Old Masters Rock: How to Look at Art with Children

This is the best way to ignite a child's interest in art. The book is beautifully written and illustrated. It's about time someone reminded us all how cool old master are and a great way to teach kids. This is my new "gift" for all the kids I know. Well Done!

Beautifully illustrated, a great introduction for young andOld to the world of Old Master Paintings. Many in. The great masters

An absolute must! This book provides the perfect guidelines for looking at art with kids in a way that keeps them engaged and entertained. My girls loved it!

Gift for granddaughter--she loves it, as does her father.

Great questions about the artworks

great source of ideas

What a wonderful book. I recommend that you read it with your kids (of pretty much any age) as it will allow you to spend some real quality time together. The selected paintings are beautiful and the questions very thoughtful and mind "provoking". As an adult, I enjoyed reading it too and learned quite a lot.

Terrific book for parents and children alike. Gives a different perspective on how to look at art and enjoy it.

When i think of all the years i spent schlepping my four unenthusiastic, complaining furious children around museums and galleries and art exhibitions in the hope that something might stick..... Old Masters Rock is the most brilliant and yet most simple concept. A book that engages children in the business of fine art. Each page carries a picture of an old master and then takes the reader straight into the story behind the picture, bringing it alive with questions and observations that breathe narrative life through the image. Whether it's John Singleton Copley's Watson and the shark - which is now stamped PG13, and thus guaranteeing excitement from every small child, to Van Goph's 'Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe' described as a 'Vincent's Selfie' the author has blown the dust off any child's idea that learning about art is dull and stiff.absolutely brilliant and i'm ashamed to say that i've learnt rather a lot myself.

Old Masters Rock gets children (and their parents) to look at paintings as a detective might - looking for clues, details, and references to other works of art. The author suggests how to get the most out of a short visit to a gallery (focus on 5 paintings), letting children take the lead and helping them explore what interests them. As a result, nobody gets tired or bored, and everyone goes home having had fun and ready for more. I wish I'd had this book as a child, but it's never too late to learn! Plus the book looks beautiful and is a pleasure for the armchair artlover (or even for a bedtime story...).

How do you encourage your child's curiosity for Art - Old Masters Rock is a wonderful book to help you do that.

Excelente libro!! Súper recomendado!!