illustration of books

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illustration of books

Under my nose

1996
Author and illustrator of books for young people, Lois Ehlert, shares how she interweaves her creative process with her daily routine.

A Caldecott celebration

seven artists and their paths to the Caldecott medal
2008
Profiles seven Caldecott Medal-winning illustrators spanning the award's seventy-year history, highlighting each artist's style, inspirations, work processes, and reaction to receiving the award.

Self-portrait, Trina Schart Hyman

1981
A well-known illustrator of children's books discusses her life and art.

Writing and illustrating the graphic novel

everything you need to know to create great graphic works
2004
Explains how to create a graphic novel, covering novel elements, inspiration, script writing, illustration, and getting published.

Randolph J. Caldecott and the story of the Caldecott Medal

2004
A biography of the nineteenth-century English illustrator of children's books, for whom the Caldecott medal is named.

Wings of an artist

children's book illustrators talk about their art
1999
More than twenty illustrators of children's books, including James Ransome, Robert Sabuda, Maira Kalman, and Maurice Sendak, talk about their work.

What do illustrators do?

2007
Shows two illustrators going through all the steps involved in creating new picture books of "Jack and the Beanstalk," including layout, scale, and point-of-view.

The Seuss, the whole Seuss, and nothing but the Seuss

a visual biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel
2004
Explores the life and career of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, through an investigation of his early work, interviews, and writings.

Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel

a biography
1996
Describes the life and literary career of children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss.

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