Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry illustrated by Wesley Dennis*

I read this book aloud to my nine year old son.  We both enjoyed this delightful story of the "Father of American Painting".
This book focuses on Benjamin's life at home with his parents, how he discovered his love for painting, how that gift developed and the Quakers' response to it.
The chapters were short with bits of illustrations scattered throughout them.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.