Pablo Picasso’s masterful drawings teach little ones to recognize animals in this ingenious read-aloud board book. Birds and Other Animals guides children through Picasso’s series of single-line animal drawings, beginning and ending with various species of birds. Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, as well as the co-creator of Cubism. He produced more than 50,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and ceramics throughout his life, and his work remains among the most exhibited and collected in the world.

The clever and whimsical charm of Picasso’s sketches is accompanied by witty text that can be used to spark conversations, through which children will not only expand their visual definitions of which animals are which, but also become familiar with fine art. Each title in this essential series of ingenious read-aloud boards uses masterpieces by celebrated artists to teach one of the most important early learning concepts for toddlers. Each concept is playfully explored through a carefully curated selection of beautifully reproduced artworks, while the accompanying text enriches the

• Author: Phaidon Editors
• Age: 3 to 6 years