Favorite childhood picture books- illustrators

[ManlyBanisters]

Examples of the Illustrators part 4:

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Examples of the Illustrators part 5:

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Examples of the Illustrators part 6:

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And last but not least:

Examples of the Illustrators part 7:

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[Not_Punny]

Whoa!! What a collection!!!! I looked at every one of them, though for some reason, the views counters aren't working -- I even looked at some of them twice.

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Thanks, MB. That was pure delight.

I recognized the work of almost all of them, even though I didn't recognize the names. Jeez. I'm going to have to pay more attention to the names. Shame on me!

 

[ManlyBanisters]

Whoa!! What a collection!!!! I looked at every one of them, though for some reason, the views counters aren't working -- I even looked at some of them twice.

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Thanks, MB. That was pure delight.

I recognized the work of almost all of them, even though I didn't recognize the names. Jeez. I'm going to have to pay more attention to the names. Shame on me!

Oh don't thank me - thank naughty - I just did the uploading.

And yeah - they're great aren't they.

 

[naughty]

Thanks MB I love Childrens books and their illustrators. I know there are others who I may never know who illustrated them I can invision them but the names of the illustrators may or may not have been included. The old Childcraft encyclopedia had a story and poem volume that was illustrated by many of the listed illustrators and some I can not determine. Yet another mystery!

 

[Novaboy]

Eric Carle's illustration style is quite simple to reproduce. For those of you in the teaching profession a study of his work makes a great art project for your class. The class has a great time making the paper and the sharing all the paper created to make a collage/illustration.

Novaboy

 

[Novaboy]

Barbara Reid's plasticine illustrations are spectacular. The detail is amazing.

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[Novaboy]

LOL - - I didn't know Edward Gorey was classified as a children's illustrator nowadays. I know he was in his day -- but dang! How dark! (He's my brother's fav illustrator)


Yes, I can't imagine that Gorey's books were ever intended for children. He did write an alphabet book but as you will see, it is not for children!

The Gashlycrumb Tinies By Edward Gorey

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs
B is for Basil assaulted by bears
C is for Clara who wasted away
D is for desmond thrown out of a sleigh
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech
G is for George smothered under a rug
H is for Hecotr done in by a thug
I is for Ida who drowned in a lake
J is for James who took lye by mistake
K is for Kate who was struck with an Axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea
N is for Neville who died of ennui
O is for Olive run through with an awl
P is for Pue trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for Quentin who sank in a mire
R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire
S is for Susan who perished of fits
T is for Titus who flew into bits
U is for Una who slipped down a drain
V is for Victor squashed under a train
W is for Winnie embedded in ice
X is for Xerxes devoured by mice
Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin

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[ManlyBanisters]

Do you know that has just reminded me of a glaring ommision - Edward Lear (Edward Lear and Nonsense  Edward Lear) - his illustrations were quirky and simple but they have a charm all of their own. I can't believe he wasn't one of Blake's influences, looking at them side by side.

 

[naughty]

Do you know that has just reminded me of a glaring ommision - Edward Lear (Edward Lear and Nonsense* Edward Lear) - his illustrations were quirky and simple but they have a charm all of their own. I can't believe he wasn't one of Blake's influences, looking at them side by side.

Did Lear illustrate all of his own verse? I remember one particular version that had the most exquisite illustrations.

 

[ManlyBanisters]

Did Lear illustrate all of his own verse? I remember one particular version that had the most exquisite illustrations.

He was actually a brillant illustrator. He is best known, in some circles, for this style of illustration accompanying his nonsense works (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Portrait.jpg/574px-EdwardLearSelfPortrait.jpg - but check out the detail of the self portrait within the cartoon) but he was also an extremely technically competant artist, specialising in onithilogical subjects (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Eagleowl.jpg and Donald Heald Original Antique Books Prints and Maps)

So I wouldn't be at all surprised if the volume you remember was illustrated by him.

 

[prepstudinsc]

Richard Scary rocks!

 

[jeff black]

Richard Scary rocks!

Loved those books.

 

[SpoiledPrincess]

I don't particularly remember any illustrators making me want to read when I was a kid, I was a very early reader and it was all about the words with me, I always liked stories and books where the hero/heroine died (The Little Mermaid, the Little Matchgirl) I was a maudlin melodramatic child

When it came to reading to my kids they were very fond of Anthony Browne, his illustrations were clear but colourful and often had little funny touches in the background which they used to discover with joy.

 

[naughty]

He was actually a brillant illustrator. He is best known, in some circles, for this style of illustration accompanying his nonsense works (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Portrait.jpg/574px-EdwardLearSelfPortrait.jpg - but check out the detail of the self portrait within the cartoon) but he was also an extremely technically competant artist, specialising in onithilogical subjects (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Eagleowl.jpg and Donald Heald Original Antique Books Prints and Maps)

So I wouldn't be at all surprised if the volume you remember was illustrated by him.

No,

Unfortunately, that was not the work that I saw as a child. I really wish I could find these illustrations to share with you.

 

[monstro]

I had the good fortune to meet Maurice Sendak at a writer's workshop many years ago. Very nice man.

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned John Tenniel yet. (Or maybe somebody has and I just overlooked it.)

Charles Schultz was my favorite illustrator when I was a kid (and I still love Peanuts)

There's a very cool article about Richard Scarry here. He was an interesting dude.

 

[Ethyl]

I don't think it's been mentioned but J.R.R. Tolkien created some lovely illustrations for The Hobbit and other books including Father Christmas. I purchased a copy of Father Christmas some years ago and I still love to read it during the holidays.

 

[ManlyBanisters]

I don't think it's been mentioned but J.R.R. Tolkien created some lovely illustrations for The Hobbit and other books including Father Christmas. I purchased a copy of Father Christmas some years ago and I still love to read it during the holidays.

Ah, you've just reminded me of Raymond Briggs - I was never into the Snowman (maybe a little too late for me) but I was completely taken with Fungus the Bogeyman - and his Father Christmas was great too. He tells those stories almost exclusively in pictures with only the occassional speech bubble from the characters - my pre-reading small person is complately taken with them already.