Eric Carle II

 

'The Very Lonely Firefly' by Eric Carle is today's feature because of the gloriously colourful and energetic firework illustration below and it is bonfire night.

Oliver St Gabriel II

 Oliver St Gariel has been making some creatures for Octo-grr, This year he has had them playing musical instruments, however this wee group, from last year are just going on an adventure! I love this illustration. 

Ken Smiths

 

'May I have some Cherries' by Ken Smiths made me think of harvest time and windfalls. 

Manon Gauthier VIII

 

A wonderful witch by Manon Gauthier. Happy Halloween.

Emily Doliner

 Halloween by Emily Doliner

Clotilde Perrin

 

An illustration by French illustrator Clotilde Perrin that reminds me of a halloween party. 

Robert Macfarlane and Nick Hayes

'Riversong', a "broadside ballad" which protests the slow death of rivers in the UK & around the world––& sings for their revival. 'Riversong' is free to print, share, set & sing, speak aloud on a riverbank, post on walls or windows, adapt, translate, perform, turn into a placard on a protest, colour in, share with schools, friends, community choirs, campaign groups...ANYTHING you want.'Robert Macfarlane. 

The illustrated frame is by Nick Hayes an artist whose work is driven by a love of nature and a strong compulsion to fight for what is right. 

Renate Habinger

 

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.

Aline Ahond II

 

 'Fil à la patte ' by Aline Ahond published in 2006

Alice and Martin Provensen IV

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.

Eric Carle

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.

Károly Reich II

 

'Fürdik, fürdik a libám' by Iiona Borsai with vivid, and characteristically charming illustrations by Károly Reich , Published in 1984.,

Roger Duvoisin XXIV

 

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. 

Gabriela Dubska II

 

'Kociciny kocourka Damiana' written by Václav Čtvrtek, published in 1971. Agaiin with very strange and compelling illustrations by Gabriela Dubska.