Touch the Art: Pop Warhol's Top » (BOARD)

Amy Guglielmo is an artist, writer, and teacher. She currently runs her own art school in a Soho loft in New York City, where she lives with her husband. Amy also teaches cooking, runs art and theater camps, and throws fabulous art parties for kids.

Julie Appel is a writer and a lawyer. Julie resides in New York City with her husband and two children, where she is an avid collector of her children’s art.

The “Touch the Art” series is a fresh, funny introduction to fine art for kids.

"Jump inside" the paintings with fun, tactile pages that introduce children to the works of the world's greatest artists and their famous paintings. Each book in the “Touch the Art” series gives kids the chance to tug, snap, lift and pull their way through art history.

It’s pop, with a twist—a fun collection of works by such 20th century masters as Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Hockney that turns the art world into a fingertip sensation. What could be better than pulling on the lettuce in Claes Oldenburg’s Two Burgers with Everything? Or stroking the fluffy eyelashes on Warhol’s pink-toned Marilyn? It’s an experience kids will never forget.

Children's Literature

One in the "Touch the Art" board book series, which will expose very young children to famous artists and important periods in art history. The book takes a close look at great Pop Art from the twentieth century and introduces kids to Lichtenstein, Thiebaud, and Warhol. The famous Campbell's tomato soup can is there in all its glory, as is a bathrobe and a display of cakes The closing pages, entitled "Artifacts," present information about the paintings and the artists. These books could be used with any age group and in art programs. Teachers could challenge kids to make their own reproductions and to add a tactile element. Others in the series include Brush Mona Lisa's Hair, Feed Matisse's Fish, and Make Van Gogh's Bed.