Books like Picasso and the girl with a ponytail by Laurence Anholt

Vashti doubts her drawing talent, but an art teacher’s encouragement sparks a confidence‑building journey that proves anyone can create a masterpiece.

Tommy discovers how to bring his creative drawing skills from home into the structured world of school art class, learning to blend imagination with direction.

When a new student arrives, invisible Brian finally finds his place, showing that kindness and teamwork can bring shy children into the light.

A thrilling adventure novel set in Victorian London, exploring the world of painting and magic.

A story about a young girl who dreams of making a beautiful sky color mural for the school library.

A celebrated New York City teenage street artist’s sudden death sparks a gripping exploration through interviews with her family, friends, and critics, revealing the layers of a life that left a mysterious art legacy.

Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’s puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.

A Texas high‑schooler who hides in the shadows becomes a hero when a hate crime forces him to step out of the background and confront the violence facing his community.

A determined girl and her dog build a project, face setbacks, and learn that perseverance and perspective are the true keys to success.

Anxiety-stricken Beatrice tries to keep up the facade of perfection as a school talent show contestant, only to make a costly mistake that could ruin everything she's worked so hard to achieve.

"Fernande Olivier, the first real love in the life of Pablo Picasso, left a vivid account of the years she spent with the great artist (1905-1912), which happened to coincide with the period of Picasso's most revolutionary work. Although the value and interest of her recollections from this period has been increasingly recognized by scholars, most of her writing has not been available in English until now.". "Besides the journal, Loving Picasso also includes writing from Olivier's memoir, first published in French in the 1930's and from her letters to Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Guillaume Apollinaire. Edited by Picasso scholar Marilyn McCully, who also provides a foreword, the book is illustrated by archival photographs of Olivier, Picasso, and their friends - Gertrude Stein, Max Jacob, Kees van Dongen, and others - as well as reproductions of her own drawings and paintings; works for which Olivier modeled before she met Picasso; and some of the superb portraits of her by Picasso himself."--BOOK JACKET.

A young boy becomes friends with the artist in the apartment upstairs and tries hard to understand when his friend commits suicide.