The Grolier Club is holding a fascinating exhibition for collectors and admirers of children’s picture books called ‘Radiant with Color & Art: McLoughlin Brothers and the Business of Picture Books, 1858-1920’. More than 200 vibrantly colored children’s illustrated picture books, drawings, watercolors, and ephemera are on view from 6th December 2017 to 3rd February 2018. […]
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The Tree that stood outside Anne Frank’s window
The Tree in the Courtyard – Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window. Written by Jeff Gottesfeld. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. One of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016. The tree that stood in the courtyard outside Anne Frank’s window is part of the history of the Frank family and their long time […]
The Children’s Book Legacy of Pratt Institute and Bank Street College of Education
“The Picture Book Reimagined: The Children’s Book Legacy of Pratt Institute and Bank Street College of Education” runs from now through to September. 15th. Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 W. 14th St., 2nd Fl. New York. www.pratt.edu. This exhibition relates to the author and children’s picture book historian Leonard Marcus who recently curated an exhibition at […]