As a child, reading picture books by Margaret Wise Brown paved
part of the road to my eventual involvement in children’s book illustration.
Even today, when I look at my old and worn copy of The Whispering Rabbit, it’s like looking at a dear, familiar
friend. The illustrators paired with MWB's words are some of my favorites still:
Leonard Weisgard, Garth Williams, Alice and Martin Provensen…
And now I have
another illustrator’s work to add to this favorite list. Fellow blogger Julie
Clay has a new book out, written by MWB, just recently published in the UK
(Parragon). Sleep Tight, Sleepy Bears is
such a classic picture book. Julie’s bears are full of expression, and endearingly rendered, the simple text in perfect accompaniment. I share below one of the dearest illustrations from the book that has quite a
soporific effect on me!
Congratulations Julie! You’ve made a lovely addition to
the world of picture books.
