Best illustrated books all over the world
Mara Daugaviete (born in 1955) is an artist and book illustrator. She grew up in a creative family — her parents were artists — and drew a lot since childhood, especially interested in theatrical art. She graduated from the art department of the Moscow Printing Institute and worked in book […]
Thomas Perino is a French artist and illustrator who draws in a minimalist and abstract manner. His illustrations are reminiscent of Art Deco arabesques, referring to the pure geometry of Art Nouveau. Thomas lives and works in Paris. Plastic artist and engraver, he graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris and […]
Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery by covering the chipped area with urushi lacquer, with gold, silver, or platinum added. This tradition carries a special philosophy: the breakage is part of the life and history of the object, and should not be hidden. Issa Watanabe’s Kintsugi, […]
Issa Watanabe was born in Peru in 1980, the daughter of an illustrator and a poet. She studied Literature and Fine Arts and Illustration. Watanabe has led and developed several projects to promote social integration through art. Instagram | instagram.com/issawatanabe Amazon | Issa Watanabe
A graduate of the Institut Supérieur des Beaux Arts in Besançon, Marie Darme-Rizzo is a graphic designer. After ten years living abroad in Berlin, she developed children’s book concepts related to games and languages. A jack-of-all-trades, she explores forms and experiments with new materials. Instagram | instagram.com/marie.darmerizzo
The forest is a vast world where all living and nonliving entities are interconnected, governed by their own laws and traditions. A secret underground network of fungi transmits signals, and animals maintain balance, keeping life in constant motion. Trees connect through their roots, forming a gigantic system that supports the […]
Marcos Guardiola is architect, designer and illustrator. He studied in Madrid at the “ETSAMadrid”, in Lisboa at the “Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa” and in Mexico City at the “Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM”. He currently live and work in Madrid (Spain). He like to use colors, textures and […]
Boris Pavlovich Zabirokhin (born in 1947) is a graphic artist, artist, and illustrator. He studied at the school at the Tavrichesky Art College, then graduated from the Leningrad Art and Industrial College named after Mukhina. He participated in the work of the Student Scientific Society, where he made his first […]
Not long ago, I wrote about how objects often carry more than just their material function — they hold memories, emotions, and the stories they witness. In “Per mille camicette al giorno”, Serena Ballista allowed such an object to tell its own story — the narrative is told from the […]
Sonia Maria Luce Possentini is an award-winning illustrator who was born in Canossa, Reggio Emilia,Italy. Growing up, her parents encouraged her to explore the arts and as a family support all types of freedom of expressions. Sonia studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna with a degree in […]
Original title: Мастер и Маргарита Kalinovsky’s Master and Margarita feels like a visual echo of Bulgakov’s novel — complex, polyphonic, and impossible to pin down. He didn’t try to create one “key” for the whole book; instead, he approached each layer — Jerusalem, Moscow, the love story, the demonic carnival […]
Alessandro Stilla, also known as Ale Puro, is an Italian illustrator and street artist. His characters, defined by a simple and decisive stroke, live in a poetic and enchanted world. He has collaborated with various art galleries painting walls and exhibiting pictures in Italy and Europe. Instagram | instagram.com/ale_puro Website […]
Ed Emberley (born 1931) is an American artist and illustrator. Emberley was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, then studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1955, he married Barbara, a librarian and writer, with whom he collaborated on several […]
Nicholas Mordvinoff (1911-1973) was an American artist, caricaturist, and sculptor of Russian origin. Nicholas Mordvinoff was born in St. Petersburg. In 1918, after the Revolution, the family emigrated to Paris. There Nicholas studied at the Paris University of Painting and Drawing, after graduating he published his illustrations and drawings in […]
Paul Goble (1933-2017) was an English writer and illustrator of children’s books. He is best known for his stories about Native Americans. His book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses won the Caldecott Medal in 1979. Paul Goble spent his childhood in Oxford, his father made harpsichords, his mother was […]
Little Alma stands in front of a mirror holding a cat — but in the reflection, she sees only the cat, hanging in midair. In her world, reality and imagination constantly intertwine. Spending the summer with her grandmother, near a cemetery, Alma increasingly reflects on life and death, loss and […]
Anete Bajāre-Babčuka is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. She studied at the Art Academy of Latvia and Jānis Rozentāls Art High School. Her illustrations are featured in several children’s books, published by Liels un mazs, as well as kuš! comics. When creating her illustrations, Anete Bajāre-Babčuka draws inspiration from […]
Original title: Путешествия Гулливера This edition of Gulliver’s Travels features illustrations by Gennady Kalinovsky, who brings Swift’s story to life with careful attention to both thought and feeling. The Lilliputians are small but full of character—each one active, clever, and distinct. Gulliver’s presence makes their tiny world feel both real […]
Some books do not answer reader’s questions – instead, they ask them a flow of endless questions, as if you step into a corridor with many doors leading to the unknown. The Book of Questions, the last great work of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, was written just […]
Paloma Valdivia was born in Santiago de Chile in 1978. She studied Design, Anthropology & Audiovisual Communication at the Catholic University of Chile, and Illustration at the School of Art & Design in Barcelona, Spain. Passionate from a young age about drawing and telling stories, Paloma eventually decided to dedicate […]