The Very Best of Children's Book Illustration

About this book

If you dream of writing and illustrating a childrens book - and getting it published - youre not alone. You want to know what it is that successfully published illustrators do that gets them the top authors and books. This book will help you see what the difference is. It displays in full color the very best in contemporary American childrens book illustration as selected by the Society of Illustrators for The Original Art Exhibition 1992. More than 500 of the best childrens book illustrators and publishers submit newly published childrens books to a jury of respected experts such as Alan Cober Charles Santore Ted Lewin and Joanna Long. Here youll find the work of the finalists chosen by this distinguished panel to be included in the annual exhibition in New York. The 160 artists represented here include renowned childrens book illustrators such as Richard Egielski Anita Lobel Leo and Diane Dillon Trina Schart Hyman and Jerry Pinkney as well as up-and-coming talent such as David Wiesner Chris Raschka and Henrik Drescher. From this book youll find out whats selling and which types of art are being selected for which types of books. Youll find a short caption for each piece offering valuable information about the book including its author publisher the story it tells and the medium in which the illustrator worked. Youll also discover new talent. But most of all youll be inspired by the range and beauty of the art itself.