Enduring Children's Classics, and the Illustrators we love
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame was published on October 8, 1908, with only a few illustrations by W. Graham Robertson. Sail into this post and discover the enchanting illustrations that have graced its pages over the past 116 years!
It was a great year for the books! We hope you enjoy this list of our favorite reads which include science and historical fiction and fantasy. Some are recently released, some are classics, and even include a couple out-of-print and more obscure modern classics.
Dearest of all readers, join me for a stroll around Green Gables on Prince Edward Island for a look at the shining illustrators of this beloved classic.
Autumn is exciting in the book world as publishers release new books in time for the holidays – check out these titles – all illustrated – that have captured my admiration.
For my Summer Illustrator Explore I headed out to Vermont to visit Rudyard Kipling’s gorgeous home where he and his family spent many happy years, and where he wrote the subject of this explore: The Jungle Book!
ILLUSTRATOR EXPLORE!
A dedication to a most beloved cousin and friend, David Porter, who started me on the path towards this blog. Come enter the Giant’s garden with us to view the various illustrated versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant.
This spring it is the illustrated non-fiction books that have come out in the greatest of numbers! However, still some classics and adaptations to explore – and I’ve added a couple of picture and holiday books that have caught my eye!
ILLUSTRATOR EXPLORE!
From elephant to boar, lion to goblin, the Beast has taken on many forms. Enter with caution…to see the many versions of this tale as old as time.
Yes! The Hundred and One Dalmatians was a children’s chapter book before the Disney movie! Check out how various illustrators have depicted our most beloved (and feared) characters from this charming book.
W.W. Denslow remained the sole illustrator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz until Evelyn Copelman illustrated it in 1949, and once the book passed into the public domain in 1956 there has been no shortage of illustrated versions to choose from!
Illustrations can soothe down a text, be true to it, or enliven it, and when it comes to Pinocchio it’s definitely reader’s choice!
