Children's Illustrators

Alot of this class is focused on the words of children's literature. I agree that the authors and what they write are of much importance, but I also feel that we don't focus enough on the works of the illustrators. After searching online, I found a very talented illustrator of children's books and I think her work deserves to be looked at. Her name is Barbara Cooney and she has illustrated over 100 children's books. Ms. Cooney compares a picture book to a string of beads. "The pictures may be beautiful jewels in themselves, but they don't hang together unless there is a string of them, which is the text, and that's the foremost thing". Barbara Cooney says she illustrates with honesty and integrity. If you would like more information on her you can visit her website at http://www.lib.uconn.edu/about/exhibits/cooney/conyfpg.htm.