Little Big Books：Illustration for Children's Picture Books

Childrenseetheworldwithdifferenteyes.Throughillustratedstoriesinchildrensbookstheylearnabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.Thebestpicturebooksforchildrennotonlyfeaturewonderfulstories,butalsotelltheminavisuallyappealingway.Childrenareverycriticalreaderswhosimplycastasidebookstheydeemboring,overzealous,pedantic,orvisuallyunimaginative.Thankfully,arichselectionofcontemporarychildrensbooksiscurrentlyavailable.Theydealwithquitesophisticatedtopicsandfeaturecutting-edgeimages.Despite,orbecauseof,theubiquityoftelevisionsandcomputers,childrensbookshaveremainedpopularwithkidsandparents.ThesebookshavealsonotlosttheirappealforillustratorsandpublishinghousesnotleastbecauseahitchildrensbookcanserveasthelucrativebasisforTVprograms,videogames,toys,orothermerchandising.LittleBigBooksshowcasesthebestexamplesofillustrationforchildrensbooksanddocumentscurrenttrendsintheirdesign.Reflectingabroadrangeofstyles,methods,andmaterials,theimagesandconceptsfeaturedhereprovideaninsightfuloverviewofthemostimportantaestheticdevelopmentsoverthelastseveralyears.Anintroductorytextputsthecurrentworkintothehistoricalcontextofclassicillustratedbooksforchildren.LittleBigBooksisavaluableresourceforillustrators,publishinghouses,parents,grandparents,andanyonewhoislookingforcompellingillustratedchildrensbooksbeyondteddybearsandkittycats.