The Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration
This presentation focuses on the 10 principles for illustrating a great picture book. Following each principle there will be illustrations of images from children’s books to illuminate the principle. The artists featured include David Wiesner – winner of 3 gold Caldecott medals to Betsy Lewin the illustrator of the wildly successful “Click Clack Moo” series to a more recent Caldecott winner Brian Selznick creator of Hugo Cabret, now an Oscar winning motion picture.
Learning Outcomes
Learners will
- Be informed about what makes great art in a children’s book
- Gain a profession approach and understanding to evaluating what makes a great picture book
- Have a ten principle model by which to judge childrens’ book illustration
Who Should Attend
Children's librarians and library paraprofessional and support staff in public and school libraries who work with young children.
Instructor
Dilys Evans was a fine artist before falling in love with children ‘s book illustration. She worked for Cricket magazine; then in 1978 she founded Dilys Evans Fine Illustration, LLC, an agency representing many acclaimed artists. Over the course of her career, those artists have won Caldecott medals and Honor awards and have consistently appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers Lists. Dilys is the Founder of The Original Art, which first exhibited at the Master Eagle Gallery in 1980 and moved to its permanent home at the Society of Illustrators in 1990. She is also the author of Show & Tell (Chronicle Books), described by School Library Journal as “an enlightening must read for all picture-book enthusiasts.”
Accessing the Webcast
ALSC is offering this webcast to all personal ALSC members free of charge. If you are an ALSC member you will need your ALA login information to access the webcast; if you click on this link and receive a page error message, please ignore it and proceed to the login link in the top right corner of the page. Become an ALSC member and save on the price of the webinar.
Technical Requirements
To take part you must have a computer, Internet access, web browser, and a copy of Flash® Player 8 or higher. You can download a free copy of Flash® Player from the Adobe website if you do not already have it.
Contact
All inquiries, including sponsorship questions, can be directed to Jenny Najduch, ALSC program officer, via email or by calling (312) 280-4026.
