The information in this book is well thought out and placed, but I can't endorse any book published in 2014 that has this blurb on the back: "Read about famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, and Henri Matisse, as well as important women and African-American artists." To me, that sounds like women and African-American artists can be important, but none are famous (or the famous ones aren't important? I'm not sure.) Additionally, the plural is used above, but only one female artist (Mary Cassatt) and one African-American artist (Jacob Lawrence) are highlighted, with paragraphs talking about others. Forget about pretty much any other minority as well--you've got Katsushika Hokusai representing Asian artists and that's it. If you're looking to introduce kids to a Euro-centric version of the greats, then this is your book.