Books

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In draws parallels between two of the most significant practitioners in the history of photography, presenting fresh research, rare vintage prints, and previously unseen archival works. 'I...

From Tudor times to the First World War, Now You See Us charts the journey of women to becoming professional artists. From Levina Teerlinc, a miniaturist at the court of Elizabeth I, to Laura Knight, the first woman to be elected a member of the Royal...

A great rhinoceros, plagued with sorrow, learns a lesson from the sun about the secret to happiness. In the ancient forest, a beautiful rhinoceros was wondering why he felt sadness in his heart, and asked for help. What follows is an enchanting fable...

This beautiful book is a demonstration of painting's power to evoke emotion and sensation even when on the smallest of scales. British artist Vicken Parsons (b.1957) makes small, intimate paintings on wood panel using thin layers of oil paint. Her...

At sixteen, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe's highest peaks.The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Saber, La Meije: the summits of the Massif des...

Anita Klein is an artist of the everyday and the personal. For more than forty years, she has produced thousands of paintings, prints, and drawings depicting her immediate family - husband, daughters, grandchildren, and herself - going about the very...

This stunning puzzle brings together stars and planets in a rich and beautiful design.A double-sided poster inside shows the puzzle artwork on one side and details star-gazing activities and puzzles on the reverse.With 500 pieces, this is the perfect...

How does music make your feel? What is your favourite song? And what can it inspire you to do? A father and son embark on a journey across the city. But, as they get on the train and plug in the music, do they really know where they will end up? Where...

The Times Children's Book of the Week - "Playful and perceptive...This is definitely one troll worth unblocking"Indie Book of the Month - September 2024A funny, heartwarming story about internet trolling and learning to love yourself. Below the bridge,...

Object Logos contains a carefully curated selection of logos, trademarks and symbols from around the world formed of objects such as scissors, musical instruments, sports kit, tools, keys and stationery.

Liz is sure that her next-door neighbour has a secret. He's got a very long neck, clumpy feet and a strange taste for green leaves... he's a dinosaur! Unfortunately, she's not the only one who's noticed. When Mr Wilson is taken away by scientists, Liz...

Josef Albers was one of the twentieth century's most influential artists, teachers, and theorists of art. Alongside teaching at the Bauhaus school in Germany and later at Black Mountain College and Yale University in the United States, he created seminal...

It's Phil and Dale's favourite time of the week - the WASH! The two socks impress each other with their acrobatics; flipping, spinning and shrieking, much to the disapproval of the other clothes in the washing machine. But why should they care? They've...

If all the scientists are saving the world... who is working on time travel? Scientists who are zooming through space, protecting the planet, singing with whales... and even learning to travel through time. Get ready to meet more than 20 inspiring,...

Despite the borders of the USSR being closed to majority of its population, Soviet citizens were among the world's most frequent flyers.Following the 1917 Revolution, Vladimir Lenin made the development of aviation a priority. Assisted by advertising...

Unfold the majesty of the world's highest mountains with this interactive lift-flap concertina book. Embark on an immersive journey up seven stunning peaks, with concertina-style die-cut pages that mirror the distinct shapes of the world's most...

"This gorgeous board book is a lovely introduction to pond life [and] a great resource for early language skills" - Dr Jess French, The Big Issue Uncover five nature stories in a single pond.Watch a tadpole grow into a frog and a fish escape a kingfisher...

"All the work of the 1970s involved a kind of doubling; there was the world of the everyday and there was the world of the represented ...a sense of our experiential worlds becoming bifurcated between image and reality." John Stezaker This is the first...

This book is jam-packed with puzzles, games and colouring to help young children engage with shapes and colours. It comes with stickers to complete the activities and inspire creativity. With bold and colourful illustrations, this is the perfect book to...

The first major exhibition both to explore the impact of British culture on Vincent van Gogh and to trace the introduction of his art into Britain and its legacy in the works of British painters. Published to accompany the show, this lavishly...

Since Tate Modern opened, the Turbine Hall has hosted some of the most memorable and acclaimed site-specific art installations of the twenty-first century, reaching an audience of millions. This book is published to accompany the inaugaral Hyundai...

Elton John's truly remarkable collection of international modernist photography stems from personal passion: since 1991, he has amassed more than two thousand photographs, which include key figures from Europe and America alongside many of the foremost...

Year 3 is one of the most ambitious records of citizenship ever undertaken. Using the medium of the traditional school class photograph, this epic work captures tens of thousands of London schoolchildren from a single academic year. Mapping a picture of...

An introspective and entrancing fairytale, this spectacular debut from Iranian-Italian author Sahar Doustar asks us to consider our place in the grand beauty of the wider world. Once upon a time in Persia, there lived a girl who learned to recognise her...

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) is arguably Britain's greatest painter. An extraordinary and prolific artist of incredible range, his pioneering explorations in oils and watercolours, his innovative use of colour and the proliferation of his work through print...

Back in the forest, more crazy animals are having adventures, causing havoc and helping us to learn whilst having fun! A group of cheeky monkeys have moved into the forest and are disturbing the peace with their all-night partying. How will the other...

A toddler's emotions are explored through the eyes of a friendly terrier in this charming picture book. Welcome to a day in the life of a friendly terrier. He just wants to go to the park with his friends to play ball, but his owner has other ideas.....

Inspired by the pioneering American artist Alexander Calder, Meet the Circus is full of fun and creative ideas for making colourful sculptures. Roll up! Roll up! The circus have arrived and they're here to show their audience a good time. In this...

Sean Scully is one of the most important and celebrated painters of our age. For half a century, he has explored with unwavering determination the possibilities of the stripe, band, and block as abstract forms. With seemingly limitless invention, he has...

The Offbeat Sari will explore how the sari has become a site for design innovation, an expression of identity, a form of resistance, and a crafted object carrying layers of cultural meanings.In recent years, the sari has been reinvented. The urban youth...

The doctor's report is final: David has cancer. Now the whole family is under the same terrible verdict. David's wife becomes progressively consumed by the looming shadow of death while his daughters struggle to be as helpful as possible. Meanwhile,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE. A colourfully illustrated, witty story about a wannabe-artist cat living in an art gallery and its quest to find inspiration and become a fully-fledged artist, inspired by Tate's own resident gallery cat...

The first book in the Tate Photography Series presents a new series of images called Time Don't Run Here made by photographer Liz Johnson Artur during the Black Lives Matter protests throughout summer 2020 in London, UK. Liz Johnson Artur is a...

Aliza Nisenbaum is an internationally acclaimed painter best known for her bright, large-scale portraits of community groups. Inspired by the dedication of Liverpool's key workers, the artist decided to create a series of new paintings of NHS staff from...

Richard Mosse's photography captures the beauty and the horror in war and destruction. Born in Ireland and now based in New York, he has worked in many different countries, and has spent years in the Amazon, revealing the unfolding tragedy there...

A landmark new presentation of the work of J.M.W. Turner, repositioning the great painter as a pioneering chronicler of contemporary life, and exploring what it really means to be a modern artist. Turner's career spanned revolution and the Napoleonic...

'Yevonde's '30s portraits of high-society beauties and Hollywood stars are finally getting the attention they deserve.' - British Vogue'Yevonde: Life and Colour opens at the revamped National Portrait Gallery ... and will feature a comprehensive...

A beautiful little story that encompasses values such as perseverance, assertiveness and positivity through the most unlikely of antagonists, the modest little fly! -- IBBY UKFly Flies has a really strong message about staying true to yourself and not...

Discover how to be adored in The Birth of Venus by Botticelli;Learn how to hunt as you pore over The Night Watch by Rembrandt;Gather all your courage in Under the Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai;As a finale, enjoy the art of feasting atop a...

Discover the incredible real-life aquariums that have turned our precious planet blue, from seagrass nurseries to open ocean, from deep-sea vents to tropical coral reefs, from mangroves to coastal estuaries. This beautiful book celebrates aquatic life in...

This extraordinary compilation showcases the limitless possibilities of letter forms transformed into three-dimensional objects of art.Step into the captivating world of three-dimensional typography with 'Three Dimensional Type' by Counter-Print Books...

Play three games in one with this set of 30 flashcards.30 illustrated story cards contain 90 words to fire your child's imagination and build their vocabulary.Words chosen by literacy expert Dr Meredith L Rowe to support learning.Use the cards with...

A brave coming-out story of 40-something Louise, who, while married, realizes that she prefers women Forty-something Louise is married to Peter, with whom she has four children. They live in a big house, and on paper everything looks fantastic. But...

In 1911, Roger Casement was knighted by King George V for his humanitarian work. Five years later, he was hanged for treason. The Trial of Roger Casement traces the astonishing downfall of an Irishman once feted for his humanitarianism but later...

A fascinating portrait of a pivotal period in the life of Spanish filmmaker Luis BuñuelBuñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles depicts a decisive moment in the life of the great Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel: the moment when he doubted surrealism and...

What made modern art so ground-breaking? Discover for yourself with The Modern Art Journal - a thought-provoking introduction to the revolutionary world of Modern Art.This interactive activity book introduces the reader to the life and work of 16 artists...