By: Jennifer Thermes,
on 11/10/2011
By: Annie Beth Ericsson,
on 11/18/2010
As I mentioned, I already attended the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show during its opening, but the hustle and bustle of the event kept me from really getting a good look at all the pieces and reading the actual books. So the Putnam art and editorial crew took a field trip last Friday to spend a few hours there in relative quiet and share our likes/dislikes.
All of the books are obviously winners, and of course, there were plenty that I already knew I loved: Peter Brown’s Children Make Terrible Pets, Jan Jutte’s Sleepover At Grandma’s House, Lane Smith’s It’s A Book!. But I wanted to mention a few new titles that I discovered along the way. Here are my favorites:
1. Tao Nyeu – Bunny Days (Dial)
I was literally cooing and gasping with laughter aloud when I read this, as I couldn’t believe that a single book could be so adorable and disturbing at once! In three parts, Mr. and Mrs. Goat find various ways to accidentally muddy/trap/maim a group of baby bunnies, and Bear comes to the rescue… with, um, interesting solutions. Well-meaning Bear subjects the bunnies to the washing machine (and hangs them to dry!), a high-powered fan, and a sewing machine. AND THE BUNNIES ARE STILL CUTE! AND NOT DEAD! Hilarious.
2. Carmen Segovia – Brownie Groundhog and February Fox (Sterling)
This was one of my favorite designed books at the show. I just love the wintery limited color palette with pops of red… reminds me of a modern version of classics like Mary Wore Her Red Dress. Plus, predator (Fox) and prey (Groundhog) become friends and share toast. Aw.
4 Comments on Yesterday's Field Trip..., last added: 11/11/2011
OH, I'm so jealous!! I'd love to someday see the original art show..and someday see Grand Central Station! Thank you for posting these fabulous images..hope you had an awesome time! And oh my, I'd love to see Renata Liwska's work in person. : )
Aw, Shirley, I hope you get to, some day! It really is a different experience to see the original artwork. The amount of fine detail in each piece was amazing.
I'm going on Monday, Nov. 14th! There's a special event that day, with art directors and illustrators called Reading Pictures which will include a tour.
Let me see if I can post the link here:
http://www.societyillustrators.org/Product.aspx?id=6857
Ooo... Mônica, that sounds wonderful! Wish I had seen it earlier... I'd love to hear all about it!