Princess Arabella at the Museum by Mylo Freeman
This is a great book for art lovers! When Princess Arabella, a young black princess, tells her royal friends that she has created a museum, they all line up to see what all the fuss is about. Once inside, they’re view of the world is challenged by Princess Arabella’s artworks. She teaches them concepts of perspective, thinking outside the box, and that art can be just about anything!
It features art that is inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s dotted pumpkins, Louise Bourgeois’ Maman, Jeff Koons’s balloon animal sculptures, and others. There’s a message of art being for everyone, regardless of race or background. Princess Arabella’s love for art is pure, her friends can see that too and they become inspired to create their own art.
The story is not a fast but worth the read through. This book would make for a great storytime reading. For fast readers, a little time between pages for the children to see the artworks might be desirable to create the full experience of the book, almost as though you are actually at a museum.
Bibliography
Freeman, M. (2021). Princess Arabella at the Museum. Cassava Republic Press.
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