Best illustrated books all over the world
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was perhaps the best-known Indian writer of the early 20th century who published in English. In the 1910s, he took part in the Bengali resistance, and at the age of twenty, he was forced to leave India. Soon after, he settled in New York. Cut off from […]
“La feria abandonada” (“The Abandoned Fair”) is a collection of twelve melancholic texts created by Spanish artist Pablo Auladell together with two of his friends, journalist Rafa Burgos and poet Julián López Medina. Stylistically distinct, these poetic short pieces share a common atmosphere of loss and quiet sorrow – stories […]
The outstanding American artist Dahlov Ipcar described her style as “non-intellectual cubism” and became known worldwide for her original and unusual works. Her paintings hang in dozens of American galleries, schools, and libraries, as well as in the Whitney and Metropolitan museums. Dahlov Ipcar was a true workaholic: she painted […]
Alison Lester began illustrating books in 1986, and just four years later her Imagine broke all sales records in Australia, becoming the number-one children’s bestseller. And I can completely understand why. To my taste, this is exactly how an educational, illustrated children’s book should be. Lester seamlessly combines several techniques […]
Jimmy Liao, who turns 67 today, devoted himself entirely to book illustration after a battle with leukemia diagnosed in 1995. After recovering, he stayed home and drew constantly. Over his career, he has illustrated more than fifty books, many of which have received awards, and several have been adapted into […]
The Museum of Me by British artist Emma Lewis — winner of the 2017 Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award — offers an unusually sincere, child-eye view of what a museum is and why it exists in the first place. A little girl wanders through all kinds of galleries (there’s even […]