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There were many positive awards and distinctions that were given to this children’s book. In 1998, No, David! Was recognized as one of New York Times’ Best Illustrated Children’s Books. [5] This book also was awarded a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon in 1998 as well. [6]
In 1973, Billout's first children's book, Number 24 was reviewed by New York Times Book Review author Selma G. Lanes, who called it "a surreal work, as mysterious as a roomful of René Magritte paintings." His first book contained no text. [1] The New York Times would list it as one of the top ten illustrated children's books of the year. [6]
According to Cynthia Burlingham. the first books with illustrations that could be read for children were collections of fairy tales, especially Aesop's Fables (first English edition in 1484 by William Caxton), which soon became one of the most popular illustrated books for children. Another early example of an illustrated book for children was ...
Parra received an International Latino Book Award for Best Children's Book Interior Illustrations in 2006 for his first illustrated book My Name is / Me llamo Gabriela. [3] In 2009 his work Gracias / Thanks received a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book Award as well as a SCBWI Golden Kite Award. [4]
The Lion & the Mouse is a 2009 nearly wordless picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. This book, published by Little, Brown and Company, tells Aesop's fable of The Lion and the Mouse. In the story, a mouse's life is a spared by a lion. Later, after the lion is trapped, the mouse is able to set the lion free.
James Edward Marshall (October 10, 1942 – October 13, 1992) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, probably best known for the George and Martha series of picture books (1972–1988). He illustrated books exclusively as James Marshall; when he created both text and illustrations he sometimes wrote as Edward Marshall.
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First the Egg is a New York Times bestselling children's picture book written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, published by Roaring Book Press in 2007. [1] It was a Caldecott Honor Book in 2008 [2] and also appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books list [3] and the American Library Association Notable Children's Books list.