Best illustrated books all over the world
Lane Smith (1959) — American Illustrator and Author Lane Smith was born in 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and later moved to California, where he studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena while working as a janitor at Disneyland. After graduation, he moved to New York and began […]
Adrienne Adams (1906–2002) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and raised in Oklahoma, she moved to New York in 1929 to study at the American School of Design. After graduation she worked as a freelance designer, creating display work, textiles, and greeting […]
Fred forgets everything — his head is filled only with music. The flute plays, and all else just slips away. Even when he’s sent to fetch the Bitter Fruit of Satisfaction for the richest man in the world, he seems more tuned in to melody than to mission. Along the […]
Marsha Winborn has created lively, expressive artwork for numerous children’s books, known for her playful linework, warm color palettes, and a touch of humor that makes her illustrations instantly recognizable. Her work often captures the gentle whimsy of everyday life and the small adventures of childhood. Among her most charming […]
Marsha Winborn is an American illustrator known for her expressive watercolor and pen-and-wash style. She has illustrated more than thirty-five children’s books, including Grandma’s Cat by Helen Ketteman, What’s the Magic Word? by Kelly DiPucchio, and My Little Wagon by Alma Powell. Her illustrations are distinguished by warmth, gentle humor, […]
George notices a strange, crumpled brown thing pinned to the wall in his father’s studio. When he asks what it is, his dad warns him — it’s too scary to tell. Of course, that only makes George more curious. What follows is a story about a midnight visit from a […]
Peter Utton — British illustrator and author of children’s books. He discovered his love of drawing early: as a child, he would constantly ask his mother what to draw next — birds of paradise, jam pies, cowboys, and more cowboys. At fifteen, he began attending classes at the Southend School […]
Friso Henstra (1928-2013) — Dutch artist, illustrator, and comics artist. He was born in Amsterdam on February 9, 1928, and died there September 28, 2013. The son of a painter, he began drawing from early childhood. He studied at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (two years drawing), then, […]
Fred Marcellino (1939–2001) was an American illustrator and author of children’s books. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Marcellino began his career as a painter working in the field of abstract expressionism. He studied in Venice on a Fulbright scholarship, and after returning to the United States, turned to design and […]
Original title: На реке Ангаре In Valentin Rasputin’s book, the Angara is the embodiment of untamed nature — powerful and willful, both menacing and beautiful, like an ancient goddess. For the young protagonist, the river is alive: “It stirred restlessly, heaving and sighing. At times a deep, hollow murmur rose […]
Pyotr Ivanovich Bagin (born 1938) — graphic artist and book illustrator. Born and raised in Ufa, Bagin graduated from the Leningrad Art and Graphic College in 1958 and later from the animation department of the VGIK Art Faculty (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography). For more than forty years, he has […]
When Fritz Eichenberg (1901–1990) was commissioned to illustrate Jane Eyre for Random House in 1943, he had never read the novel or been to Britain. Working from New York during World War II, he approached Charlotte Brontë’s story through Jane’s own sharp and honest perspective. Eichenberg, a German-born artist who […]
Fritz Eichenberg (1901–1990) was a German-American artist, printmaker, and book illustrator, recognized as one of the leading masters of 20th-century wood engraving. He was born in Cologne into a Jewish family and studied at the Cologne Municipal School of Applied Arts, later continuing at the Academy of Graphic Arts in […]
Original title: Pepelka Alenka Sottler’s Pepelka is a timeless retelling of the classic Cinderella story, as recorded by the Brothers Grimm two centuries ago, now reimagined through her distinctive illustrative style. Sottler’s illustrations move beyond the familiar stereotype of Cinderella as a simple tale of virtue rewarded over vice. Instead, […]
Alenka Sottler (born 1958) is a Slovenian artist and illustrator. She was born in Ljubljana into the family of sculptor Gorazd Sottler and received her first informal training in drawing and sculpture in her father’s studio. She later graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, completing postgraduate studies […]
Original title: Маленький охотник Тагикак The book The Little Hunter Tagikak brings together three Eskimo folk tales retold by G. Snegiryov and V. Glotser: The Little Sorceress, The Wooden Dish, and The Little Hunter Tagikak. The title story tells of two generations of sea hunters — a father and a […]
Alexander Nikolayevich Azemsha (1950–2014) was a well-known Russian artist and illustrator. In 1975, he graduated from the Ilya Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1978 to 1988 he served as the chief artist of the youth magazine Koster (“The Campfire”). Azemsha designed and illustrated over one hundred books, […]
Marjorie Flack (1897–1958) was an American author and illustrator best known for her contributions to early 20th-century children’s literature. She was born on Long Island, New York, and began her career in illustration before turning to writing, creating books that combined simple language with engaging imagery for young readers. Among […]
The main character of the picture book “Angus Lost” is a little Scottish Terrier. Artist and writer Marjorie Flack began creating picture books about Angus in 1930 — not by chance, but because she was simply drawing her own dog, her neighbors’ animals, and real events from their lives. That’s […]
French-born illustrator Edmund Dulac brought a sense of enchantment and quiet mystery to everything he touched, and this book is no exception. The collection includes some of Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales — among them The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, and The Emperor’s New Clothes — all reimagined through Dulac’s […]