Best illustrated books all over the world
Hilary Knight brings Cinderella to life with characters endowed with the same humor, zest, and personality that made readers adore his most famous creation, Eloise. His version includes delightful touches: house cats, a blue fairy godmother, and a slightly plump Prince Charming, that dance across the pages and into readers’ […]
Original title: Мэри Поппинс In 1968 the Soviet Union published Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers with illustrations by Gennady V. Kalinovsky. His black-and-white drawings immediately stood out and later editions also included a selection of color plates. The book quickly became one of the most beloved editions of Travers’s […]
Mighty Herman is a little man who keeps failing at invention after invention, but he’s not giving up. He builds big things that flop, makes bold machines that backfire, until at last he comes up with something everyone actually uses — the safety pin. Henstra’s illustrations feel old-timey but sharp: […]
“There was a girl in the village who loved horses… She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way.” And so begins the story of a young Native American girl devoted to the care […]