One of my all time favourite illustrators has been published in a new shiny book called Play Pen. I’m hoping Santa will bring me a copy. Congrats to Brian Biggs!

Well, I don’t know about everyone else, but this holiday season has entirely snuck up on me. I barely saw it coming!
To celebrate, here’s a few places where you can read gorgeously illustrated children’s books online, for free. I foresee an afternoon in my future of cuddling up with pumpkin pie, some tea, and [...]

Just One More Book! is a thrice-weekly podcast which promotes and celebrates literacy and great children’s books. (yay!) These podcasts are done by two people (Andrea and Mark) and are about the children’s books they love and why they love them, recorded in their favorite coffee shop.
They also feature weekly interviews with authors, literacy related [...]

Mark Todd’s New Works at Luz de Jesus will probably go down in history as one of my favorite shows of all time. As always, his work is full of surprises, wonderfully fun, and attentive to detail. But seeing a favorite artist’s interpretation of a favorite subject matter is a rare dream come true. While [...]

Have I ever told you guys about second-only-to-Illustration-Friday all time favourite blog? No? Well it’s about time, because they’ve just announced the release of their first book.

BibliOdyssey is an incredible blog by PK (Paul) that digs into university and library archives all over the world and displays their illustrative treasures, just for you.
I [...]

Okay, gang, start getting exciting! Julie Doucet was a beloved comic book journalist before she turned her back on her be-pimpled fans and became a rEaL artist. I guess she missed us though! Her new comic, 365 Days, hits the shelves in October. Technically, I guess it’s a diary but check out the preview! It’ll [...]

In honor of this week’s topic, I thought I’d post some of my favourite abecedaria, or alphabet collections. Some consider the abecedarium to be a poetic form - others an illustrative form. Personally, I think it is a delightful opportunity for type and illustration to tango.

1. Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies is the definitive alphabet book, [...]

speaking of stan lee and zines, “the man” created one of his own: Secrets Behind The Comics.
there is a controversy in the comic world about whether stan lee was a superhero himself or just a huckster. regardless of which side you take in that debate, stan does deserve credit for elevating comic book creators from [...]