Suffering from artist’s block? Children's books'
most inspiring illustrators could help get you motivated. Check out these four great reads …
Wings of an Artist: Children’s Book Illustrators Talk About their Art. Pages filled with big names and a variety of styles, Wings is another book filled with artists’ inspirations of yesteryear. Includes a fun activity guide at the back of the book. All proceeds benefit the Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association.
The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF’s 40th Anniversary. Yumi Heo, Dick Bruna and David Wiesner are among the 40 artists featured in this trip-down-memory-lane-style book. Reading Is Fundamental invites each artist to re-imagine a book from their childhood — and presents a collection of beautiful illustrations and stories.
Talking with Artists by Pat Cummings. There are now three volumes of Talking with Artists. In each one, Pat chats with reknowned children’s book illustrators, such as Kevin Henkes and Vera B. Williams, and looks behind the scenes to their sources of inspiration, the methods they use to create art and peeks inside their work spaces.
Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Kids About Their Art. Inspiring, fun and colorful book filled with tales — and pictures — from artists such as Tomie dePaola, Quentin Blake and Robert Sabuda (check out the pop-up feature!). Great for adults, too. All book profits go to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
Photos by Leeza Hernandez. All books have hardback cover.
Available from leading & independent bookstores or visit www.amazon.com