Best illustrated books all over the world
Born in 1975, Alessandro Sanna is considered one of Italy’s leading contemporary illustrators. He has earned wide recognition across Europe as an illustrator and author, and his work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review and The New Yorker. He is a prolific and popular creator of illustrated […]
Elena Vasilievna Safonova (1902-1980) – Russian artist, book illustrator. Graduated from the painting department of VKhUTEIN, where she studied in the studio of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. From 1923, she illustrated books, mainly literature for children and adolescents. In total, she illustrated about 25 books. In 1928-1935, she collaborated with the magazines […]
Original title: Вниз по волшебной реке This fairy tale introduces readers to Mitya, a boy who spends his summer in the countryside and unexpectedly crosses into the world of Russian folklore. Alongside characters such as Baba Yaga, Vasiliisa the Wise, the Gray Wolf, and the Tsar, he faces Koshchei the […]
Michael Roher was born in 1980 in Lower Austria, trained as a social worker in Vienna. His love for the circus, for drawing and design as well as for working with people determines his activities and projects. He has received numerous awards for his children’s books, including: Dixi Children’s Literature […]
Marc Martin is an illustrator and author based in Naarm/Melbourne. He works across a range of commercial projects, murals, editorial work, gallery shows and picture books. He is the author-illustrator of internationally award-winning books, including A Forest, A River, Everything & Everywhere and Masters of Disguise. He has twice been […]
Thea Lu is a Chinese illustrator, designer, and picture book author based in Shanghai. She holds an MA in Strategic Design from Tsinghua University and an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. Her debut picture book, Here & There, was named one of the Best […]
Lucia Biancalana is an Italian illustrator, author, and designer, born in 1993 in Perugia and now based in Brussels. She studied Industrial Design at La Sapienza University in Rome and later obtained a degree in Illustration at ISIA Urbino. Biancalana is the author of several books, including “Novantanove volte un […]
Peter Goes is a Belgian picture book author and illustrator. He was born in Ghent in 1968 and studied animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK). For many years, he worked in theatre as a stage designer, lighting technician, and technical director. Nowadays, he focuses on graphic design, […]
Maia Judith is an author and illustrator of children’s books from Buenos Aires. In her illustrations, she uses rich, vibrant colors, and her soft, rounded shapes create a sense of warmth and volume. When she’s not drawing, she enjoys working in her garden, cooking homemade gnocchi, and dancing in her […]
Original title: Добрый день Good Day is a collection of poems and tales by Lev Kuzmin. His writing combines simplicity and warmth, with themes that speak directly to children. Everyday situations turn into playful verses and short stories, full of humor and rhythm. The book is illustrated by Viktor Chizhikov. […]
A beautiful, slightly dark book that reinterprets the plots of well-known fairy tales, with authentic illustrations by Anthony Brown that rhythmically fit the poetry of Gwen Strauss. The characters familiar to us from childhood find themselves in a metaphorical dark forest, where they face their fears, experiencing moments of love, […]
Anthony Browne (born 1946) is a British writer and illustrator of children’s books. Anthony Browne was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. His parents ran a small pub, where Anthony and his older brother Michael actually grew up. Anthony became interested in drawing at an early age. In 1967, he graduated from […]
This picture book is a warm collection of short verses and little stories about children playing, pretending, and figuring out the world together. Ruth Krauss’s text is simple and playful, and Maurice Sendak’s drawings capture the small, everyday dramas and joys of childhood. It’s an early example of how well […]
My Dolly is based on a song by Woody Guthrie and features illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky. The book uses collage techniques and incorporates elements of children’s drawings. The text follows the song, describing the doll singing, dancing, eating, and sleeping, while the illustrations create a playful visual context. Radunsky’s approach […]
Matthew Cordell is an American author and illustrator. He has illustrated many books for children including works of poetry, novels, and picture books including The Only Fish in the Sea by Philip C. Stead and the Justin Case series by Rachel Vail. He has written and illustrated several picture books […]
Oleg Korovin (1915–2002) — Artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Korovin studied at the Perm Art School before beginning his career in illustration. After serving in the war, he returned to civilian life and focused on book illustration, working with publishing houses first in Sverdlovsk and later […]
Original title: Откуда берутся сны Every day, a boy in a striped cap named Didis works tirelessly. He catches fluffy clouds and shadows of rainbow butterflies in his magic net. Sometimes he manages to catch the bright tail of a big rainbow and add the buzzing of bees and croaking […]
Original title: Двадцать лет под кроватью Twenty Years Under the Bed by Viktor Dragunsky is a humorous short story from the Deniska’s Stories cycle. The children decide to play hide-and-seek in a communal apartment. Denis hides under a neighbor’s bed, but the game ends before anyone remembers about him. Left […]
Svetlana Davydovna Kim is a Soviet artist and illustrator. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1977. Svetlana Kim was born in Chernivtsi on September 10, 1947. From 1965 to 1969 she studied at the clothing design department at the Vyzhnytsia College of Applied Arts. After graduating […]
Waffle shows a small character who wants something but moves with uncertainty. Each hesitant action meets a crowd of tiny laughing faces, forming patterns and shapes across the pages. Typography and symbols wobble and shift, echoing the tension and movement. Words and faces interact, responding to each step, reflecting hesitation […]