From award-winning creator Evan Turk, a stirring picture book biography of world-famous artist David Hockney that celebrates seeing beauty everywhere"It's the very process of looking at something that makes it beautiful." —David HockneyGrowing up under the gray skies of England during World War II, David Hockney used art to brighten his world. He discovered that the more he looked and drew, the more he could see beneath the surface to find beauty, possibili...

The People’s Painter is a lyrically told, exquisitely illustrated picture book biography of influential Jewish artist and activist Ben Shahn.A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal WinnerA 2022 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Picture Book“The first thing I can remember,” Ben said, “I drew.”As an observant child growing up in Lithuani...

**Common Sense Media/Common Sense Selection for FamiliesA Booklist Top 10 Biographies & Memoirs for Youth★ Publishers Weekly, starred review★ Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ Foreword Reviews, starred review★ Booklist, starred review★ The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review★ School Library Journal, starred reviewHere is the inspiring story of the wo...

**This beautiful cento poem from two award-winning creators about experiencing a forest with all of your senses will make the perfect read-aloud for nature lovers and curious explorers of all ages.An NCTE Notable Children’s Poetry Book**Into the forest, dark and deep,With miles to go before I sleep . . .Beneath the holy oaks I wander.Here, O my heart, just listen!This vivid and evocative poem reimagines classi...

Like modern-day Miss Rumphius and her promise to make the world a more beautiful place, this luminous story brings the scope of a lifetime into focus for a young reader and fills it with the magic of gifts given and received.This moving and radiant story of the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter, and the joy and promise passed down between them, begins one quiet dawn . . .On the morning of her eighth birthday,Maude buries a ...

A parent and child explore the wonder and joys of the changing moon together in this captivating picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk.Hello, Moon!You look so beautiful tonight!Do you mind if we sit with you?In this joyful celebration of a child’s sense of curiosity about the world, a parent and child explore the wonder of the changing moon together. Because sometimes all you need is someone to...

This gorgeous and empowering picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk paints the portrait of Marietta Barovier, the groundbreaking Renaissance artisan who helped shape the future of Venetian glassmaking.Marietta and her family lived on the island of Murano, near Venice, as all glassmakers did in the early Renaissance. Her father, Angelo Barovier, was a true maestro, a master of glass. Marietta longed to create gorgeous glass too, but gl...

**An Ezra Jack Keats Book Award WinnerA New York Times Best Illustrated BookAn NPR Best Book of the YearA Bulletin Blue Ribbon BookA Parents’ Choice Gold Award WinnerA picture book celebration of the indomitable Muddy Waters, a blues musician whose fierce and electric sound laid the groundwork for what would become rock and roll.**Muddy Waters was never good at doing what he was told. When Grandma Della said the blues wouldn’t p...

In this breathtaking companion to the award-winning Grandfather Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, tells a poignant, personal story of the damage of wastefulness, gorgeuously illustrated by Evan Turk.At Grandfather Gandhi’s service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, with work that is done for the good of all. The villagers vow to live simply and non-violently. Arun Gandhi tries very hard to follow these vows, but he struggles with...

Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace.How could he—a Gandhi—be so easy to anger?One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels with his family to Grandfather Gandhi’s village.Silence fills the air—but peace feels far away for young Arun. When an older boy pushes him on the soccer field, his ange...

Award-winning author and illustrator Evan Turk showcases the beauty and importance of the National Parks in this gorgeous picture book that takes readers on an amazing tour across the United States.Beneath the soaring doorways of stone,and peaks that pierce the ceiling of clouds,from every river, star, and stonecomes the eternal refrain:you are home.In simple, soaring language and breathtaking art, acclaimed author-illus...

This cinematic picture book from critically acclaimed author and illustrator Evan Turk follows the life of a baby whale from birth, to song, to silence, to a new song of compassion and hope for a brighter future.Two hearts, one song.A young whale and her mother sing together.Heartbeat.Then the mother is gone.One heart, one song.The young whale swims, alone and lonely,for days and years and decades...