Books

Young Artist Inspirations

Stories from art history that teach young artists the habits of seeing — looking, keeping a sketchbook, and making the brave mark.

Book One · Available now

The Boy Who Learned to Look: A Hokusai-Inspired Story About Seeing, Sketchbooks, and One Brave Mark

A Hokusai-inspired picture book about a boy who discovers that learning to draw begins with learning to look — and that every sketchbook needs one brave mark to begin.

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Book Two · Coming next

The Girl Who Helped People Feel Seen

A Mary Cassatt story about art that makes us feel seen. In progress.

These books plant the habits ApoKrino later grows — for the parent of a young artist, the sketchbook is where it starts.