Monthly Archives: March 2010

I'm so inspired by the illustrator of this book. Her name is Anne Herbauts, she's Belgian, and this book is called La princesse au petit poids. I fell in love with the cover when I saw it. Anne Herbauts' drawing style is so loose and unique. I love how she uses a variety of techniques, including some sort of stamping to create patterns. Really ...

This book is from France, called 'La mémoire envollée' and it was illustrated by Marie Desbons. I love her characters, her delicate style and her imaginative illustrations. These are my 2 favorite spreads:a close up of her beautiful mark marking:I love how she drew the scarf and the way is wraps around the spread.The story is really nice too. ...

I got this book, Anastazy, while we were in Poland. I think the illustrator is Przemyslaw Wechterowicz. I love the format, very short and wide, which is perfect for the main character who is a dachshund. The illustrations are done with a black pen on a brown paper and use limited color. Unfortunately, my photos don't do this book justice. ...

In addition to loving the illustrations in this book, The Incredible Book Eating Boy, I also love the story. It's written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, originally from Northern Ireland but he now lives in New York. He's one of my favorites. The illustrations are quite loosely painted and I love the use of collage, texture and hand drawn type ...