Best illustrated books all over the world
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is a famous English book illustrator. He was born in London to a large family. At the age of 18, he began working as a clerk in the Westminster Fire Office and began attending painting and drawing courses at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892, he […]
Kripa is a Children’s book illustrator based in Mumbai. She took up teaching Art and Design after completing Fine Art from Sir JJ school of Art. She has been an Art educator, and worked with institutions like Srishti school of Art design and technology. She is a visiting faculty at […]
Thomas Handforth (1897–1948) was an American artist and printmaker. He studied painting at the University of Washington and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in France. He traveled extensively throughout France, China, North Africa, India, and Mexico. He is best known as the author and illustrator of Mei Li, a […]
Sonia Sánchez is an award-winning illustrator of over twenty picture books for children. She paints with both traditional and digital brushes using layers of texture in her work to evoke emotion and movement.. Her debut picture book, Here I Am (Capstone), earned two starred reviews and was nominated for an […]
Majid Zakeri Younesi – Iranian artist. Winner of children’s book illustration festival (Sharjeh 2023) Zakeri’s artwork for the book has been praised for its beautiful and intense iconography, which re-imagines ancient Islamic miniature painting traditions in a modern context. He is known for blending hand-printing techniques with modern digital art. […]
Elena Antimonova (1945-2002) — graphic artist, watercolourist, illustrator. She was born in Tbilisi, then moved to Latvia, where she studied painting at the Latvian Academy of Arts. Since 1969, she regularly exhibited her works; her personal exhibitions were held in Riga, Tartu, Poland, Venice. The artist designed and illustrated more […]
David Wiesner (born February 5, 1956) is an American illustrator and writer of children’s books, known best for picture books including some that tell stories without words. As an illustrator he has won three Caldecott Medals recognizing the year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children” and he was one […]
Leonard Joseph Weisgard (December 13, 1916 – January 14, 2000) was an American writer and illustrator of more than 200 children’s books. He is known best for his collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown. Instagram | instagram.com/leonard_weisgard Website | leonardweisgard.com
Catarina Sobral is an internationally acclaimed Portuguese author-illustrator who also dabbles in film, theater, and radio. A graduate of graphic design with a masters in illustration, her accolades include—among other things—the International Award for Illustration at the 2014 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the 2023 Portuguese National Illustration Award, and three […]
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 […]