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| Show and Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration | 
 enlarge | Author: Dilys Evans
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 98741
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0811849716
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.642092273
EAN: 9780811849715
ASIN: 0811849716
Publication Date: March 26, 2008
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Product Description
For over 30 years, Dilys Evans has been deeply involved in the fine art of children's book illustration. In 1980 she founded The Original Art, an annual exhibition in New York featuring the best children's book illustration of the year. Now, in this fascinating exploration of children's book illustration, she focuses on the work of 12 contemporary illustrators. Looking at the wide variety of artistic genius in children's books, Show and Tell teaches the reader how to look for the perfect marriage of art and text, and is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in children's books and the art of illustration. Illustrators include:
David Wiesner
Trina Schart Hyman
Lane Smith
Brian Selznick
Bryan Collier
David Shannon
Petra Mathers
Paul O. Zelinsky
Hilary Knight
Denise Fleming
Harry Bliss
Betsy Lewin
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Beautiful design, interesting writing June 11, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The illustrations are reproduced beautifully. The biographies are well written and give you a sense of the personalities of the illustrators, as well as some useful information on technique. Loved it.
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