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 SATURDAYS, 10:30 AM
JAN. 14, 2023FEB. 11, 2023 MAR. 11, 2023 CORVALLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN MEETING ROOM
Come sing, clap, move your body to music with Marisa in this interactive music program with children between the ages of 2 to 10. |
 SATURDAY, JAN. 28, 202310:30 - 11:30 AM CORVALLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN MEETING ROOM Join us for a special themed storytime followed by hands-on activities designed for preschool-age children. The focus of this event is "Our Bodies", and it is designed to encourage the exploration of science, math, and literacy. |
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Artist Ted
by Andrea Beaty
Ted decides that his bedroom, as well as his school, needs the touch of an artist and when he cannot find one, he becomes an artist for the day, much to the chagrin of his mother, the principal and a new classmate, Pierre.
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont
Excited with the art he has created on the walls, a young artist decides to continue with his vibrant creations--soon painting the floors, ceiling and himself in the process!
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Willow
by Denise Brennan-Nelson
In Miss Hawthorn's art class, neatness, conformity, and imitation are encouraged, but when Willow brings imagination and creativity to her projects, even straight-laced Miss Hawthorn is influenced.
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The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
by Eric Carle
A vibrantly colored story by the award-winning author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar invites youngsters to tap into their creativity through the story of an artist who painted the world just as he saw it in his imagination. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.
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Draw!
by Raúl Colón
Based on his own childhood, an award-winning artist presents a wordless book about the limitless nature of creativity through the story of a boy named Leonardo, who begins to imagine, then draw, a world crafted through the sheer power of his imagination.
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The Painter Who Loved Chickens
by Olivier Dunrea
Bright and witty paintings of different breeds of chickens highlight the heartwarming tale of an artist, who only wants to paint chickens, and his ultimate success in earning a living doing what he loves best.
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Perfect Square
by Michael Hall
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
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Scribbles and Ink : out of the box
by Ethan Long
Receiving a delivery of a box of cheese, Ink the mouse enjoys a yummy snack while Scribbles the cat imagines the many things he can make from the box before a zany rivalry ensues. By the award-winning author of Tickle the Duck!
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Katie Meets the Impressionists
by James Mayhew
nraptured by the flowers in a painting by Monet while visiting the museum with her grandmother, Katie is transported into the enchanting realm of Monet where she also meets Renoir and Degas, in a wonderful introduction to art for young readers.
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Me, Frida
by Amy Novesky
Feeling lost when she arrives in San Francisco with her husband, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo explores the city and receives inspiration from its beauty, diversity and exuberance before rising to become one of the most influential Mexican painters of the mid-20th century. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of Smoky Night.
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Growing an Artist : the story of a landscaper and his son
by John Parra
Helping his papi, a landscape architect, on the job, Juanito sketches anything that catches his eye as they travel from house to house, giving him the opportunity to turn his artistic talent toward landscape designjust like his papi.
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Tommaso and the Missing Line
by Matteo Pericoli
Set in an Italian landscape, young Tommaso's line drawing goes missing and now he must search high and low to locate it, but after looking at all the shapes and structures around him, he turns to his Nonna for assistance with his challenging task.
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The Noisy Paint Box : the colors and sounds of Kandinsky's abstract art
by Barb Rosenstock
An exuberantly illustrated introduction to the early life of abstract painter Vasya [Wassily] Kadinsky describes how his creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called "synesthesia," which caused him to experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors.
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Beautiful oops!
by Barney Saltzberg
Demonstrates the many ways that torn, crinkled, and smudged bits of paper can be transformed into various shapes and images.
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The Starry Night
by Neil Waldman
Wonderfully colorful illustrations of Manhattan, inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's style, mark the tale of a young boy who has his desire to paint whetted by the strange man called Vincent who explores New York with him before disappearing.
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Augustine
by Mélanie Watt
Moving from the South Pole to the North Pole, Augustine, who misses her friends, grandparents, and her old bedroom, is scared to go to her new school, but some colored pencils and Picasso help this shy, creative little penguin break the ice with her classmates and find a new place to call home.
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Look! Look! Look!
by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Three mice "borrow" a postcard which is a reproduction of a painting, and from it they learn about color, pattern, line, and shape; includes instructions for making and sending a postcard.
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Art & Max
by David Wiesner
Draws on diverse influences from George Herriman’s Krazy Kat and the work of Salvador Dali to present a tale that follows themes of friendship and creativity, as a pair of lizards with different levels of painting expertise share an exciting journey through various artistic media. By the Caldecott Medal-winning author of Tuesday. 150,000 first printing.
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A boy Named Isamu : a story of Isamu Noguchi
by James Yang
Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist.
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I am Fridiux = : Yo soy Fridiux
by Amparo Serrano
Presents the life of famous Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, with an emphasis on lesser known facts about her like her childhood nickname, Fridiux.
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Scholastic BookFlix
Video storybooks that are paired with nonfiction ebooks designed for preschool through 3rd grade. Collection includes book sin English and Spanish. Free for CBCPL patrons! |
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Looking for more to do? See all programs on our online calendar. |
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