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Amy Guglielmo

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Children's Books, Middle Grade, Literature & Fiction

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Amy Guglielmo is an award-winning author, artist, art educator, public art and STEAM advocate. She writes children’s books about strong, pioneering women, and artsy, innovative people. Her titles include: the Christopher award-winning POCKET FULL OF COLORS: The Magical World of Mary Blair Disney Artist Extraordinaire (Atheneum 2017), the Touch the Art series (Sterling, 2006, 2009, 2010) and the PEEK-A-BOO ART Series (Cartwheel/Scholastic 2019, 2020) with Julie Appel, HOW TO BUILD A HUG: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine (Atheneum 2018) with co-author Jacqueline Tourville, CEZANNE'S PARROT (Putnam 2020) and JUST BEING DALI (Putnam 2021), the upcoming, LUCILLE BALL DID IT ALL (Abrams 2024), and the new WHAT THE ARTIST SAW series ...more

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	Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author), Brigette Barrager (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,347 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author), Giselle Potter (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vincent Van Gogh: He Saw the World in Vibrant Colors by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Petra Braun (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 206 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Being Dali: The Story of Artist Salvador Dali by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 181 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cezanne's Parrot by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 151 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claude Monet: He Saw the World in Brilliant Light by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Ginnie Hsu (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 132 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brigette Barrager (Illustrator), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 131 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodnight, Starry Night by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Julie Appel 4.18 avg rating — 110 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Met Frida Kahlo: She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Natalia Rojas Castro (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 68 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Met Louise Bourgeois: She Saw the World as a Textured Tapestry by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Katy Knapp (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DK The Met (24 books)
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Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author),

Katy Knapp (Illustrator)

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What the Artist Saw (9 books)
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Katy Knapp (Illustrator)

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