Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Ack!! Why does my mac mail program mess with my font format?
Monday, March 12, 2012
A First Book Of Nature
A delightful new book out from Walker Books, written by Nicola Davies and beautifully illustrated by Mark Hearld...






...thanks Simon Lewin and AllThingsConsidered...
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Storybird
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Isabel Hojas
Beautiful 3D collage by Chilean illustrator Isabel Hojas for 'El Ciervo De Las Cuernas De Oro' ('The Deer Antlers of Gold'), written by Enriqueta Flores...



Saturday, March 03, 2012
Emiliano Ponzi
Italian illustrator Emiliano Ponzi has illustrated a beautiful, quiet storybook from Nobel Laureate Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago's only children's story, 'The Biggest Flower In The World'...

read more about it on Ponzi's blog...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Golden Kite Awards
link: SCBWI Unveils the Winners of the 2012 Golden Kite Awards
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Transformers!
Monday, February 27, 2012
"Jan Berenstain,
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
And Then It's Spring
We can be ever hopeful spring will come with 'And Then It's Spring', by Julie Fogliano. Beautifully illustrated by Caldecott winner Erin E. Stead...




Read more about Erin and her interesting woodblock printing process at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Sunday, February 19, 2012
A New Zig and Wikki Adventure from Nadja Spiegelman & Trade Loeffler
Want to read the first Zig and Wikki adventure? See it HERE!
Thank you to Leigh Stein.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Isabelle Arsenault
Canadian illustrator Isabelle Arsenault has made yet another beautiful book, coming out in April, 'Virginia Wolf', written by Kyo Maclear...


..and a few of her other lovely books; 'Spork', also by Kyo Maclear...
'My Letter To The World and Other Poems'...
and her 2011 book 'Migrant', which was on the New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2011...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Simone Rea
Beautiful work by Italian illustrator Simone Rea, one of the winners at the the Biennale of Illustration in Bratslava last year...


Wednesday, February 01, 2012
"The very best picturebooks become timeless mini art galleries for the home..."
Beatrice Alemagna, Kitty Crowther, and Franciszka Themerson.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
R.G. Roth
R.G. Roth illustrates beautiful children's books, many of them with a jazz theme. His latest is 'Everyone Gets The Blues', written by Leslie Staub...
...and a few of his other gorgeous books...

...as well as his wonderful paintings. Take a peek here to see more..

Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Jon Klassen
'Extra Yarn', a sweet story by Mac Barnett, delightfully illustrated by Jon Klassen...



Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Curious Pages

"A SITE FOR ALL YOUR READING DISORDERS. LOOKING FOR BOOKS ABOUT TEDDY BEARS OR RAINBOWS OR FEELINGS? YOU’RE AT THE WRONG PLACE. HERE WE CELEBRATE THE OFFBEAT, THE ABSTRACT, THE UNUSUAL, THE SURREAL, THE MACABRE, THE INAPPROPRIATE, THE SUBVERSIVE AND THE FUNKY"
Who couldn't love a blog like this? Put together by the inimitable Lane Smith & Bob Shea
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Marion Deuchars
What a fun book! Lets Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars...


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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Stig Lindberg
Stig Lindberg, one of Sweden's most important post-war designers, was an illustrator, painter, designer of industrial products, ceramics and textiles. First released in 1959 in black and white, this delightful book by Lennart Hellsing and illustrated by Lindberg, has now made it's 21st century debut in colour...thanks FineLittleDay...




...and check out this terrific book about Lindberg...

...thanks OrangeYouLucky...




































