illustration of books

A guide to 150 extraterrestrial creatures conceived by science fiction authors, with a color drawing and details of the physical characteristics and behavior of each.

Features the life and art of Tomie de Paola, the famous illustrator of children's books.

A young man, known as the Character in the Book, receives an invitation to visit his Auntie who is a character in another book, but must first find a way out of his own pages.

A biography of the children's author and illustrator, known for creating such characters as Curious George.

A brief account of how a picture book is produced, from the work of artist to editor to bookseller.

Provides ideas and simple directions for writing, illustrating, designing, and binding books.

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.