Here is a potted guide to the artists behind some of the bestloved stories. Vintage childrens books are an excellent source of creative inspiration and material for art projects, video games, reimagined classics, personal craft projects, storytelling flashcards, and more. The characters first appeared in the elsongray readers in 1930 and continued in a subsequent series of books through the final version that scott foresman published in 1965. His own book, first issued in 1964, with illustrations by tomi ungerer. When little golden books launched in 1942 at 25 cents each, they changed publishing history. Graeme base australian author and illustrator of childrens books gary baseman american cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and animator johanna basford.
The following gallery is packed with colorful vintage illustrations from out of childrens books. These 1950s childrens books were popular read alouds with both my boys. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Margaret wise brown was the author of several very popular childrens books including goodnight moon, big red barn and runaway bunny. A brief history of children s picture books and the art of visual storytelling. As an author, you will know which style is most suitable for your story. Book lists feature 10 books from every decade of the last century.
With bright patterns, gorgeous cover design and often fantastic illustration, these are books meant to excite the eyes as well as the mind. For the first time, childrens books were high quality and lowpriced. You should set up a blog as well as a website where you can frequently and easily put up new pieces. The list of classic children s picture books created by artistwriters in this.
This book is for children s books that were published from 1950 to 1959. What follows are the undertold stories of eight children s book illustrators, whose dramas, breakthroughs, and love affairs turned into your favorite bedtime adventures. Spend some time getting to know the industry by reading the illustrators guide the book, pg. Elenore abbott american book illustrator, scenic designer, and artist. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Maurice sendak may be the greatest illustrator for. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators. Bestknown for his caldecottwinning book where the wild things are 1963 and in the night kitchen 1970, sendak is one of the most famous children s book illustrators.
A treasure trove of childrens book illustrations in the. For this list and the lists that follow lists that follow refers to lists in the childrens picturebook price guide of the twenty most valuable picturebooks from each decade, covering the 1930s up the 1990s. Of course, trends in both book publishing and visual art shifted considerably in the 20th century, and the practice of publishing visual representations alongside text in adult literature saw a major decline, and book illustration became increasingly associated with children s literature and lowbrow or popular writing such as classics illustrated. Books include mother goose, a 19th century picture book, and aesops fables for kids, illustrated by walter. The family under the bridge by natalie savage carlson. Still, there are certain artists whose witty, whimsical, or simply silly. Every day we receive emails from people searching for childhood books. I just added 20 more children s book illustrations to this page and the main children s books gallery. The artists who brought these characters to life in illustrations, however, are lesserknown. I love to read classic children s books to my kids. Not only we offer reasonable price range but we also offer 26 different children s book illustration styles. Look at these pictures, story lists and dates and see if any ring a bell with your childhood memories. And even with that in mind, some of these pages from weird childrens books are still very difficult to explain.
A big fan of classic illustration work from the 1940s to the 70s, wisconsinbased artist matthew laznicka creates vintage illustrations with a contemporary twist. Illustrations have the power to turn the pages of a picture book into the contents of a classic. You may remember my list of 1950s chapter books from my 20th century classics by the decade series. Abed abdi israeli palestinian illustrator, painter, graphic designer and sculptor. In doing so he decides it might not be so bad to have permanent ties after all.
Some of these books are also featured on collectible children s books pages, and you can follow the links of those to find out more about them. Childrens minds havent been ruined by adult humor the way ours have, so childrens book authors have a lot of leeway when it comes to the language they use. Much like the imaginations they stoke, however, children s book illustrators cannot be put into a box. Richard scarry christmas illustration children s book illustration christmas books merry christmas xmas christmas kitchen. He worked for a time after high school as a window display designer at fao schwartz in new york city in the late 1940s while he took night classes at the art students league. Vivid yellow, red and indigo illustration of the traffic outside muffins home. Spot the moving van, the bread truck, and the birds as well. Welcome to old children s books, selling children s literature and picture books online since 1994. The best classic children s books from the 1950s, part of a series of the best children s books from the 20th century. Ten 1950s childrens picture books what do we do all day. A brief history of childrens picture books and the art of.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jean adamson english children s author and illustrator. Old book illustrations offers a wide range of public domain, royaltyfree images scanned from old books. Established in 2004, cis mission is to simplify the process of sourcing artists by offering commissioners a highly comprehensive and inspirational directory of portfolios. The ukborn illustrator developed his bold aesthetic in buenos aires, and has built an incredible portfolio of children s books with a fresh, vibrant vibe. Searchable galleries include animals, plants, techniques, artists names, books titles, and much more. I hope this becomes a useful tool to those of you seeking treasured, but vague, memories.
Dan adkins american illustrator of comic books and sciencefiction magazines. These are curated and from children s books from the late 19th century to early 20th century 1908 at the latest. See more ideas about childrens books, books and vintage children s books. The art of visual storytelling, illustrator martin. In postworld war ii america anything seemed possible, even going to the moon. In newcastle, seven stories is a flourishing centre for children s books, with. Apr 5, 2016 explore writeandcreates board illustration. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. The illustrations in these books show facts as they were known. The most common 1950s vintage childrens books material is metal. Book publishing suffered, with many publishers scaling back production and illustration commissions. See more ideas about childrens book illustration, book art and illustration.
These books outlined the future the children of the baby boom would grow up in, the world of space. From the 20th century and earlier, enjoy these beautiful, collectible children s books. There appeared in 1949, a book the conquest of space, which led to a new trend in children s books. The most common 1950s childrens book material is metal. The creativity, color and design variation of books is showcased better in children s books than perhaps any other genre. The golden books series are wonderful children s books, i had a whole bunch of them. Added 42 new images new cover scans and illustrations, all in the junior lit category, with the exception of the boatniks film novelization. See more ideas about children s book illustration, book art and illustration. Dick and jane refers to the two main characters, dick and jane, created by zerna sharp for a series of basal readers that william s. We have a collection of more than 10,000 scarce and outofprint books, for readers, teachers and collectors.
That refers to the date the book was originally published, and the date of the scholastic book printing shown. I love the style of the drawings in katie the kitten, 1949, as seen here. Im working through picture books now, but as i explained in my list of 1960s picture books, i am not going in chronological order. Old childrens books over 10,000 rare and outofprint. Im sorry but we no longer research emailed book queries. Coby whitmore in the early 1950s, the korean war, coming so soon after the end of the second world war, found the news media well prepared for foreign reporting, and for the first time television cameras were used to record events as they happened. See more ideas about illustration, children s book illustration and illustration art. From harold and the purple crayon to horton hears a who, youll remember these classic children s books if you grew up in the 1950s. These 10 vintage childrens books will have every 50s baby and those who love that classic era yearning to cozy up with a soft blanket and read these stories aloud again.