Art Seiden I

'Where is the keeper?' written by Mabel Watts, illustration by Art Seiden (1918-2004), published date 1961. Art Seiden was born in Brooklyn in 1918. He received a BA at Queens College and studied for eight years at the Art Students League, initially he did graphic design for some of the largest companies in America: Phillip Morris, Hoffmann-LaRoche, General Motors and Hearst Publications. He started illustrating children's books in 1950.

In this book the zoo keeper is waylaid looking after three bear cubs. 

Michael Foreman IV

'The travels of Horatio' by Michael Foreman, published in 1970. This is very much a 1970's book, in the same style as Mr Benn, Elmer and other creations by David Mckee. 

Michael Foreman III

So happy today to share with you another early book by Michael Foreman ' Two Giants' originally published in 1967. This edition was published in 1983. Michael Foreman's books were a feature of my childhood and I loved them, but they were the accomplished watercolours which became his signature style and I adore his earlier works which were more experimental and fun. This book was selected in 1972 for the Francis Williams book illustration award, it is created using collage, gouache and a little bit of ink line work. 

(I had shared a little of this book in 2018)

Ingrid Olden II

'Der Frosch mit der rosaroten Brille' (The Frog With Rose Tinted Glasses) by Ingrid Olden, published by Lizenzausgabe Hermann Schroedel Verlag in 1991. 

Unfortunately I cannot find much by or about Ingrid other than she was born in 1940 and made delightful children's books with great colour work. 

Wilfried Blecher VI

Wilfried Blecher's 'The Clever Blue Rooster', published 1966.

Wilfried Blecher was born in Duisburg in 1930. He worked as a freelance graphic artist from 1953 onwards, illustrating numerous children's books and classics of world literature. He died in Munich on December 1, 2022, at the age of 92.