David Wiesner’s art was one of the first things that inspired me to start noting the illustrators’ names as I read picture books. It sounds so obvious that we should, because in many books the illustrations are equal or more important to the appeal of the books. A few names have stood out along the way, but I have now started searching for books by illustrator. It is a new concept to me, and it has been a surprisingly delightful adventure. I’m finding that I’m getting a greater variety of stories as a result. While many of the books have a similar look, the stories reflect the authors’ interests, and the pictures reflect the authors’ content. I am also finding books listed that I know and love, but did not know the author’s name.

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 10:31 pm. Both comments and pings are currently closed.