Best illustrated books all over the world
Annegert Fuchshuber (1940–1998) was a German author and illustrator of children’s books, known for her expressive visual style and thoughtful, often emotionally rich storytelling. She was born in Magdeburg and later moved with her family to Bavaria, where she spent most of her life. After finishing school in 1960, she […]
Ron Brooks (born 1948) is an Australian illustrator whose work has become foundational in the country’s picture-book tradition. He studied art in Melbourne, later continuing at Swinburne University and the Melbourne University of Technology and Design. Over several decades, Brooks created some of Australia’s most beloved picture books and is […]
Ulrika Kestere is a Latvian-born Swedish graphic designer, picture-book author, and photographer based in Lund. She has published six children’s books, including Wild Neighbours, Otto Goes North, The Sensitive Hedgehog, The Birthday, No More Cookies, and The Magical Swan Sven. Kestere often draws on the folklore and fairytale traditions of […]
Pablo Auladell is a Spanish illustrator known for his work in contemporary book illustration. His style is characterized by a muted color palette, subtle light and shadow, and a reflective, atmospheric approach that often draws on literary and mythological themes. Auladell has illustrated numerous works for both children and adults […]
Gabriel Pacheco (1973) is a contemporary Mexican illustrator. He studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts and later at the National School of Plastic Arts, as well as at the University of Lleida in Spain. Since 1997 he has been illustrating children’s books. His work is often defined by […]
Marc Majewski is a French illustrator and picture book creator based in Berlin. He spent his childhood in the Alps, surrounded by lakes and forests, which has profoundly influenced his work. Nature plays a central role in his books, often depicted as vast, rich, and colorful, serving as a source […]
Kasya Denisevich is a Russian-born author and illustrator based in Barcelona. She studied Comparative Literature at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow, translation at the Advanced School of Modern Languages for Interpreters and Translators in Trieste, and later illustration and printmaking at Escola Massana in Barcelona and […]
Binette Schroeder (1939–2022) was a German artist, graphic designer, and illustrator of children’s books. She studied graphic arts at a private school in Munich and continued her training at the Basel School of Design. Her first picture book, Lupinchen, was published in 1969 and began a long career in which […]
David Macaulay (born 1946) is an American illustrator and writer. He was born in the United Kingdom and moved to the United States at the age of eleven, soon becoming deeply interested in drawing. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and continued […]
Carlos Mérida (1891–1984) was a Guatemalan-born artist and painter whose work became central to modern Latin American art. He was born in 1891 and later moved to Mexico, where he spent most of his creative life. His art blends European modernism with indigenous Latin American and Mayan influences, resulting in […]
Helga Aichinger (born 1937) is an Austrian artist, engraver, and illustrator. She completed a course in calligraphy and typography at the School of Fine Arts in Linz (Kunstschule Linz). Since the early 1960s, Aichinger has worked extensively as a book illustrator and has also produced pastels, collages, and engravings. Her […]
Jon Klassen is a contemporary author-illustrator best known for his work on the “hat” books — clever, visually restrained stories that combine dry humor, mood, and minimalist art. In titles like I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, Klassen uses simple forms, muted colors, and careful […]
Ed Young (1931–2023) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, twice nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 1990, he received the Caldecott Medal for Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China. Young was born in Tianjin, China, and moved with his family to Shanghai […]
Kevin Henkes (1960) is an American author and illustrator of children’s picture books. He wrote his first book in 1981 while still in college. Since then, he has created around fifty picture books. His work has been widely praised. In 2005 he received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full […]
Dahlov Ipcar (1917-2017) grew up in a creative, artistic family and began drawing very early in life. At 19, she married her math tutor and moved with her husband to a rural farm in Maine. There, she built a real farm life — raising animals, gardening — while also dedicating […]
Katherine Milhous (1894–1977) was an American artist, writer, and illustrator known for her bold graphic style and deep connection to Pennsylvania Dutch culture. She was born in Philadelphia and grew up in a Quaker family surrounded by craft traditions and printmaking, which shaped her visual language early on. Milhous studied […]
Rosalind “Roz” Chast (1954) is an American cartoonist best known for her long, ongoing collaboration with The New Yorker. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a family of teachers. Drawing was part of her life from early childhood. Chast studied painting at the Rhode Island […]
Mordicai Gerstein (1935-2019) was born in Los Angeles into a creative family and grew up drawing from an early age. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, where he received traditional artistic training that later shaped his work both in books and in animation. In the beginning of his career, […]
Marc Simont (1915-2013) was a Paris-born American artist, political cartoonist, and prolific illustrator of children’s books. Inspired by his father, Spanish painter Joseph Simont, Marc began drawing early. In 1935 he moved to New York, studied at the National Academy of Design, and served three years in the military. His […]
Alison Lester (1952) is an Australian author and illustrator of children’s books. She grew up on a farm by the sea in Victoria, and later trained as a secondary arts teacher at Melbourne Teachers’ College. She started illustrating in 1979, initially working on other authors’ texts, and a few years […]