Three Hoboken children and their giant chicken Henrietta set off to explore the world of art after being inspired by the sidewalk drawings of a local chalk artist.
During a visit to the art museum, a little piglet and her grandfather investigate the disappearance of several paintings. Clues in the illustrations give readers a chance to solve the mystery along with the heroine.
An aspiring artist's daily routine of being embarrassed by his eccentric family is interrupted when he finds himself in the middle of an art museum fiasco involving Matisse's 1909 portrait of his son Pierre.
Janson the mouse, who lives in a museum, becomes an acclaimed artist by copying the styles of paintings she sees there. Includes notes about the artists and works featured.
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.