Best illustrated books all over the world
The books in the E. H. Minarik series about the Little Bear are practically classics of American children’s literature. The series of six collections, the first appeared in 1957, is addressed to beginning readers and consists of simple stories from the life of a mother bear and her Little Bear […]
Animali in città (2019) by Bruno Cignini, illustrated by Andrea Antinori, is an exciting journey into the secret lives of animals living in the heart of cities. From familiar pigeons and seagulls to unexpected visitors like foxes, parrots, and crabs, zoologist Bruno Cignini and illustrator Andrea Antinori invite readers to […]
Andrea Antinori (born 1992) is an Italian illustrator from Recanati, now based in Bologna. He studied graphic design and illustration at the ISIA in Urbino and at the Escola Massana in Barcelona, and since 2013 has been creating books for both Italian and international publishers. Antinori has illustrated books such […]
Berta Hoerner Hader (1890-1976) and Elmer Stanley Hader (1889-1973) were an American couple who illustrated more than seventy children’s books together, about half of which they wrote. They won the 1948 Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow, and were two Caldecott Award winners (in 1940 for Cock-a-doodle-doo and in 1944 […]
Berta Hoerner Hader (1890-1976) and Elmer Stanley Hader (1889-1973) were an American couple who illustrated more than seventy children’s books together, about half of which they wrote. They won the 1948 Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow, and were two Caldecott Award winners (in 1940 for Cock-a-doodle-doo and in 1944 […]
Peter and the Wolf is Chris Raschka’s retelling of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic musical tale. The story follows Peter as he ventures outside, meets animal friends, and finally comes face to face with the wolf. Raschka doesn’t just illustrate — he also plays with the text. His words are short, rhythmic, […]
This is a lullaby book, a song book that the river sings with its mother. The mother takes the baby on an evening boat ride, and together they watch what lives along the banks and in the water, listen to the splash of the waves and the rustle of the […]
Jeanette Winter (born 1939) is an American writer and illustrator, best known for her children’s books. Jeanette Winter’s signature style, which draws heavily from folk art traditions, is easily recognizable; she uses bright, clean colors and fills flat, volume-less elements with them. Winter has had a prolific career working on […]
Valentyn Oleksandrovych Gordiychuk (1947) is a Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, and book illustrator. He graduated from the Kiev State Art Institute.
Dear Mili is a little-known fairy tale written by Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the famous Brothers Grimm, in 1816. The story was sent as a letter to a young girl named Mili but remained unpublished for over 170 years. It tells of a mother sending her child into the […]
Oleg Vladimirovich Vasiliev (1931-2013) — artist, illustrator of children’s books. He was born in Moscow, graduated from the graphic department of the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov. Since the 60s of the last century, he has been designing children’s books for more than thirty years together with another […]
Eric Vladimirovich Bulatov (1933) — artist, illustrator, one of the founders of Sots Art. Born in Sverdlovsk; moved to Moscow, graduated from the Surikov Art Institute in 1958. Began working at the children’s publishing house “Detgiz” together with Kabakov and Oleg Vasiliev; in collaboration with the latter, illustrated many famous […]
Angela Barrett (born 1955) is an English illustrator who lives and works in London. After studying at Maidstone School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, she went on to teach at the Cambridge College of Technology and Drawing and at the Chelsea College of Art. Barrett […]
A spirited Halloween picture book about a group of children who set out for trick-or-treating and stumble into a spooky surprise. With bold, atmospheric illustrations and playful suspense, Dirk Zimmer captures both the thrills and fun of Halloween night.
Table Manners is a collaboration between Vladimir Radunsky and Chris Raschka. The book takes a subject usually handled with stiff seriousness — etiquette — and turns it into a playful, theatrical performance. The story follows two friends as they attempt to understand the rules of polite dining, a process that […]
In Like Likes Like, Chris Raschka uses both words and images to quietly draw us into the world of a lonely white cat. The text is minimal, almost like a whisper, letting each word carry feeling. Meanwhile, the illustrations do a lot of the work: open spaces, subtle shifts in […]
Gerald McDermott (1941–2012) was an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker best known for his children’s picture books inspired by folktales and world mythology. He was born on January 31, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan, where he began studying art at a very young age, taking classes at the Detroit Institute of […]
Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah’s ark.
All roosters are different, and they speak different languages. In Japan, for example, they crow “kokekokko!”, in Iceland “gaggalagó!”, in Vietnam “ò-ó-o-o!”, and in Turkey “ü-ürrü-üüü!”. In “Le coq polyglotte” by Marie Darme-Rizzo, a single sound turns into a joyful, multifaceted linguistic adventure. While a rooster’s crow may sound similar […]
“I Talk Like a River” by Canadian writer Jordan Scott is based on personal experience. In it, Scott describes his childhood struggle with his stutter. It is a story of shame, fear, and the long journey of self-acceptance. “All they see,” he says through his protagonist, referring to his classmates, […]