Rapunzel's Supermarket: All about Young Children and Their Art

by Ursula Kolbe

Book by Kolbe, Ursula

Genres: Education, Art, Nonfiction, Teaching

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kristi (OneBookMore) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but not much more than I already knew, as I have kids who make art pretty much every day. I was, however, fascinated by the similarities found in most young children learning to draw, and how they all seem to go through the same stages of drawing people, first as circles with faces and legs, then as a circle for a face and an oval for a body, and lastly adding arms. There were lots of great ideas for projects in this book, and a lot of ideas about engaging in conversation about how children view their surroundings.

[Susanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book a fascinating look at the way children approach art and the way parents and teachers can encourage children to explore their world creatively.

I found myself having many "of course" moments as I read through Kolbe's explanations of how to encourage children in their creativity. There were many ideas for activities to start the creative process and very practical, common sense suggestions for offering support and advice without taking over when helping children with their artwork.

Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, this book is a great resource for any teacher of 3 - 8 year old children. While designed as a teacher resource, it is very suitable for parents as well.

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[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good practical tips for talking to young children about their artmaking. The visuals and examples are great, too.