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In her book The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Edith Schaeffer argues that everyone has a talent or skill ready to be discovered and put to use for the glory of God. Often, that talent lies dormant, and the individual is frustrated by the empty spot in their life it should fill. Finding your talent should be a priority, though it's no drudgery—discovering what God has made you good at is a joyful and exciting process.

Similarly, Olympic gold medalist Eric Liddell never put his running before his duty to Christ; instead, he used his talent as a sprinter to glorify God. As he expresses in the brilliant film Chariots of Fire, "I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure." God gives us talents to use in His name, and our joy in them is really our joy in Him.

Eric Liddell's talent led him to compete internationally; the "hidden art" Schaeffer describes is a little more modest, though no less glorifying to God when pursued humbly and gratefully. For Schaeffer, one's hidden art can be something as simple as arranging flowers on the kitchen table, or as elaborate as writing a story or painting a landscape. Everyone has different strengths, and each should learn to cultivate their own.

Our goal in teaching our children art and music isn't to raise a bunch of Van Goghs and Mozarts. If your child is a creative genius that's wonderful, but even if she can barely stay in the lines when coloring, her gifts are just as valuable to the Lord, and her discovery of them is just as important for her growth and personal happiness.

There are a few books in this section designed to help kids appreciate great art of the past, to learn about composers, or to identify the work of different painters and architects. However, most of what we offer is intended to help students across the whole range of ages to acquire and develop whatever skills they may have in sketching, painting, composing, instrument-playing, sculpting, acting, etc.

It's important to remember that no one will ever do anything perfectly, and first attempts are generally met with complete or near-total failure. Failure is often seen as an enemy, or simply as a hurdle to be overcome. Real failure, however, is integral to eventual success and (more importantly) to learning and character development. If a child managed to get everything right the first time, there would be no room for improvement, no reason to work hard.

Exercising one's creativity is essential. Humans were created in God's image, which means in part that we are creative beings, and whenever we're creative in ways that honor God, we're imitating Him. To the extent we can train our kids to do this, we should. Encourage them to do the best they can, because in the end they're doing it for God, and He expects nothing less.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.
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Alvin Ailey
by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
from Hyperion Books for Children
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egyptian Design
by Ed Sibbett, Jr.
from Dover Publications
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW)
Art & the Bible for Children
by Joshua Olds & Barry Stebbing
from How Great Thou Art
for Preschool-3rd grade
in How Great Thou Art (Location: ELE-ARTHGTA)
$29.95
Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
by Eric Carle
from Philomel Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Arts & Crafts with Button Bear
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for Preschool
Baby Lambs
by Barry Stebbing
2nd edition from How Great Thou Art
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in How Great Thou Art (Location: ELE-ARTHGTA)
Band-in-a-Box
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Games & Toys (Location: FUN-GAME)
Boys and Girls of the Bible - Coloring Book
from Rod & Staff Publishers, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible-Themed Coloring Books (Location: COL-BIB)
Budding Builder
by Laura Laxton, Editor
from Gryphon House
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Building
by Elisha Cooper
1st edition from Greenwillow Books
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Camille and the Sunflowers
by Laurence Anholt
1st edition from Barron's
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Camille Pissarro
by Alix Wood
from Windmill Books
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Child Art for 2s
2nd edition from A Beka Books
for Preschool
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Child's Book of Art
by Lucy Micklethwait
from DK Publishing
for Preschool-1st grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Children's Art Journal
by Barry Stebbing
from How Great Thou Art
for Preschool-4th grade
in How Great Thou Art (Location: ELE-ARTHGTA)
Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
from Abrams Books for Young Readers
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Color and Learn: Native America
Color & Learn
by Elizabeth Adams
from Educators Press
for Preschool-1st grade
in Native Americans (Location: HISA-19NAT)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Color By Dots Coloring Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Complete the Picture Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Country Artist
by David R. Collins
from First Avenue Editions
Biography for Preschool-3rd Grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
Create-a-Person Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Dimensions Math Coloring Book Set
from Singapore Math
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Dimensions Mathematics (Location: MAT-SMDM)
$20.00
Discovering Great Artists
by MaryAnn F. Kohl & Kim Solga
2nd edition from Chicago Review Press
for Preschool-6th grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$19.99
Discovering Great Artists (old)
by MaryAnn F. Kohl & Kim Solga
from Bright Ring Publishing
for Preschool-6th grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
DK My Picture Art Class
by Nellie Shepherd
1st edition from DK Children
for Preschool-3rd grade
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Doodling Dragons - Phonogram Coloring Book
from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$5.00
Doodling Dragons - Phonogram Coloring Book
2nd edition from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$6.99
Double Bass Blues
by Andrea J. Loney
First Edition from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Draw the Titanic
by Andrew Staiano, illustrated by Jason Pederson
from Scholastic Inc.
for All ages
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Drum Dream Girl
by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley
from Little, Brown & Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book
by Ed Emberley
from Little, Brown & Company
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$8.99
Etcher's Studio
by Arthur Geisert
from Houghton Mifflin
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Finger Paint Paper Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Nursery-1st grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Flying to Neverland with Peter Pan
by J. M. Barrie, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Carolyn Leigh
from Blue Apple
for Nursery-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Garden Fairy Alphabet - Coloring Book
by Darcy May
from Dover Publications
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Alphabet Coloring Books (Location: COL-ALPH)
$3.99
Gonna Sing My Head Off
by Kathleen Krull
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Music Education & Reference (Location: ELE-MUSREF)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Gonna Sing My Head Off
by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Allen Garns
First Printing from Scholastic Reference
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Music Education & Reference (Location: ELE-MUSREF)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Happy New Year Around the World - Coloring Book
by Sylvia Walker
from Dover Publications
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Holiday Coloring Books (Location: COL-HOL)
$3.99
I Spy a Freight Train: Transportation in Art
by Lucy Micklethwait
from Greenwillow Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Jazz on a Saturday Night
by Leo & Diane Dillon
from Blue Sky press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Joke's on George
by Michael O. Tunnell; illustrated by Kathy Osborn
from Tambourine Books
for Preschool-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Jumbo Coloring Pad (Blue)
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Jumbo Coloring Pad (Pink)
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Kids' Multicultural Art Book
by Alexandra M. Terzian
from Williamson Publishing Company
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Knitting Knights - Phonogram Coloring Book
from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$6.99
Lap-Time Song and Play Book
by Jane Yolen (editor), illustrated by Margot Tomes, musical arrangements by Adam Stemple
from Harcourt Brace Jovanich
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Music Education & Reference (Location: ELE-MUSREF)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Linnea in Monet's Garden
by Christina Bjork & Lena Anderson
from R&S Books
Biography for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Little Annie's Art Book of Etiquette & Good Manners
by Barry & Saundra Stebbing
2nd edition from How Great Thou Art
for 1st-3rd grade
in How Great Thou Art (Location: ELE-ARTHGTA)
Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
by Hildegarde H. Swift & Lynd Ward
from Houghton Mifflin
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$9.99
London Bridge Is Falling Down!
by Peter Spier
from Young Readers Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
M is for Melody
by Kathy-jo Wargin
from Sleeping Bear Press
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Music Education & Reference (Location: ELE-MUSREF)
Make Way
by Angela Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Claire Keane
from Random House
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$19.99
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
by Mark Kistler
from Fireside Books
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$21.00
Mix & Match Princesses
from Dover Publications
for Nursery-1st grade
in Literary & Fantasy Coloring Books (Location: COL-LIT)
More Than Meets the Eye
by Bob Raczka
from Millbrook Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Mother Goose - Coloring Book
by Cathy Beylon
from Dover Publications
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Preschool Coloring Books (Location: COL-PRE)
Multi-Color Construction Paper
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Nursey-2nd grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
Music & Moments with the Masters - Comprehensive Study Guide
by David & Shirley Quine
from Cornerstone Curriculum
for Preschool-Adult
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Musical Instruments
Scholastic: Voyages of Discovery #4
by Scholastic Books and Gallimard Jeunesse
from Scholastic Inc.
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
My Name is Georgia
from Harcourt, Brace & Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
My Very First Art Book
by Rosie Dickins, Sarah Courtauld
Spi from Usborne
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
Neighborhood Helpers - Coloring Book
by Becky Radtke
from Dover Publications
in Preschool Coloring Books (Location: COL-PRE)
Noah's Ark - Coloring Book
by Cathy Beylon
from Dover Publications
in Preschool Coloring Books (Location: COL-PRE)
Old MacDonald's Farm - Coloring Book
by Cathy Beylon
from Dover Publications
in Preschool Coloring Books (Location: COL-PRE)
Open House
by Steve Noon
from DK Publishing
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Architecture and Sculpture (Location: ELE-ARC)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Petrouchka: The Story of the Ballet
by Vivian Werner (reteller), illustrated by John Collier
from Viking Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Picture Frame Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists
by Mike Venezia
from Children's Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Artists & Illustrators (Location: ELE-ARTISTS)
Pieter Brugel
by Mike Venezia
from Children's Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
Play it in Spanish
by Mariana Prieto (collector), music by Elizabeth Colwell Nielsen, illustrated by Regina and Haig Shekerjaian
from The John Day Company
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
Real Nice Clambake
by Rogers & Hammerstein, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
from Joy Street Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Salvador Dali
by Mike Venezia
Revised from Children's Press
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Artists & Illustrators (Location: ELE-ARTISTS)
Scribble Art
by MaryAnn F. Kohl
2nd edition from Bright Ring Publishing
for Preschool-6th grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Sketch Pad
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-6th grade
in Art & Drawing Reference (Location: ELE-ARTREF)
Sky Boys
by Deborah Hopkinson
from Dragonfly Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$8.99
Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Lisl Weil, based on music by Paul Dukas, piano transcriptions by David Shapiro
from Little, Brown & Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Sparky & Spike
by Barbara Lowell, illustrated by Dan Andreasen
from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Picture Biography for Preschool-3rd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$16.95
St. Matthew Passion
by J. S. Bach
for All Ages
in Music CDs (Location: CD)
Stamp Marker Activity Pad - Blue
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Stamp Marker Activity Pad - Pink
from Melissa & Doug Toys
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Miscellaneous Coloring Books (Location: COL-MISC)
Strike Up the Orchestra
from Friedman / Fairfax
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Music Appreciation (Location: ELE-MUSAP)
$8.50 (1 in stock)
Sweet Dreams
by Pamela Prince, featuring art by Bessie Pease Gutmann
from Chronicle Books
for Nursery-1st grade
in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Tchaikovsky Discovers America - CD
by Classical Kids
from Classical Kids
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Music CDs (Location: CD)
The World: A Map Coloring Book
by Natalie Hughes, illustrator
from Henry Holt and Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Geography Activities & Games (Location: GEO-ACT)
This Land Is Your Land
by Woody Guthrie
10 Anv from Little, Brown & Company
for Preschool-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Tomie dePaola's Book of Christmas Carols
by Tomie DePaola
First Edition from Putnam Juvenile
for Nursery-4th grade
in Christmas & Advent (Location: HOLIDAY)
Up Goes the Skyscraper
by Gail Gibbons
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
Wee Sing America - Book and CD
by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp
from Price Stern Sloan
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Wee Sing Around the World
by Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
from Price Stern Sloan
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99 $7.00 (2 in stock)
Wee Sing Bible Songs - Book and CD
by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp
from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99
Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays - Book & CD
by Pamela Conn Beall & Susan Hagen Nipp
from Price Stern Sloan
for Nursery-1st grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99
Wee Sing Fun 'n' Folk
by Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
from Price Stern Sloan
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99
Wee Sing More Bible Songs - Book & CD
by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp
2006 Edition from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
Wee Sing Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies - Book & CD
by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp
2007 Edition from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
$10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Wee Sing Silly Songs - Book and CD
by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp
2007 Edition from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Wee Sing (Location: PRE-WEE)
What Shall We Do and Allee Galloo!
by Marie Winn (editor), arrangements by Allan Miller, illustrated by Karla Kuskin
from HarperCrest
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Whistling Whales - Phonogram Coloring Book
by Denise Eide, illustrated by Ingrid Hess
from Logic of English, Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE)
$6.99
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