This gorgeous collection of art (and the artists behind it)
includes work by some of the world's most renowned children's book
illustrators--Mitsumasa Anno, Quentin Blake, Ashley Bryan, Nancy
Ekholm Burkert, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Mordicai
Gerstein, Robert Ingpen, Steven Kellogg, Leo Lionni, Petra Mathers,
Wendell Minor, Barry Moser, Jerry Pinkney, Alice Provenson, Robert
Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Maurice Sendak, Gennady Spirin, Chris Van
Allsburg, Rosemary Wells, and Paul O. Zelinsky.
It's a remarkable and beautiful anthology that features
twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children's
literature, talking informally to children--sharing secrets about
their art and how they began their adventures into illustration.
Fold-out pages featuring photographs of their early work, their
studios and materials, as well as sketches and finished art create
an exuberant feast for the eye that will attract both children and
adults.
Self-portraits of each illustrator crown this important
anthology that celebrates the artists and the art of the picture
book. An event book for the ages.
"Proceeds from the book will benefit the Eric Carle Museum of
Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA."
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