The Art of Illustrations

This week in The Art of Illustrations, Terry Shay will be sharing insights from some of the best illustrators in the kidlit world. Also below are links to all of their fabulous books to add to your home or classroom libraries.

The Art of Illustration

For this special event, I gathered some of the best illustrators in the business to talk about the art of illustration in children’s books. My guests were Heather Fox, Deborah Freedman, Brian Lies, Wendell Minor, Daniel Miyares, Peter H. Reynolds and Joyce Wan. Listen in on our conversation about the joys and challenges of being an illustrator.

Learn More

Connect with the featured illustrators on their websites:
Heather Fox https://www.adoodlefox.com/ 
Deborah Freedman https://www.deborahfreedman.net/
Brian Lies http://www.brianlies.com/
Wendell Minor https://www.minorart.com/
Daniel Miyares http://www.danielmiyares.com/
Peter H. Reynolds http://www.peterhreynolds.com
Joyce Wan https://wanart.com/ 

Books Mentioned in This Episode

FITZ and CLEO Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox. Henry Holt & Co

LLAMA DESTROYS THE WORLD Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox. Henry Holt & Co

IS WAS Deborah Freedman. Atheneum 

LITTLE BAT IN NIGHT SCHOOL Brian Lies. Clarion

BATS AT THE BEACH Brian Lies. Clarion

BREAKING WAVES: WINSLOW HOMER PAINTS THE SEA Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor. Neal Porter Books

NIGHT WALK TO THE SEA:A STORY ABOUT RACHEL CARSON EARTH PROTECTOR Deborah Wiles and Daniel Miyares. Schwartz and Wade Books

YOU ARE MY SPARKLY MERMAID Joyce Wan. Cartwheel Books

PUG MEETS PIG Joyce Wan. Beach Lane Books

PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens and Peter H. Reynolds. Harper Collins

THE MUSEUM Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds. Abrams Books

Sneak Peeks at Future Books

LOVE YOU BY HEART by Peter H. Reynolds (December)

THE LEATHER APRON CLUB: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, HIS SON BILLY, & AMERICA’S FIRST CIRCULATING LIBRARY. By Jane Yolen and Wendell Minor (Sept 28) Charlesbridge

CROWBAR Twig Georges, T. Luke George, Jane Craighead George and Wendell Minor (Oct 19) Katherine Tegen

BIG AND SMALL AND IN BETWEEN Carter Higgins and Daniel Miyares Chronicle (2022)

WOMBAT SAID COME IN Carmen Agra Deedy and Brian Lies (Fall 2022). Peachtree

HOPE AT SEA Daniel Miyares (October 19) Anne Schwartz Books

DJ FUNKYFOOT: GIVE CHEESE A CHANCE Tom Angleberger and Heather Fox (Sept 7) Amulet

OUR TABLE Peter H. Reynolds (October 5) Orchard Books

YOU ARE MY SPECIAL NARWHAL Joyce Wan 

PUG AND PIG AND FRIENDS Sue Lowell Gallion and Joyce Wan (Aug 17) Beach Lane Books

WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER Joyce Wan (Oct 5) Cartwheel

TINY DINO Deborah Freedman (March 1, 2022) Viking Books for Young Reader


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