Friday, November 23, 2007
Childrens Book Illustration Slideshow
Click the header to find a nifty little slideshow with little seen sketches made for the creation of children’s books. Among the treats are 2 Sendak drawings, one of which is from a proposed but never published version of the Hobbit. This slideshow is based on a neat looking book that traces the origins of children's books from classroom textbooks of the 19th century to lively entertainment of the 20th century.
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An interesting read. Fun and enlightening!
ReplyDeleteI really like the Wind In The Willows / Pooh illustrator. It's funny to think of Tom Sawyer and Norman Rockwell being a children book offering. That's as high as the bar can be raised for writing and illustration. After I read Huckleberry Finn I tried starting two other books and couldn't immerse myself. I forget what book was finally good enough to get me back into reading average fiction.
ReplyDeleteProbably "Lonesome Dove" Ellis.
ReplyDeleteProbably. How did you know I was a McMurtry fan Tom? I guess I've blabbed it before. Brokeback Mountain is one I've skipped. I think that was a collaboration
ReplyDeleteNo, actually, I had no idea you were a McMurtry fan Ellis. I only said that because I'm such a McMurtry fan myself, and I remember the first time I picked up Lonesome Dove, read the first few pages and felt myself instantly hooked. It was a remarkable experience. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading an 843 page Western, and loving it! But that's the power of good writing I guess.
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