Childhood Favourites: Illustrators!

      Illustrators. The all-too-often unsung heroes of children's books. A good book for kids is nothing without, quite frankly, a magician with a paintbrush at the helm, conjuring up the worlds authors had created for small people. These incredibly talented individuals give children the building blocks for imagination and they help them picture difficult, beautiful and impossible things.

      I've always regarded the marriage of author and illustrator to be a really special one. It must be done right. Often, I remember a book, but cannot for the life of me remember the name or author, but I can SEE the book in my mind! That is the sign of an amazing illustrator - one who can stand the test of time and make a permanent mark on someone's mind.*

     Below, I have listed a few of my favourites!