Children's literature illustrators
Anno [Mitsumasa] - wordless concept books
Mary Azarian - woodcuts, often reflecting a rural or old-time Vermont feel
Jan Brett - famous for her intricate page “borders”
Eric Carle - Colorful shapes, usually animals, “tissue-paper” look
Barbara Cooney - detailed, often set in maine, bluebells
Tomie dePaola - religious, autobiographical, Italian-American Heritage, and wide range
Lois Ehlet - Younger age books and nature themes, blocks of color and real objects
Paul Goble - Native American themes, white outline, paper doll look
Kevin Henkes - Family and school stories with talking animals, emotional, lots of mice
Russell and Lillian Hoban - Wide variety, Frances books about Badger family, uses alliteration
Trina Schart Hyman - illustrations of classic fairy tales, confused with JB
Steven Kellogg - funny cartoony style, many tall tales
Leo Lionni- characters have big eyes, lots of animals
Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad, early reading books, watercolor on white background
David Macaulay - Pencil drawings of historical structures like castles or bridges
Robert McCloskey - ‘old fashioned books set in maine and NE
Brian Pinkney - scratchboard, AA themes, biographies,
Jerry Pinkney - folktales, AA themes, watercolor, color tone throughout
Patricia Polacco - Family stories, visible pencil lines, old people in stories w/ wrinkles
Beatrix potter - small format, realistic animals in clothing
Robert Sabuda - pop-up books
Allen Say - Asian American themes, calm
Chris Soentpiet - “glowy” style - often Asian themes
William Steig - cartoon style animal stories, “soft”
Chris Van Allsburg - Charcoal - illustrated fantasy, realistic, black and white, sometimes creepy
David Wiesner - strange books
Paul Zelinsky - Classically illustrated fairy tales, renaissance feel
Anno [Mitsumasa] - wordless concept books
Mary Azarian - woodcuts, often reflecting a rural or old-time Vermont feel
Jan Brett - famous for her intricate page “borders”
Eric Carle - Colorful shapes, usually animals, “tissue-paper” look
Barbara Cooney - detailed, often set in maine, bluebells
Tomie dePaola - religious, autobiographical, Italian-American Heritage, and wide range
Lois Ehlet - Younger age books and nature themes, blocks of color and real objects
Paul Goble - Native American themes, white outline, paper doll look
Kevin Henkes - Family and school stories with talking animals, emotional, lots of mice
Russell and Lillian Hoban - Wide variety, Frances books about Badger family, uses alliteration
Trina Schart Hyman - illustrations of classic fairy tales, confused with JB
Steven Kellogg - funny cartoony style, many tall tales
Leo Lionni- characters have big eyes, lots of animals
Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad, early reading books, watercolor on white background
David Macaulay - Pencil drawings of historical structures like castles or bridges
Robert McCloskey - ‘old fashioned books set in maine and NE
Brian Pinkney - scratchboard, AA themes, biographies,
Jerry Pinkney - folktales, AA themes, watercolor, color tone throughout
Patricia Polacco - Family stories, visible pencil lines, old people in stories w/ wrinkles
Beatrix potter - small format, realistic animals in clothing
Robert Sabuda - pop-up books
Allen Say - Asian American themes, calm
Chris Soentpiet - “glowy” style - often Asian themes
William Steig - cartoon style animal stories, “soft”
Chris Van Allsburg - Charcoal - illustrated fantasy, realistic, black and white, sometimes creepy
David Wiesner - strange books
Paul Zelinsky - Classically illustrated fairy tales, renaissance feel