I've recently been exploring more children's book illustrators. I think illustrations can really make a story. Even through my exploration of new illustrators, Eric Carle is still my all time favorite! I love that Carle's work is simple enough for children to recreate their own rendition. I have personally use several of Carle's techniques with my class and they loved it! I think it allows students to believe that they could be as successful as Carle.
I am also extremely impressed by Robert Sabuda's pop-up books! What an excellent way to get children excited about reading! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are two of my favorite books by Sabuda. If you have a young reader in your life, I would definitely suggest exposing them to Sabuda's artwork. Even as an adult, I love to soak up the details of Sabuda's work!
Isn't Eric Carle's stuff amazing? And I also love "mechanical" books. This. is one of the best websites I've seen, but I especially like this exhibit sitebecause it simulated the movement. Have you seen the part of the Sabuda site where it has easy pop-ups you can make
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