Is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet

Stephen T. Johnsonis the creator of such well-known children's books as thePublishers WeeklybestsellerMy Little Red Toolbox, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winnerMy Little Yellow Taxi, and the Caldecott Honor andNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of the YearAlphabet City.His drawings and paintings are in numerous private and permanent collections, including the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Solo exhibitions of his work have been featured at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York; the Katonah Museum of Art, New York; and the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. Among his public art is a mosaic mural at the DeKalb Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York, and a 70-foot mural planned for 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Johnson and his family make their home in Lawrence, Kansas. Visit him at www.artandideas.com.Johnson, Stephen T. is the author of 'Is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet', published 2008 under ISBN 9780689863011 and ISBN 0689863012.