Artful Reading is a collection of paintings spanning several
centuries and many countries with one thing in common: they all
depict people reading. The text celebrates all the places you
can read, how much fun reading can be, all the different things
that can be read and more. The images are large and beautifully
represented, so the details can be easily poured over. The text
is great for reading aloud to a group or for a child just
beginning to read by themselves. This is a very beautiful book
that celebrates both reading and art. The variety of paintings
and styles is fantastic ranging from the abstract Picasso of two
women persuising a book to the almost photograph-like Vermeer of
a man reading maps. There are famous paintings as well as
obscure ones, but all are interesting and stick to the theme of
people reading. The text is simple, perfect for a child just
learning to read alone, in a large, easy-to-read font with
important words highlighted. More information is provided in
smaller print in the back ab