Product Description

Discover the playful world of Pablo Picasso with this interactive picture book that lets children enjoy his art while they read. Strange faces that seem to look in two directions, noses blowing while teeth are grinding, angry faces that are also smiling—this imaginative approach helps young readers understand why Cubist painting was born and what makes Picasso’s work so unique.

This title is part of the long‑selling Shogakukan Art Book series for children, launched in 1996 under the concept “Masterpieces play with you.” Over 15 years, the series has reached more than 700,000 copies in print and has received the 47th Shogakukan Children’s Publishing Culture Award for proposing a new way for children to engage with art. In recognition of Masako Yuki’s long‑term efforts to bring art closer to children, she was also awarded the 50th Kurushima Takehiko Culture Prize in 2010.

Ideal as a child’s first encounter with art, this book encourages curiosity, conversation, and creative thinking for families and young readers around the world.