Del Norte Public Library

"Dr. Seuss from then to now covers every phase of Theodor Geisel's career and includes the development of You're only old once!, from working rough drawings to dust-jacketed book."--Dust jacket.

Explains the principles of illustration composition, explaining how viewers see shapes and unconsciously interpret colors and movement; demonstrates these principles through sample pictures showing the process of illustrating "Little Red Riding Hood."

Desribes the life of the children's book author and illustrator, conveying her life at Folly Cove, her love of dance, and how she was able to create images of machinery, including those used in her book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.

"This ample gathering, containing more than one thousand separate rhymes from the earliest surviving publications to the present day, is the most complete collection ever assembled. The rhymes are usually given in their earliest published form, which was often later suppressed (what was common in the 18th century was later thought too bawdy) and the authors have included most of the known variations of the original. The copious and erudite notes not...

Fourteen children's book artists draw their favorite foods and explain why they love them, using short stories, statements, and poems.

Shows two illustrators going through all the steps involved in creating new picture books of "Jack and the Beanstalk," including layout, scale, and point-of-view.