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The Very Best of Children's Book Illustration.


Following a brief introduction by renowned children's illustrator Jerry Pinckney, this book presents page after colorful page of wondrous artwork in every media imaginable. This is the very best in contemporary American children's book illustration children's book illustration, any type of picture or decorative work produced for books specifically intended for a youthful audience. Beginnings of a Genre
 as selected by the Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City, founded in 1901. Other major chapters are in Los Angeles and San Diego. The Society is known for its historic East Side New York headquarters (with huge originals by Maxfield Parrish and others on the  for a 1992 exhibition. The 160 artists represented include such notable illustrators as Pinckney, Trina S. Hyman, Leo and Diane Dillon Leo and Diane Dillon are a prolific American husband and wife team of illustrators. Leo was raised in Brooklyn, and Diane in the Los Angeles area. They met at the Parsons School of Design in NYC in 1953, some time after Diane moved from California to New York. , Anita Lobel and Lois Ehlert Lois Ehlert is an author and illustrator of children's books, most having to do with nature. Ehlert won the Caldecott Honor for Color Zoo . She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. External links
  • Ehlert's enry on Harper Collins' website
. A brief caption with each work provides information about the book, its author, publisher, the story it tells and the medium in which the artist worked.
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Author:Baker, David
Publication:School Arts
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Mar 1, 1994
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