By Ann Beneduce
Illustrated by Misumasa Anno

"Adventures in Imagination" by Ann Beneduce.
Catalog Design by Rita Marshall.
24 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pages.
1,000 copies, First Edition.

From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark:
"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is honored to host the first major exhibition of Mitsumasa Anno in America. Anno's art is an intriguing interplay of Western and Asian aesthetic principles. In works for such books as Topsy-Turvies and Upside-Downers or his independent art, one encounters myriad art-historical references ranging from M.C. Escher and Jacob van Ruisdael to Leonardo da Vinci. In The Tale of the Heike, of course, Anno pays homage to the venerable tradition of Japanese scroll painting. Anno is omnivorous in his visual appetite, yet there is always a subtlety and grace-and, yes, wit-embedded in his work."

Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno

The Art of Mitsumasa Anno: Bridging Cultures
April 15, 2003 - June 29, 2003 Exhibition Poster

Illustrated by Eric Carle, Maurice Sendak, Nancy Burkert, Mitsumasa Anno, Leo Lionni

Set of six posters from the Carle's first exhibits, including:

• The World of Eric Carle
• The Art of Maurice Sendak: Inside and Out
• Nancy Ekholm Burkert: The art of Illustration
• The Art of Mitsumasa Anno: Bridging Cultures
• Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity
• From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustrators.

* For a limited time, set includes free poster The Art of Eric Carle.

Set of six catalogs from the Museum's first exhibits, including:

• The World of Eric Carle
• The Art of Maurice Sendak: Inside and Out
• Nancy Ekholm Burkert: The Art of Illustration
• The Art of Mitsumasa Anno: Bridging Cultures
• Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity
• From the Silver Age to Stalin: Russian Children's Book Illustration in the Sasha Lurye Collection

By Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno

Join Anno on a spectacular tour of Europe.

Illustrated by Eric Carle

Ten outstanding artists illustrate the similarities and differences in children and their activities in eight different parts of the world throughout one 24-hour day.

By Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno

First there is an empty field. Then it is January, the 1st month of the year. ALl alone in the snow stands 1 yellow house. In front, 1 child builds a snowman. Behind the house is 1 tree and 1 black crow. Now, five months later, it is June. There are 6 buildings in the field, 6 children playing, and 6 adults working. One adult tends 6 ducks. Another drives a train with 6 cars. From 1 to 12, through the months of the year, the town grows. More houses and trees and animals and people can be seen - until finally December arrives with all its wintery magic.

By Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno

A gift from a wizard makes Jack's fortune grow by ones and twos, then threes and fours, then faster and faster, challenging you to keep track of his riches.

By Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrated by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno

Inside Mr. Anno's jar is not a genie but a deceptively simple bit of water, which leads somewhat magically to the deeper waters of the sea, and thence to a series of amazing numerical happenings. Beautiful pictures reveal that there is an island on that sea, and on that island, two countries, and in each country, three mountains, and so on up to ten. Thus factorials are introduced in a manner so simple - yet are a concept of great mathematical complexity. Artist Mitsumasa Anno and his son, Masaichiro, expand our imagination and show us the simplicity and order that make our world so beautiful and so mysterious.

By Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno

Come along with world-famous artist Mitsumasa Anno for a wonder-filled exploration of the United States, its fabulous cities and picturesue villages, its magnificent natural beauties - tall mountains, rich woodlands, wide prairies, deserts and rivers - and, most fascinating of all, its uniquely various inhabitants at work and at play. Seen through the eyes of this imaginative artist are the landscape and the people of America, along with characters from our literature, folklore and favorite children's books, scenes from history and from our own fine and folk art traditions, all blended seamlessly into a wordless panorama of exquisitely detailed watercolor-and-ink paintings.