Best illustrated books all over the world
Alois Carigiet (1902-1985) was a Swiss artist, stage designer, decorator, book illustrator, and the first winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize. Alois Carigiet was born in the Swiss town of Trun, into a large farming family — he was the seventh of eleven children. He lived on a farm […]
Konrad Ernst Theophil Kreidolf (9 February 1863 – 12 August 1956) was a Swiss artist and children’s book illustrator. He was born in Bern, Switzerland, into a trader’s family. The family moved to Konstanz, Germany, where his father opened a toy shop. However, Ernst was largely raised by his grandparents […]
Brian Wildsmith (1930-2016) was an English artist and book illustrator. He earned a reputation as one of the most colourful and original children’s artists of his time. Along with Quentin Blake and John Burningham, he influenced a generation of illustrators and publishers of the 1960s, when the technical capabilities of […]
Maurice (Mooris) Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian writer, playwright and philosopher; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. He was born in Ghent, into a notary’s family; he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghent. Maeterlinck’s first poem was published in […]
Irina Ivanovna Kazakova (born on August 28th, 1935) is an artist and book illustrator. She graduated from the graphic department of the Russian Academy of Arts, where she studied under Mikhail Afanasievich Taranov. “I entered the Academy of Arts. I learned not only from wonderful teachers, but also from my […]
Roger Duvoisin (August 28, 1900 – June 30, 1980) was an American writer and illustrator of Swiss origin, best known for his children’s picture books. Roger Duvoisin was born in Geneva. He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He began his career as a decorator […]
Gennady Pavlishin is a well-known artist from Khabarovsk. Since his student days, he has been deeply interested in the distinctive culture of indigenous peoples. His first illustrated book was the Nanai fairy tale “Mergen and His Friends”, and soon after he created a series of illustrations for D. Nagishkin’s collection […]
Pauli Ebner (1873-1949) was an Austrian illustrator. She received her art education at the private Viennese school Strehblow. In 1912, she was accepted into the Association of Austrian Artists. She illustrated many children’s books and postcards. She especially often used themes involving small children and family holidays. She signed her […]
Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books. Arnold Stark Lobel was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Schenectady, New York. As a child he spent countless hours in the local public library, studying picture books and illustrations. In second grade he became seriously […]
Aleksandr Deyneka (1899–1969) was a Russian painter, muralist, graphic artist, and teacher. He was born in Kursk into the family of a railway worker. In 1917 he graduated from the Kharkiv Art School; afterwards he designed theatrical productions, propaganda trains, and worked as a photographer. From 1919 to 1920 he […]
Vladimir Mikhailovich Konashevich (1888–1963) was a Russian artist and illustrator. Vladimir Konashevich was born in Novocherkassk; soon after his birth, the family moved to Moscow, and later, in 1897, when his father, a bank employee, quarreled with his superiors, they moved again, this time to Chernihiv. There Vladimir graduated from […]
Anton Franciscus Pieck (1895–1987) was a Dutch painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, best known for his nostalgic, highly detailed depictions of old-world life. He was born in Den Helder, the Netherlands, and showed artistic talent from an early age; at 11 years old, he won his first prize for a […]
Leigh Hobbs (1953) is an Australian children’s author and illustrator, widely known for his distinctive, loose drawing style and offbeat, humorous characters. He has written and illustrated more than twenty books, including the popular series Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, and Mr Chicken Goes to Paris. The Old Tom books were […]
David Christiana (b. 1960) is an American illustrator, writer, and educator known primarily for his work in children’s book illustration. He has illustrated more than twenty children’s books, and has also written four books of his own. His illustration work spans picture books and literary adaptations, often characterized by detailed […]
Dorothy Pulis Lathrop (1891–1980) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, known for her delicate, detailed drawings and her deep interest in nature and animals. She was born in Albany, New York. Lathrop began her professional career as an illustrator in 1919 with The Three Mulla-Mulgars by Walter […]
Antoni Boratyński (1930–2015) was a Polish graphic artist and book illustrator, known for his expressive, often dramatic style in children’s and young adult literature. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and later continued his education in Budapest. Over the course of his career, Boratyński collaborated with […]
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908) was a German humorist, poet, draftsman, and caricaturist, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the comic strip thanks to his satirical picture stories that combine text and sequential images. He was born in the village of Wiedensahl and initially studied mechanical engineering before […]
Julia Gukova is an artist and illustrator, also working in easel painting. She studied at the Krasnopresnenskaya Art School and later trained in painting and graphics under Alisa Poret, Nikolai Popov, and Sofya Gannushkina. From 1979 to 1984, she studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute (Department of Book Design). Her […]
Cliff Roberts (1929–1999) was an American cartoonist, animator, and illustrator. He began his career in commercial advertising, working as a freelance artist and photographer while also producing comics and illustrations for magazines, including Playboy and The New Yorker. Roberts later moved into animation, where he worked as a designer and […]
Chris Riddell (b. 1962) is a British illustrator, author, and political cartoonist. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, into a family of an Anglican clergyman, and moved to England as a child. He studied illustration at the Brighton Polytechnic, where he developed his distinctive drawing style. Riddell is […]