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Illustrations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Art of Illustration: A Celebration of Contemporary Canadian Children's Book Illustrators 
 Brief biographies, bibliographies, and images of works by Ginette Anfousse, Marie-Louise Gay, Maryann Kovalski, and others. Browsable by theme (cartoon art, concept books, magical realism, naive art, realism, romanticism, stylists). Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/art_of_illustration-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/10/index-e.html Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 8, 2009 From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig
Companion to a 2007-2008 exhibit on the centennial of the birth of cartoonist and author William Steig (1907-2003), featuring "a wide selection of original drawings for both his New Yorker cartoons and his children's books such as 'Sylvester and the Magic Pebble' ... and of course 'Shrek!'" Includes an online exhibit with many images of his work, and audio of actor Meryl Streep reading from "Spinky Sulks." From the Jewish Museum, New York. http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/onlinex.php?id=172&live_stat=Steig Topics: Children's Literature, Humor, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Nov 29, 2007 Leo Politi Centennial
Website for the 2008 centennial celebration of the birth of California artist Leo Politi, known for writing and illustrating books about children in Southern California and Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Chinatown and around Olvera Street. His "Song of the Swallows" (about the swallows of San Juan Capistrano) won a Caldecott Medal in 1950. The site features a list of events with links to related sites. http://www.leopoliti2008centennial.org/ Topics: Children's Literature Last updated Jan 31, 2008 Picturing Childhood: Illustrated Children's Books From University of California Collections, 1550–1990
An online version of an exhibition catalog. Contains essays focusing on the history and tradition of children's publishing; movable and pop-up books, toys, and games; 19th-century illustrators; and 20th-century technology used in illustrating children's books. Features over 30 illustrations, checklist of works, and selected bibliography. From the Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/childhood/pictur.htm Topics: California: Education, Children's Literature, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 27, 2009 Radical Rebels: An Exhibition of Radical Children's Literature
"The selection of titles for this exhibition features biographies of radical activists, as well as the Young World Books series issued by International Publishers, an organ of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Also included are children's books with feminist, labor, multicultural, pacifist, and racial themes." Includes many digitized images of book covers. From the Special Collections Research Center of the Syracuse University Library. http://library.syr.edu/digital/exhibits/r/RadicalChildLit/ Topics: Children's Literature Last updated Jul 29, 2008 William Steig
The author's official site. There is a complete list of his many books for children, including Shrek , Doctor De Soto , and Abel's Island . A biography, reviews, and several articles round out this look at a popular American author. http://www.williamsteig.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 |
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