town's cats do not find any paintings of cats in their town's art gallery, a cat named Felissima finds a way to solve the problem.

Lulu and the flying babies

1988
Stuck waiting for her family in the art museum when she would much rather be playing outside in the park, a little girl is picked up by two cherubim and taken for a wild romp through several paintings.

How to visit a museum

1985
Advice for museum-goers to obtain more rewarding experiences on future museum visits.

Where are you, Ernest and Celestine?

1986
When Celestine momentarily loses Ernest at the museum, she fears that he prefers the paintings to her.

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