Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art

This gorgeous collection of art (and the artists behind it) includes work by some of the world's most renowned children's book illustrators--Mitsumasa Anno, Quentin Blake, Ashley Bryan, Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Mordicai Gerstein, Robert Ingpen, Steven Kellogg, Leo Lionni, Petra Mathers, Wendell Minor, Barry Moser, Jerry Pinkney, Alice Provenson, Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart, Maurice Sendak, Gennady Spirin, Chris Van Allsburg, Rosemary Wells, and Paul O. Zelinsky.

It's a remarkable and beautiful anthology that features twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children's literature, talking informally to children--sharing secrets about their art and how they began their adventures into illustration. Fold-out pages featuring photographs of their early work, their studios and materials, as well as sketches and finished art create an exuberant feast for the eye that will attract both children and adults.

Self-portraits of each illustrator crown this important anthology that celebrates the artists and the art of the picture book. An event book for the ages.

Proceeds from the book will benefit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 09/25/2007
ISBN: 9780399246005
Pages: 114
Weight: 1.91lbs
Size: 11.24h x 9.22w x 0.88d

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 08/13/2007 pg. 69
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2007 pg. 919
School Library Journal 10/01/2007 pg. 168
Booklist 11/01/2007 pg. 60
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2007 pg. 456 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 33