My Cup of Art
by Katerina Karolik

3 out of 5 stars

This board book uses the styles of various famous modern painters to imagine how they might paint an ordinary cup. A cup painted by van Gogh might look more like a vase of sunflowers. A cup by Malevich would probably be a big black square with a handle. Picasso might paint a person’s head as a cup. What if the diner in Edward Hopper’s famous diner painting was actually one huge cup where the diners were floating inside the drink? Kusama might make a cup of polka dots.

At the end of the book, the reader is invited to create their own artwork of a cup and place it in the frame provided at the back of the book. Each page has a short one-paragraph description of the artist’s style and the main characteristics of their work.

The cool thing about this book is all the pop-ups, flaps, sliding pages, and die-cut openings. It’s very clever how each page has something different and interesting!

I was grossed out by one of the flaps which lets you peak behind the handle of the cup to find van Gogh’s severed ear. Ew.
Just… why? That is gross.

I was also disappointed that no classical artists are mentioned at all. Maybe there could be another book in the series for classical art. I would enjoy that a lot more.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.