MetaFilter posts tagged with illustration and childrensbooks

Take a looky.

the littlest brussels sprout — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:21:11 -0800

Lookybook lets you browse full versions of children's picture books, like The Other Side by Hungarian-born illustrator Istvan Banyai, or Alphabeasts by Wallace Edwards.

Renato Alarcão

grapefruitmoon — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:32:31 -0800

Renato Alarcão [flash] is a Brazillian children's book illustrator with brilliant sketchbooks. [More Inside]

Moomins Galore

mygothlaundry — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:58:09 -0800

Moomins! The Moomins, created in 1945 by artist and writer Tove Jansson in this story, went on to become a series of books beloved by children in the 60s and 70s and then a British TV show in the early 80s. The Moomins’ fame is so all pervading in Finland that they have their own amusement park and museum but they somehow have never gained as much of a foothold in the US. Why are the Moomins so popular? Some of the books are surprisingly philosophical and even dark and some of the characters are downright seditious; the Moomins, for all their humor and love, are often a little bleak. Tove Jansson, who modeled many of her characters on people in her life, was as talented an artist as she was a writer; here, for your delectation, are her illustrations for The Hobbit. Previously on Metafilter.

Curious George Escapes the Nazis

mediareport — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 06:58:20 -0800

Curious George Escapes the Nazis. A true story from a neat little exhibit about the life and work of H.A. and Margret Rey, German Jews who fled Paris on bicycle (with the unpublished Curious George manuscript as one of their few possessions) hours before the Nazis arrived. Lots of info, including Curious George's first appearance, Hans' famous book on astronomy, notes on the couple's lesser-known work and more.

Space art in children's books

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:31:45 -0800

Let's go on a rocket trip to the Moon! A collection of space art in children's books, 1883 to 1974. These books, and their evocative art, instilled in a generation the romance and wonder of space flight. I grew up in the 1950's, and as a kid I could pour over this book and its illustrations for hours, dreaming.
via A Voyage to Arcturus

Soviet Children's Books and more

hama7 — Wed, 09 Apr 2003 06:47:50 -0800

Children's books of the Early Soviet Era [more]