Best illustrated books all over the world
Sonia Maria Luce Possentini is an award-winning illustrator who was born in Canossa, Reggio Emilia,Italy. Growing up, her parents encouraged her to explore the arts and as a family support all types of freedom of expressions. Sonia studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna with a degree in […]
Alessandro Stilla, also known as Ale Puro, is an Italian illustrator and street artist. His characters, defined by a simple and decisive stroke, live in a poetic and enchanted world. He has collaborated with various art galleries painting walls and exhibiting pictures in Italy and Europe. Instagram | instagram.com/ale_puro Website […]
Ed Emberley (born 1931) is an American artist and illustrator. Emberley was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston, then studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1955, he married Barbara, a librarian and writer, with whom he collaborated on several […]
Nicholas Mordvinoff (1911-1973) was an American artist, caricaturist, and sculptor of Russian origin. Nicholas Mordvinoff was born in St. Petersburg. In 1918, after the Revolution, the family emigrated to Paris. There Nicholas studied at the Paris University of Painting and Drawing, after graduating he published his illustrations and drawings in […]
Paul Goble (1933-2017) was an English writer and illustrator of children’s books. He is best known for his stories about Native Americans. His book The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses won the Caldecott Medal in 1979. Paul Goble spent his childhood in Oxford, his father made harpsichords, his mother was […]
Anete Bajāre-Babčuka is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. She studied at the Art Academy of Latvia and Jānis Rozentāls Art High School. Her illustrations are featured in several children’s books, published by Liels un mazs, as well as kuš! comics. When creating her illustrations, Anete Bajāre-Babčuka draws inspiration from […]
Paloma Valdivia was born in Santiago de Chile in 1978. She studied Design, Anthropology & Audiovisual Communication at the Catholic University of Chile, and Illustration at the School of Art & Design in Barcelona, Spain. Passionate from a young age about drawing and telling stories, Paloma eventually decided to dedicate […]
Narges Mohammadi studied graphic design in Tehran and now lives there. Her works have been repeatedly selected for important international exhibitions: in Bologna, Zagreb, at the Illustrated Book Festival in Korea (CJ Picture Book Awards). “In my illustrations, I usually use collage and monotype techniques, draw with a pencil and […]
Anna Desnitskaya is an author and illustrator who has been nominated for a number of awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which is the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature. Instagram | instagram.com/anyadesnitskaya Amazon | Anna Desnitskaya
Ludwig Volbeda (1990) is a Dutch illustrator. Ludwig lives in Amsterdam, draws strips, makes illustrations for books, magazines and music albums and loves working in sketchbooks, where he creates entire micro-universes from words and pictures. Instagram | instagram.com/ludwigvolbeda Website | ludwigvolbeda.nl/Homepage Amazon | Ludwig Volbeda
Vladimir Nikolaevich Zuykov (1935-2021) — artist, illustrator. Graduated from the Potemkin Moscow Pedagogical Institute, then taught drawing at school, worked as an illustrator in magazines and newspapers; since 1968 he was a production designer at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. He took part in the creation of more than 30 animated films. […]
Vladimir Semenovich Lyubarov (born in 1944) is a Russian artist and graphic artist. He graduated from the Moscow Secondary Art School at the Surikov Institute, then the Department of Artistic Design of Printed Products at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He worked as a chief artist in the popular science magazine […]
Viktor Aleksandrovich Chizhikov (1935-2020) was a Soviet artist and illustrator. He graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute in 1958. He worked in the children’s magazines Murzilka, Vesyolye Kartinki, the humorous publication Krokodil and other periodicals. For many years he worked as an illustrator in the popular magazine Vokrug Sveta. Since […]
Yana Sedova (1985) — artist, graphic artist, illustrator. Graduated from the Moscow Stroganov Academy of Art and Industry. The first book she illustrated — Eduard Verkin’s story “Friend April” — was published in 2010. Yana is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Her art and book illustrations have been exhibited […]
Petr Prokhorovich Aseyev (1919-2014) — artist, illustrator of children’s books. Born in the city of Uryupinsk. Since childhood, he loved fishing — at that time, the Khoper River was full of different fish, even sterlet. Sitting on the bank with a fishing rod became a lifelong hobby. Studied at the […]
Nadezhda Illarionova (1985) – artist, illustrator. Graduated from Moscow State University. S.G. Stroganova Instagram | instagram.com/fly_in_the_fog Website |
Esphyr Slobodkina (1908-2002) – avant-garde artist, illustrator. Esther was born in Chelyabinsk, a part of Siberia that, as she later wrote, “can be a wonderful place to spend your early childhood, especially if you are fortunate enough to have parents who can provide you with food, a good home, warm […]
Charles William James Keeping (1924-1988) was a British illustrator and author of children’s books. He was born and spent his childhood in London; during World War II he served in the Royal Navy. After the war, he studied illustration and lithography at Regent Street Polytechnic. In the early 1950s, he […]
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books. McCloskey wrote and illustrated eight books, two of which won the Caldecott Medal, the prestigious American award for children’s illustrated literature. McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and moved to Boston in 1932, where he attended the Vesper […]
Andrea Calisi is a renowned illustrator living in Rome. While he has produced numerous covers for prestigious Italian publishing houses, he has also worked for several years in a kindergarten and has illustrated several children’s books. His work has been exhibited multiple times in Europe and Japan. Instagram | instagram.com/andreacalisi68 […]