Let's Take a Trip . . . To a Museum

A museum is a great place to spend a hot summer day.  Not only is it nice and cool, but it has lots of great interesting items to see.  So today, we're going on vacation by book to museums . . .

Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni
A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.

Amelia Bedelia's Masterpiece by Herman Parish
Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia visits an art museum, where her confusion leads to surprising results.

The Shape Game by Anthony Browne
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.

Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew
While visiting the art museum, Katie has an adventure stepping in and out of five paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne.  Includes information about Post-impressionism and the particular paintings and artists in the story.