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The lost art of the children's book woodcut
Children's book woodcut illustration has a history nearly as old as printing itself, running from 15th-century German block books through the Victorian golden age to Marcia Brown's 1962 Caldecott Medal....
The lost art of the children's book woodcut
Children's book woodcut illustration has a history nearly as old as printing itself, running from 15th-century German block books through the Victorian golden age to Marcia Brown's 1962 Caldecott Medal....
Back to school picture books that skip the clic...
Every September the same twelve titles appear on every display table, and most of them feature a small animal clutching a lunchbox. Here are six back to school picture books...
Back to school picture books that skip the clic...
Every September the same twelve titles appear on every display table, and most of them feature a small animal clutching a lunchbox. Here are six back to school picture books...
Lillian H. Smith: the first trained children's ...
In 1912, a 25-year-old from London, Ontario walked into Toronto Public Library and changed what a children's library could be. Lillian H. Smith held that post for forty years, and...
Lillian H. Smith: the first trained children's ...
In 1912, a 25-year-old from London, Ontario walked into Toronto Public Library and changed what a children's library could be. Lillian H. Smith held that post for forty years, and...
A short history of the toy book: Walter Crane a...
In 1864, a nineteen-year-old Walter Crane began illustrating sixpenny toy books for Edmund Evans and quietly changed the way the world thought about pictures made for children. This is how...
A short history of the toy book: Walter Crane a...
In 1864, a nineteen-year-old Walter Crane began illustrating sixpenny toy books for Edmund Evans and quietly changed the way the world thought about pictures made for children. This is how...
Twelve Canadian picture books that grown-ups qu...
Some picture books earn their place on the adult shelf as much as the child's. Here are twelve Canadian titles we keep reaching for long after the kids are asleep.
Twelve Canadian picture books that grown-ups qu...
Some picture books earn their place on the adult shelf as much as the child's. Here are twelve Canadian titles we keep reaching for long after the kids are asleep.
The eldritch tradition: notes on writing for ch...
Children have always wanted to be a little frightened, and the best picture-book makers have always known it. A look at the long tradition of dark, strange, and usefully unsettling...
The eldritch tradition: notes on writing for ch...
Children have always wanted to be a little frightened, and the best picture-book makers have always known it. A look at the long tradition of dark, strange, and usefully unsettling...