Children's Book Illustration
Title
Children's Book Illustration
Subject
Book illustrations
Children's books
Fairy tales
Description
It might be from Dr.Seuss, or Beatrix Potter; Jan Brent or Robert McClosky, but everyone has a memory of their favorite childhood book. Children’s books are formative memories for many, not least because of their captivating illustrations.
Here at the Decker Library we have for you some of our favorite children’s book illustrations from our special collections, including fearful images from Brother Grimm collections, vibrant-hued French religious fables, pastel-colored nursery rhyme anthologies, poems, activity books, and more.
On our lower level we’re also showcasing from our extensive circulating collection of children’s books, including Caldecott winners and works from MICA faculty and alumni. Take a look at the modern, tongue-in-cheek work of David Weisner, the classic illustrations of Lynd Ward’s The Biggest Bear, as well as the beautiful images from classic Japanese tale Issun Bôshi.
For children, just learning to navigate the written language, the images in the story may be more important than the words, and even as adults we can find ourselves lost in the magical, beautiful, fantastical, and unexpected art of children’s books.
Here at the Decker Library we have for you some of our favorite children’s book illustrations from our special collections, including fearful images from Brother Grimm collections, vibrant-hued French religious fables, pastel-colored nursery rhyme anthologies, poems, activity books, and more.
On our lower level we’re also showcasing from our extensive circulating collection of children’s books, including Caldecott winners and works from MICA faculty and alumni. Take a look at the modern, tongue-in-cheek work of David Weisner, the classic illustrations of Lynd Ward’s The Biggest Bear, as well as the beautiful images from classic Japanese tale Issun Bôshi.
For children, just learning to navigate the written language, the images in the story may be more important than the words, and even as adults we can find ourselves lost in the magical, beautiful, fantastical, and unexpected art of children’s books.
Creator
Meredith Moore and Allison Fischbach, Decker Library
Date
2018-08-17
Rights
Photograph by Decker Library. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For digital surrogates utilize the rights statement provided by DIU.
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Meredith Moore and Allison Fischbach, Decker Library, “Children's Book Illustration,” Decker Library Exhibits and Displays, accessed May 18, 2024, https://deckerlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/67.