I adore the almost silhouette work of Austrian illustrator Renate Habinger, but it is very difficult to find her work online, this is a cover from Gaggalagu written by Michael Stavaric, illustrated by Renate, published in 2011. It reminds me of sashiko or borra work with its white and red writing over the animals like stitches.
A new!!!! book by Alice and Martin Provensen, what a Joyous thing, "Max the Cat of Maple Hill Farm", was published from one of the many dummy books left by the couple this September in Japan, translated by Haruno Nakai.
My blog amazes me, almost twenty years of work and yet no Eric Carle?
Well let's rectify this absence with some uncharacteristic illustrations in a limited palette or red, green and black for the 'Book of Flower Thoughts', Illustrations written by Louise Bachelde illustrated by Eric Carle, Published by Peter Pauper Press 1967. I believe these are simple relief prints or very basic screen prints.
'Fürdik, fürdik a libám' by Iiona Borsai with vivid, and characteristically charming illustrations by Károly Reich , Published in 1984.,
I love this cover so much and it is my twenty fourth post on Roger Duvoisin, so nothing more needs to be said about my adoration of this illustrator, except whenever I find more work I will share.
These illustrations are from 'The Wishing Well In The Woods' was written by Priscilia and Otto Friedrichi and published in 1962, which I believe is based on an old African folk tale explaining how the leopard got her spots.
'Kociciny kocourka Damiana' written by Václav Čtvrtek, published in 1971. Agaiin with very strange and compelling illustrations by Gabriela Dubska.
Oh! I just love the strange illustrations in this book, 'Kdo je nejsilnejsi?' by Gabriela Dubska (1915-2003) published in 1967. The spangle eyed whale is just a delight as is the anthropomorphised iceberg.
'Dick Witington and his Cat' published in 1979 by Oscar Weigle and beautifully illustrated with this characterful cat by Delwyn Cunningham.
