A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches of legendary artist Pablo Picasso.

Pablo Picasso's masterful drawings teach young readers to recognize animals in this ingenious read-aloud board book. Birds and Other Animals takes children through Picasso's series of one-line animal drawings, which begin and end with various types of birds.

Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, as well as co-creator of Cubism. He produced more than 50,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and ceramics during his lifetime, and his work remains among the most exhibited and collected in the world.

The clever and whimsical charm of Picasso's sketches is accompanied by a witty text that can be used as a discussion starter, through which children will not only expand their visual definitions of which animals are which, but also become more familiar with fine art.

The companion books in this series, First Steps with Great Artists, feature the art of Henri Matisse, Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Calder and Josef Albers.

Ages 1 to 3

Publisher: Phaidon