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An oversized activity pad with tear-off pages, featuring 32 pages of mind-boggling puzzles. Sure to keep children entertained during holidays, rainy days and other quiet times. The scale of this book makes it suitable for sharing amongst children at parties or mealtimes.

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With the rise of the ´selfie´ and social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, modern-day portraits have become incredibly popular and this book is a brilliant guide to their origin. Learn how Shah Jahan, an Indian artist, used real gold in his portrait to convey the importance of his subject, and how Frida Kahlo experimented with distorting mirrors to show her face in a different way, while painting a self portrait. What is a portrait? What forms do portraits come in? Why are portraits so popular? Find out the answers to these intriguing questions in this detailed information book with breath-taking oil paintings, photographs and illustrations. Published in association with the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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