Eating an ice-cream! Playing a tune! Fishing in the sea! Following Animals and Colours, the third in this innovative series for the very young explores paintings that focus on children. Here are 18 works of art chosen to illustrate all kinds of activities in a child's day - boys eating by Murillo, a child writing by Renoir, a girl sleeping by Millais...The artists represented, who span four centuries, range from old masters to some of today's most renowned painters, and notes on the paintings can be found at the back of the book.

Following Animals: A First Art Book, the second in this innovative series for very young children introduces them to colour in art. 18 exciting paintings from every corner of the globe are presented in child-friendly forms - flowers, birds, trees, nautical scenes, sunsets and bold portraits - the basic palette of colours with which our world is painted, accompanied by the briefest possible text. The artists represented, who span four centuries, range from old masters to some of today's most renowned painters, and notes on the paintings can be found at the back of the book.