Thursday, May 31, 2012

Thomas Allen


Beautiful new work by illustrator Thomas Allen, which he created for two new buildings at The Johns Hopkins Hospital (the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Tower). He chose three classic children's books to incorporate into his work, E.B. White's 'Stuart Little', Walter Dean Meyer's 'Hoops' and Norton Juster's 'The Phantom Tollboth'...
...read more about how this inspiring project came together here...

Monday, May 28, 2012

Maria Carluccio

Beautiful, lively art by Maria Carluccio...
look what I can do maria carluccio
...take a peek Maria's paintings and illustrations over at her blogs, 52Flowers and MyBeautifulTruths. And check out her charming Wall Stories, stickers and wall charts for kids...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

R. Gregory Christie


With more than twenty children's books under his belt, R. Gregory Christie has created so many colourful, expressive works...

Dear Mr. Rosenwald :: When Ovella’s town hears that Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck and Co., is donating money to help them build a new school, Ovella can hardly believe her ears. But the community will have to raise a lot of money, secure land, and build the school themselves. How on earth will poor people find [...]
The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali :: Muhammad Ali is one of the world’s best-known figures, and this incredible biography delves into precisely why. From his unlikely beginnings as a skinny, young Cassius Clay learning to box at a local gym to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world at the famous “Rumble in the Jungle,” where even the skies let loose [...]
 

...and his MTA Art For Transit poster, to be found on New York City subways...
The Subway Soiree Poster

...read an interview with him over at Illustration Friday and find out about his Youth Innovators Project at Indigogo, where he's trying to bring art and children's literacy into the youth community of Atlanta. With his store-front in the North DeKalb Mall, Gregory hopes to provide an opportunity for youth to explore fashion design, illustration and entrepreneurship. He is offering signed posters of his NY Transit work in support of his wonderful and very worthy project. Check it out here!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Yoko Shima


YokoCoco, a.k.a. Yoko Shima, has made a delightful wee book tackling the tricky subject of grief, called 'Sniff' by Walker Books...


Saturday, May 19, 2012

Lydia Nichols


A sweet story and illustrations by Lydia Nichols. Phil Lately is a boy who's crazy about stamps, with sticky results... 






























































































Friday, May 18, 2012

Violeta Lopiz

A beautifully illustrated book by Spanish illustrator Violeta Lópiz, which was selected by the CJ Picture Book Awards in 2011...

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Matze Doebele

I love the scratchiness of German illustrator Matze Doebele's work...
 
...this book was one of the winners of the 2009 CJ Picture Book Awards in Korea...

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Gustavo Aimar

Gorgeous work by Argentinian illustrator Gustavo Aimar...

...read and snoop more on his charming blog...