These are books that have achieved “The Book As Art” award in my mind and are inspiring my work right now.
Browsing: Tomi Ungerer
There are plenty of amazing picture books from well-known authors and illustrators releasing this month. We’ve narrowed our list down to 18 picture books that we feel are the best of the best from October.
Hervé Tullet is known for his prodigious versatility, from directing ad campaigns to designing fabric for Hermès. But his real love is working with children, for whom he has published dozens of books, including Press Here.
Christopher Weyant’s work has been published worldwide in books, newspapers, magazines, and online. His cartoons are in permanent collection at The Whitney Museum of American Art and The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. YOU ARE (NOT) SMALL is his first children’s book.
Carson Ellis is an award-winning illustrator who has provided art for bestsellers such as “The Mysterious Benedict Society” by Trenton Lee Stewart, The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, and the “Wildwood Chronicles” by her husband, Colin Meloy.
Melissa Guion’s first picture book, Baby Penguins Everywhere!, was selected for The Original Art 2012, an exhibition of the year’s best illustrated children’s books.
It’s a special treat to have Elizabeth Bard contribute her family’s top five favorites to The Children’s Book Review.