Norton Simon Museum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Italian Paintings in the Norton Simon Museum: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Nicholas PennyNorton Simon Museum📚 NEW in our online shop: "Italian Paintings in the Norton Simon Museum: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries" by Nicholas Penny. This beautifully illustrated catalogue provides an in-depth look at the Museum's collection of Italian paintings. Shop: https://t.co/JeQAOV2k3N https://t.co/gGPZ7yOp3H
Hardcover, 2021
$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
Flavia Z. DragoNorton Simon Museum#DIYStoriesintheAfternoon inspired by #DiadelosMuertos: 📚 "Gustavo, the Shy Ghost" by Flavia Z. Drago with 🎨 "Ghost" by Rufino Tamayo 👻. Share a memory of a loved one who has passed by writing or making a drawing about how they were special to you. https://t.co/uxaTbHoJwo https://t.co/yi3pLOcLS2
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia SotomayorNorton Simon Museum📚 Enjoy Stories in the Afternoon at home with pairings of some of our favorite children’s books with works from our collection. Today’s pairing: "Just Ask!" by Sonia Sotomayor and "The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil" by Claude Monet. READ & CREATE → https://t.co/1b2PAqehwJ https://t.co/HnWIAdjToa
Hardcover, 2019
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
Marjane SatrapiNorton Simon MuseumJoin us Sat, 3/11 at 5pm for the film "Persepolis," directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. Based on writer-director Satrapi’s graphic novel, "Persepolis" follows her life as she comes of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Free w/ adm. https://t.co/F3zVvs7ZQw https://t.co/Db3NEb0WEk
Paperback, 2004
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Evelyn del Rey Is Moving Away
Meg MedinaNorton Simon Museum📚 DIY Stories in the Afternoon at home w/ pairings of some of our favorite children’s books w/ works from our collection. Today’s pairing: "Evelyn del Rey is Moving Away" by Meg Medina w/ "Unequal" by Kandinsky and "Possibilities at Sea" by Klee. READ: https://t.co/Ynyrhsnb70 https://t.co/qSScVAr7ql
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Year of the Ox: The EAST Meets WEST Astrological Personality Portrait
Ruth May-HoffmanNorton Simon MuseumCelebrate the #LunarNewYear and the #YearoftheOx, an animal that symbolizes prosperity through courage and hard work, with this puppet-making project. Follow step-by-step directions with our art-making activity guide. MAKE → https://t.co/UPbJVnyXDg https://t.co/R8gufnknNg
Paperback, 2015
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The National Read a Book Day: A trip to the beginning and the significance of reading.
Michael KanteNorton Simon MuseumToday is #NationalReadaBookDay! Find a selection of books to read paired with a work from our collection to create your own DIY Stories in the Afternoon. 📚https://t.co/HfjiMgir8u https://t.co/4BtsK16tmT
Paperback, 2022
$9.59$4.80 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Festival of Colors
Surishtha SehgalNorton Simon MuseumEnjoy today's #DIYStoriesintheAfternoon is inspired by Holi. 📚 "Festival of Colors" by Surishtha Sehgal & Kabir Sehgal, illustrated by Vashti Harrison with "Krishna Seated by a Riverbank," c. 1780. Make a colorful artwork celebrating the end of winter and the start of spring. https://t.co/KYhQY5Jp6J
Hardcover, 2018
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Artist's Garden at Vetheuil: Monet cross stitch pattern
Kathleen GeorgeNorton Simon Museum📚 Enjoy Stories in the Afternoon at home with pairings of some of our favorite children’s books with works from our collection. Today’s pairing: "Just Ask!" by Sonia Sotomayor and "The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil" by Claude Monet. READ & CREATE → https://t.co/1b2PAqehwJ https://t.co/HnWIAdjToa
Paperback, 2017
$17.14$8.57 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moving Away: The Emotional Side of Leaving
Brooke BaumNorton Simon Museum📚 DIY Stories in the Afternoon at home w/ pairings of some of our favorite children’s books w/ works from our collection. Today’s pairing: "Evelyn del Rey is Moving Away" by Meg Medina w/ "Unequal" by Kandinsky and "Possibilities at Sea" by Klee. READ: https://t.co/Ynyrhsnb70 https://t.co/qSScVAr7ql
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