“A Seuss drawing suggesting that no matter how big, inflated or different the image we try to portray, being ourselves is most important.”
(via burningfp)
CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATION WE LOVE
The Paris Review did a nice little studio visit with one of my favorites, Maira Kalman, last year.
Did I ever post this here? I don’t remember.
But I drew this last year and I wish I had time to make more of these.
Jean de Brunhoff, aquarelle originale pour Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphantr, p. 20, 1931. Collection of the Morgan Library. via Les Arts Décoratifs
(Source: counterforce)
Happy Birthday Edward Gorey! We are lucky to have a whole slew of Gorey illustrated books.
Adelaide: The Flying Kangaroo words and pictures by Tomi Ungerer
Tomi Ungerer, Emile, 1959 (via VKBMKL)
(Source: pathandpuddle, via ronenreblogs)
The Numberlys: With New iPad App, Ex-Pixar Designer Unleashes A Masterpiece
Moonbot Studios, which astounded us with “The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore,” avoids the sophomore slump with its latest story-app.
Tres Riches Heures De Mrs Mole
Ronald Searle
On New Year’s Eve 1969, Monica Searle was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. Experimental at the time, chemotherapy — the course of action Monica’s doctor recommended — was a leap of faith. After each treatment, her husband Ronald made Monica a Mrs. Mole drawing “to cheer every dreaded chemotherapy session and evoke the blissful future ahead.”
(via bookpickings)
