#childrensbook — Public Fediverse posts
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The dumb maiden shewn to the people.
Eleanor Vere Boyle (E.V.B.), from "Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen, London: 1872 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dumb-maiden/ -
Children playing in the water and alarmed by one of the mermaids approaching the shore.
Eleanor Vere Boyle (E.V.B.), from "Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen, London: 1872 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/children-playing-water/ -
The old king pointing out to the student the wicked princess's garden.
Eleanor Vere Boyle (E.V.B.), from "Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen, London: 1872 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-king-pointing/ -
Útgáfa og bókadómur: Titta! | Book release and book review in Sweden
Útgáfutíðindi og bókadómur: Í dag kemur út hjá forlaginu Argasso í Svíþjóð myndabókin Titta! (Sjáðu!) Þýðandinn er John Swedenmark, sem hefur þýtt ógrynni íslenskra bóka yfir á sænsku og hlotið lof fyrir. Bókadómur hefur nú þegar verið birtur í riti sænsku bókasafnsþjónustunnar, BTJ, en þar gaf Dag Hedberg lektor bókinni glimrandi fínan dóm. Þar segir m.a. eitthvað á þessa leið: „Samspil texta og mynda er vel heppnað. Textinn er […] -
The swallow soared high into the air.
William Heath Robinson, from "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales," London: [1917] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/swallow-soared/ -
The son lived merrily.
William Heath Robinson, from "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales," London: [1917] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lived-merrily/ -
And flapped his black wings at the carriage till it was out of sight.
William Heath Robinson, from "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales" London: [1917] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flapped-wings/ -
All light and white as a fleecy cloud
A female form floats gracefully.
Richard Doyle, from "An Old Fairy Tale: The Sleeping Beauty" by James Robinson Planché, London, New York: 1868 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/floats-gracefully/ -
And, lo! upon the sands hard by
She sits and mutters moodily.
Richard Doyle, from "An Old Fairy Tale: The Sleeping Beauty" by James Robinson Planché, London, New York: 1868 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sits-moodily/ -
The seventh had quietly quitted her place...
Richard Doyle, from "An Old Fairy Tale: The Sleeping Beauty" by James Robinson Planché, London, New York: 1868 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hangings-behind/ -
Striking Bruce McCall illustration for the New York Times' Book Review's Christmas Edition, 1996. #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #thebookreview #timesbookreview #bookreview #bookreviews #christmas #christmasnovels #brucemccall #artist #childrensbooks #childrensbook #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #bookreviewillustrations #commercial #commercialart #commercialartist #commercialartists #commercialartwork #1990s #twentiethcentury
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Striking Bruce McCall illustration for the New York Times' Book Review's Christmas Edition, 1996. #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #thebookreview #timesbookreview #bookreview #bookreviews #christmas #christmasnovels #brucemccall #artist #childrensbooks #childrensbook #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #bookreviewillustrations #commercial #commercialart #commercialartist #commercialartists #commercialartwork #1990s #twentiethcentury #holiday
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Striking Bruce McCall illustration for the New York Times' Book Review's Christmas Edition, 1996. #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #thebookreview #timesbookreview #bookreview #bookreviews #christmas #christmasnovels #brucemccall #artist #childrensbooks #childrensbook #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #bookreviewillustrations #commercial #commercialart #commercialartist #commercialartists #commercialartwork #1990s #twentiethcentury #holiday
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I saw something on the bowsprit that looked like a grinning dwarf.
John Elliott, from "The Great Sea Horse" by Isabel Anderson, Boston: 1909 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bowsprit/ -
Next she hitched the mouse to a seashell for a carriage.
John Elliott, from "The Great Sea Horse" by Isabel Anderson, Boston: 1909 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mouse-seashell/ -
"Cat," cried the witch, stamping her foot, "you too may keep your name and continue to mew."
John Elliott, from "The Great Sea Horse" by Isabel Anderson, Boston: 1909 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cat-witch/ -
Canon New Children’s Book Has Aliens Explaining Why Cameras Are Awesome https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/canon-new-childrens-book-has-aliens-explaining-why-cameras-are-awesome/ #childrensbook #education #canoninc #Canon #weird #News
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Striking Bruce McCall illustration for the New York Times' Book Review's Christmas Edition, 1996. #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #thebookreview #timesbookreview #bookreview #bookreviews #christmas #christmasnovels #brucemccall #artist #childrensbooks #childrensbook #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #bookreviewillustrations #commercial #commercialart #commercialartist #commercialartists #commercialartwork #1990s #twentiethcentury #holiday
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T took it.
Kate Greenaway, from "A Apple Pie," London, New York: [1886] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/t-took-it/ -
J jumped for it.
Kate Greenaway, from "A Apple Pie," London, New York: [1886] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/j-jumped-for-it/ -
D dealt it.
Kate Greenaway, from "A Apple Pie," London, New York: [1886] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/d-dealt-it/ -
Striking Bruce McCall illustration for the New York Times' Book Review's Christmas Edition, 1996. #thenewyorktimes #thenewyorktimesbookreview #thebookreview #timesbookreview #bookreview #bookreviews #christmas #christmasnovels #brucemccall #artist #childrensbooks #childrensbook #ya #youngadult #youngadultbooks #illustrator #illustration #illustrations #bookreviewillustrations #commercial #commercialart #commercialartist #commercialartists #commercialartwork #1990s #twentiethcentury
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Robin Hood and Marian in their Bower.
From "Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band" written & illustrated by Louis Rhead, London, New York: 1912 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/robin-marian-bower/ -
"God-a-mercy, good fellow," quoth Robin, "Fain would I know thy name."
From "Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band" written & illustrated by Louis Rhead, London, New York: 1912 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/god-mercy/ -
The friar took Robin on his back.
From "Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band" written & illustrated by Louis Rhead, London, New York: 1912 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/robin-back/
