As an artist, I may be a bit biased, but for me, the art is the thing.
Illustrations are more than just
pictures attached to words. Ask anyone what they remember about the stories they
read (as well as those that were read to them) as children and they will recall
the pictures.
They will remember the
faces, the colors; they will remember the fantastic elements that make the
stories leap out and grab you. People will remember not only the big elements in
the pictures, but also the quiet moments. Remember the way the moon shone
through the trees as Max and the monsters danced in Where the Wild Things
Are? Remember the texture of the cut paper in all those collages in The
Hungry Caterpillar?
When
you think about your favorite children's book, you don't just think about the
passages you loved or the names of the characters, you think about the pictures.
I know I always do.
I think you do, too.
Christopher
Donovan
Illustrator for
Legwork Team Publishing
Phone: 631 944-6511
Email: Yvonne@legworkteam.com
Website: www.legworkteam.com