Picture Book Biographies: Creative Souls

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The Noisy Paint Box
The Noisy Paint Box 4.16 avg rating — 4,441 ratings
2.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova 4.31 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin 3.88 avg rating — 5,302 ratings
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus 4.07 avg rating — 6,647 ratings
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave 4.13 avg rating — 5,534 ratings
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Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw
Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw 4.21 avg rating — 179 ratings
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An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers
An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers 4.02 avg rating — 200 ratings
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The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse 4.05 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
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Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse 3.93 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat 3.95 avg rating — 5,757 ratings
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The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue 4.14 avg rating — 298 ratings
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Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois 4.20 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
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Ada Lovelace: The Poet of Science
Ada Lovelace: The Poet of Science 4.02 avg rating — 825 ratings
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It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
by: Don Tate
4.07 avg rating — 431 ratings
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Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman
Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman 4.21 avg rating — 562 ratings
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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau 4.18 avg rating — 688 ratings
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Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman 3.89 avg rating — 673 ratings
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A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison 4.04 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin 4.01 avg rating — 634 ratings
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai 4.23 avg rating — 789 ratings
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Brush of the Gods
Brush of the Gods 3.96 avg rating — 600 ratings
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Henri's Scissors
Henri's Scissors 4.03 avg rating — 878 ratings
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Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter 4.13 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Georgia Rises: A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia Rises: A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe 3.60 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Strange Mr. Satie
Strange Mr. Satie 3.88 avg rating — 154 ratings
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Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent 4.43 avg rating — 308 ratings
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My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter 3.95 avg rating — 332 ratings
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Silent Days, Silent Dreams
Silent Days, Silent Dreams
by: Allen Say
4.25 avg rating — 983 ratings
28.
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone 4.50 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
30.
A Home for Mr. Emerson
A Home for Mr. Emerson 4.03 avg rating — 498 ratings
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Frida
Frida 4.17 avg rating — 1,443 ratings
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Bambino and Mr. Twain
Bambino and Mr. Twain 3.76 avg rating — 130 ratings
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Action Jackson
Action Jackson 3.90 avg rating — 452 ratings
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Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey 3.98 avg rating — 109 ratings
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Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song
Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song 4.16 avg rating — 150 ratings
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Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!
Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! 3.85 avg rating — 398 ratings
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Bill Peet: An Autobiography
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
by: Bill Peet
4.27 avg rating — 1,763 ratings
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The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy is Enlightening
The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy is Enlightening 3.97 avg rating — 375 ratings
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Edward Hopper Paints His World
Edward Hopper Paints His World 4.02 avg rating — 429 ratings
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Mr. Cornell's Dream Boxes
Mr. Cornell's Dream Boxes 3.60 avg rating — 216 ratings
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Enormous Smallness
Enormous Smallness 4.28 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
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Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box
Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box 3.89 avg rating — 296 ratings
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Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem: A Picture Book
Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem: A Picture Book 3.83 avg rating — 174 ratings
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Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist 3.89 avg rating — 536 ratings
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Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing 4.24 avg rating — 834 ratings
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Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words
Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words 3.92 avg rating — 772 ratings
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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid 4.18 avg rating — 1,211 ratings
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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos 4.12 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire 4.39 avg rating — 1,313 ratings
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The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright
The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright 3.79 avg rating — 297 ratings
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Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten
Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten 3.92 avg rating — 479 ratings
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Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity
Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity 3.93 avg rating — 441 ratings
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Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing
Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing 4.24 avg rating — 167 ratings
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Two Brothers, Four Hands
Two Brothers, Four Hands 3.80 avg rating — 205 ratings
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Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler
Dancing Through Fields of Color: The Story of Helen Frankenthaler 4.05 avg rating — 246 ratings
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way 4.45 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
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A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa
A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa 4.07 avg rating — 302 ratings
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Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist 4.32 avg rating — 969 ratings
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Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring
Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring 4.43 avg rating — 483 ratings
60.
Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey
Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey 4.19 avg rating — 683 ratings
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Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings
Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings 3.72 avg rating — 213 ratings
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The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor
The Strange Birds of Flannery O'Connor 4.29 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington
Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leonora Carrington 3.95 avg rating — 257 ratings
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The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art 4.16 avg rating — 659 ratings
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A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi 3.85 avg rating — 635 ratings
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Unbound : The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Unbound : The Life and Art of Judith Scott 4.53 avg rating — 729 ratings
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Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand
Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand 4.34 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes
Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes
by: Don Tate
4.12 avg rating — 120 ratings
69.
Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix
Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix 4.08 avg rating — 144 ratings
70.
Art Is Everywhere: A Book About Andy Warhol
Art Is Everywhere: A Book About Andy Warhol
by: Jeff Mack
3.75 avg rating — 127 ratings
71.
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas 4.30 avg rating — 449 ratings
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Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie
Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie 4.25 avg rating — 181 ratings
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Gaudí–Architect of Imagination
Gaudí–Architect of Imagination 4.01 avg rating — 120 ratings
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Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden
Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden 4.08 avg rating — 206 ratings
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The Snail
The Snail 4.06 avg rating — 142 ratings
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You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce
You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce 4.06 avg rating — 134 ratings
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A Tulip in Winter: A Story about Folk Artist Maud Lewis
A Tulip in Winter: A Story about Folk Artist Maud Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 177 ratings
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrap the World: The Story of Two Groundbreaking Environmental Artists
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrap the World: The Story of Two Groundbreaking Environmental Artists
by: G. Neri
3.89 avg rating — 84 ratings
79.
Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom
Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom 3.86 avg rating — 91 ratings
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A Curious Mind and a Very Big Heart: The Story of Designer and Innovator Sara Little Turnbull
A Curious Mind and a Very Big Heart: The Story of Designer and Innovator Sara Little Turnbull 3.76 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist 3.69 avg rating — 80 ratings
82.
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes 4.18 avg rating — 378 ratings
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To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney
To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney
by: Evan Turk
4.18 avg rating — 89 ratings
84.
There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston 4.48 avg rating — 1,720 ratings
85.
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
by: Joanna Ho
4.32 avg rating — 228 ratings
86.
Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage
Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage 4.39 avg rating — 149 ratings
87.
Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin from a Harlem Boy to a Legendary Writer and Civil Rights Advocate
Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin from a Harlem Boy to a Legendary Writer and Civil Rights Advocate 4.22 avg rating — 215 ratings
88.
A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me
A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings
89.
Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent
Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent 4.12 avg rating — 143 ratings
90.
As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts
As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts 4.18 avg rating — 251 ratings
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Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination
Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson's Imagination 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings
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A Flash of Color and Light: A Biography of Dale Chihuly
A Flash of Color and Light: A Biography of Dale Chihuly 4.12 avg rating — 81 ratings
93.
Can You Imagine?: The Art and Life of Yoko Ono
Can You Imagine?: The Art and Life of Yoko Ono 4.66 avg rating — 117 ratings
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Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony
Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings
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Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book) 3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings