Contemporary picture books are usually oversized. They are big, with big images. However, in the 1960s, a number of smaller picture books were published, often […]
the fountain
Recently the AOI (Association of Illustrators) announced their selections for this year’s World Illustration Awards. One category is for children’s publishing, and if you ever […]
Cityscape
Someone recently recommended April Pulley Sayre to me, and so I picked up her 2020 picture book Cityscape: Where Science and Art Meet. I’m glad […]
The Most Beautiful Story
The Most Beautiful Story was first published in Norwegian in 2016, and not published in English until 2021. Brynjulf Jung Tjønn’s work is a picture […]
Story Rug Reading
Story Rug is a new picture book written by Sophie Blackall and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. I learned about it, and the collaboration between these […]
little big books: Illustrations for children’s picture books
I can’t say enough good about little big books: Illustrations for children’s picture books. This 2012 book edited by Robert Klanten and Hendrik Hellige is […]
A Few Blocks
The first thing I noticed about Cybele Young’s 2011 picture book A Few Blocks is its design. It is laid out horizontally, like a landscape […]
Two Artists, Grandad and Me
One nice thing that happens in children’s literature is family involvement. Since parents read picture books to kids, tell stories to their kids, and write […]
The Calico Jungle
I keep stumbling across these wonderful creators I wish I’d know earlier. Dahlov Ipcar is one of these creators. One thing about Ipcar is that […]
It’s an Orange Aardvark!
Michael Hall‘s 2014 picture book It’s an Orange Aardvark! was a pleasant surprise. I picked it up as part of my recent plunge into orange-related […]