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This highly illustrated volume features the work of 13 of the top contemporary children's book illustrators working in the UK. Each chapter contains a commentary by the illustrator, introducing their work and explaining how they started to illustrate children's books, and features several original artworks by each one. Quentin Blake's introduction reflects on the complexities of providing an illustrative response to the characters and activities of a writer: Joanna Carey, formerly Children's Book Editor of the "Guardian", contributes to an illustrated essay on the history of children's book illustration, from the work of Cruikshank, Ardizzone and Walter Crane, to the instantly recognizable pictures from Winnie the Pooh and the tales of Beatrix Potter. The illustrators featured are: Angela Barrett; Quentin Blake; Lauren Child; Patrick Benson; Raymond Briggs; Sara Fanelli; Stephen Biesty; John Burningham; Michael Foreman; Tony Ross; Posy Simmonds; Emma Chichester Clark; and Charlotte Voake.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is inspiring for people interested in illustration and children's books. It includes coloured pictures on almost all pages and has an excellently informative introduction.
But the text on each illustrator is too vague and chatty, leaving the reader yearning for more information. And what annoys me is that each illustrator seems to mention the ones they admire most, often referring to the same people and to Quentin Blake, who edited this book.... ugh
I wasn't too keen on the cover or book lay-out either - it looks like a kid's text book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Exactly what it says it is
30 Dec 2009
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This book is a nice introduction to Americans about what British illustration for Children's Book is - sadly, it never really gets past this.
I was hoping for a little more sketches and other drawings from the brilliant artists feature, unfortunately, only a handful of the artists apparently got this memo - the vast majority of the book is just reprints from children's classics that you probably already own or have seen. Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds sections are my favourite, and show what this book could have been.
Regardless of my little nitpicking there - the illustrations are nice, varied, and beautifully reproduced. The intro is a nice walk through of the genre, and includes many small reprints of classic paintings.
It's a nice book, especially if you're American. I would definitely get the artist's other collections though.
I was hoping for a little more sketches and other drawings from the brilliant artists feature, unfortunately, only a handful of the artists apparently got this memo - the vast majority of the book is just reprints from children's classics that you probably already own or have seen. Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds sections are my favourite, and show what this book could have been.
Regardless of my little nitpicking there - the illustrations are nice, varied, and beautifully reproduced. The intro is a nice walk through of the genre, and includes many small reprints of classic paintings.
It's a nice book, especially if you're American. I would definitely get the artist's other collections though.
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