Episode 66: Color Our World

About this episode

Youth Services Librarian Amanda discusses the 'Color Our World' Summer Reading Challenge and related activities.

Youth Services Librarian Amanda joins us to promote the 'Color Our World' Summer Reading Challenge which opened on June 14th and goes through August 9th. Learn more and register by visiting oakcreeklibrary.org/src. Or, visit our events calendar to stay up to date on all of the fun activities that will keep you and your family busy this summer: oakcreeklibrary.org/events. Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: Instructional drawing books by Ed Emberley and Ralph Masiello. "In Search of Van Gogh: Capturing the Life of the Artist Through Photographs and Paintings" by Gloria Fossi with readalike "Monet: the Restless Vision" by Jackie Wullschläger. "10 Cats: A Chaotic Colourful Counting Book" by Emily Gravett with readalike "Where’s My Cat?" by Seymour Chwast. "Painting Tools & Materials: A Practical Guide to Paints, Brushes, Palettes and More" by Elizabeth T. Gilbert with readalike "The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature" by Cathy Johnson. "Art Club" by Rashad Doucet with readalike series "Cat Kid Comic Club" by Dav Pilkey. Websites mentioned: The Met Collection – https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection Art Collecting Information and Gallery Guides –…

People in this episode

Guest: Amanda

Topics covered

• Summer Reading Challenge
• Youth Services
• Art
• Books

Keywords

• Color Our World
• reading
• library
• children's activities

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Instructional drawing books by Ed Emberley, Instructional drawing books by Ralph Masiello, In Search of Van Gogh, Monet: the Restless Vision, 10 Cats: A Chaotic Colourful Counting Book, Where’s My Cat?, Painting Tools & Materials, The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature, Art Club, Cat Kid Comic Club

Books & works: Color Our World, In Search of Van Gogh: Capturing the Life of the Artist Through Photographs and Paintings, Monet: the Restless Vision, 10 Cats: A Chaotic Colourful Counting Book, Where’s My Cat, Painting Tools & Materials: A Practical Guide to Paints, Brushes, Palettes and More, The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature, Art Club", Cat Kid Comic Club, Art Collecting Information and Gallery Guides

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