By John Bemelmans Marciano
Illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans

Bemelman's fascinating life story is told through letters, photographs, illustrations, paintings, sketches, and excerpts from both his published writings and private journals, selected by his grandson, John Bemelmans Marciano.

By Leonard Marcus
Illustrated by Margaret Wise Brown

Author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and dozens of other children's classics, Margaret Wise Brown all but invented the picture book as we know it today. Marcus' biography is both a portrayal of a woman whose stories still speak to millions and a portrait of New York in the 1930's and 1940's, when the literary world blossomed and made history.

By Barbara Elleman

Virginia Lee Burton's name may bring to mind a steam shovel and a man named Mike Mulligan, a charming little house, and a snowplow named Katy. Yet to speak only of Burton's achievements as a picture book creator would be to paint only a part of the canvas of her life. She was also a dancer, an illustrator for an early Boston newspaper, and a musician, designer, sculptor, and printmaker. Well-regarded children's literature expert Barbara Elleman introduces the exuberant life, art, and books of Virginia Lee Burton, complemented by family photographs, illustrations from her books, and other examples of her inspiring book.

Illustrated by Eric Carle

Eric Carle is one of the world's most beloved artists of children's books. Creator of the classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, he has captured the imagination of millions of children and adults with his bold, colorful collage illustrations. Eric Carle's life and work are explored in this comprehensive portrait that includes:

• more than sixty full-color illustrations from his books
• artwork from his student days
• a moving autobiographical account of his life, with photographs
• anecdotal reflections by Ann Beneduce, his longtime friend and editor of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• essays on the power of his art by his German publisher, Viktor Christen, and Takeshi Matsumoto, curator at the Chihiro Iwasaki Museum in Tokyo
• an insightful speech by Eric Carle originally given at the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress
• a photographic essay on how he creates his collages
• a full-color illustrated bibliography of all his books. A stunning volume for friends and followers of Eric Carle, one of the twentieth century's most distinguished illustrators of children's picture books

By Barbara Elleman
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

This highly readable account explores the scope of dePaola's work-autobiographical picture books, folktales, Christmas themes, religious stories, collections, and more. Elleman gives a glimpse at his fine art and his "non-book" designs as well as a step-by-step account of the development of a picture book, Big Anthony, His Story.

By Clifford Ross, Karen Wilkin
Illustrated by Edward Gorey

The World of Edward Gorey introduces readers to Gorey himself by way of an interview with artist Clifford Ross. Here we learn about Gorey's unusually agile mind, his immense and diverse interests, and his deep knowledge of art. From there, art critic Karen Wilkin takes us on a voyage through Gorey's world, analyzing the evolution and sources of the artist's style and situating it within a tradition of narrative art, of high and popular culture.

Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thank to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, one of the most astute critics of fairy tales, explores the romantic myth of the brothers as wandering scholars who gathered "authentic" tales from the peasantry. Bringing to bear his own critical expertise as well as new biographical information, Zipes examines the interaction between the Grimms' lives and their work. He reveals the Grimms' personal struggle to overcome social prejudice and poverty, as well as their political efforts - as scholars and civil servants - toward unifying the German states. By deftly interweaving the social, political, and personal elements of the lives of the Brothers Grimm emerge as powerful creators, real people who established the fairy tale as one of our great literary institutions. Part biography, part critical assessment, and part social history, The Brothers Grimm provides a complex and very real story about fairy tales adn the modern world.

By Sarah Mayor Cox
Illustrated by Robert Ingpen

This handsome 11-page volume collects scores of beautifully reproduced paintings and sketches from dozens of Mr. Ingpen's best known books, surveying a long and fruitful career.

Curious George is known and loved all over the world. But few people know the exciting history of his creators. In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey had to flee their Paris home as the German army advanced on the capital city. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles with their children's book manuscripts among their few possessions. Louise Borden combed primary resources, including Hans Rey's pocket diaries, to tell this dramatic true story. Archival materials introduce readers to the world of Hans and Margret Rey while Allan Drummond dramatically illustrates their wartime trek to a new home.

By Selma G. Lanes
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming, fun-filled book, containing 94 full-color illustrations and over 165 black-and -whites. Author Selma Lanes, editor and critic of children's books and friend of the artist for over a decade, has drawn upon many conversations with him as well as three years of formal research and interviews to write this biography.

By Tony Kushner
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Tracing Sendak's life and work from 1980 to the present, this richly illustrated volume is filled with projects in various mediums, both inside and outside the children's book arena. This book introduces Sendak's recent work, particularly in the theater, to a wider audience and pays tribute to his genius.

By Maurice Sendak
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss

The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss exhibits a sophisticated, technically accomplished, and often quite unrestrained side of Geisel's talent. These fabulous and whimsical paintings, created for his own pleasure and never before shown to the public, will enchant and amaze you.

By Charles D. Cohen
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss

To read this book, to pore over the myriad of images, is to accompany Charles D. Cohen on his journey of exploration into a most singular mind, a mind almost obsessive in its tenacity. We have Cohen to thank for offering up to us a wondrous window, never before afforded, into the larger world of Dr. Seuss.

By Harry Davis
Illustrated by Tasha Tudor

The most comprehensive retrospective to date of one of America's most iconic artists, The Art of Tasha Tudor is the finest harvest of her remarkable art and extraordinary lifestyle. Harry Davis draws from more than 10,000 pieces produced by Tasha Tudor, and here includes 150 of her finest paintings and drawings, including holiday cards, illustrations from her classic children's books, fashion designs she made for Pierre Deux, and samples from her personal sketchbooks. This is the definitive look at how Tasha Tudor's life has created her art, how her art has shaped her life, and why it is essential to view them together to best appreciate her gracious legacy.

Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger

This chronologically ordered catalogue follows Zwerger through different phases of her artistic development since her first book.

By Kay Thompson
Illustrated by Hilary Knight

Here is everything you need to know about Eloise (the enormously famous little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel) because in front of this book the original Eloise story and pictures are printed and in the back there are sketches that nobody has seen before by Mr. Hilary Knight (the Artist) and photographs of Miss Kay Thompson when she was young and fabulous and rather like Eloise.

By Istvan Banyai
Illustrated by Istvan Banyai

Collection of the art of Istvan Banyai with an introduction by Kurt Anderson