I’ll post two projects inspired by David Wiesner . The second will post later today. Enjoy! Because there are only 24 hours in a day, and ev...

Remember all the things that a picture book has to be to win a Caldecott Medal or Caldecott Honor? When I read that list, I think of David ...

Maurice Sendak was born in New York in 1928. He decided to become an illustrator after watching Disney’s Fantasia when he was twelve years o...

In the upcoming weeks I will be posting about several winners of the Caldecott Medal, as well as a few runners-up, also known as Caldecott H...

Yesterday you read about some of Lois Ehlert ’s picture books. Today, make your own illustration in the style of Lois Ehlert. This project c...

Lois Ehlert is the author and illustrator of many lovely books for young children. You may remember reading about Leaf Man last fall. Perha...

Wow. It’s Thursday already, huh? How’d your week go? In celebration of his upcoming birthday (Monday), this week’s illustrator is Dr. Seuss....

Graeme Base is one of those illustrators who covers every millimeter of page with color. Every time you read a book by Graeme Base you will ...

There are many great children's book illustrators. Sometimes the artwork in picture books blows me away. So it's about time I starte...

I need a break from color field painters . Dr. Seuss is just the thing, don’t you think? I’m sure you’ve heard of Dr. Seuss, author and illu...

Yesterday you read about illustrator and stained-glass artist, Harry Clarke . Today’s post is about the illustrator Clarke was most often co...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate, I thought I’d post on an Irish artist, Harry Clarke. Sorry, no potatoes or four-leaf clovers here. Cl...

Ukiyo-e are Japanese woodblock prints. If you haven’t yet done the project from yesterday, consider doing a Japanese-inspired woodcut print ...

No, N.C. Wyeth was not a Nabi . I was busy watching Ohio State lose another National Championship (yay) and didn't write an entry on any...