Touch the Art: Catch Picasso's Rooster

by Julie Appel, Amy Guglielmo

Like most children, painters throughout history have loved animals—and this gallery of delightfully touchable creatures showcases a menagerie of artistic beasts. Little hands will enjoy stroking a red feather on Picasso’s The Rooster , feeling soft fleece in Milton Avery’s Sheep, 1952 , and petting a kitten’s whiskers in Henri Rousseau’s The Tabby . They can even smell a scratch-and-sniff cheese surface on van Gogh’s Two Rats !  

Genres: Art

20 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jonathan Mckay · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, this series is the best I've found to engage my 11 month old son in reading. Since I was only able to buy these books used, anything destroyable is already gone, but there is plenty of texture and variety to keep an otherwise squirmy baby interested. In terms of my son's favorites, this ranks below 'Count Matisse's Fish' but above 'Tickle Tut's Toes'.

Unlike most children's books, I'm learning something too, making this a book I'm happy to read dozens of times.

[Anna Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book in the Touch the Art series!

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, Fun Read. I really liked that the title of the painting and the artist's name was underneath each painting. I skipped the last two pages with more detailed information on each artist. The size is a little bigger than a typical board book which was nice as it allowed more space for the paintings.

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my 3-year-old's favorite book. (And that's saying a lot because she loves books). It goes with us in the car and to many of our daily activities. The paintings genuinely appeal to her, and to me it says that you're never too young to appreciate good art.

[Thia]

touch the art series

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rhyming text follows Picasso's rooster through a series of animals in paintings. I love exposing babies to great art!

[Sarah Stumphf · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really held my 2 year old's attention, and I love the early introduction to the arts.