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The Lily of Life: A Fairy Tale by Helen Stratton
Celebrating Quentin Blake
Just read a wonderful article on the brilliant illustrator, Quentin Blake, one of my all-time favorites, who at age 80 is still creating incredible work. The article does a beautiful job articulating the magical exuberance at the heart of Blake’s work. Check it out here!
Conversation with Smaug by J.R.R. Tolkien
Food & Fairy Tales!
The Brothers Grimm are all over the news these days thanks to the 200th anniversary of the first publication of their Kinder- und Hausmärchen in 1812. I wanted to post a link to this great article from NPR’s food blog The Salt about the horrors and delights of food in the Brothers Grimm. Fairy tale … Continue reading
Edward Gorey: Artist of Contradictions
Continuing with the theme of artists who defy typical boundaries of category and genre, I wanted to mention one of my all-time favorite controversial artist/authors, the ever-enigmatic Edward Gorey. Three new editions of Gorey’s books were released this fall by Pomegrante press: “Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert & the Deadly Blotter” and “The Osbick Bird.” … Continue reading
The Sword and the Stone by Alan Lee
I took this image from Terri Windling’s gorgeous blog. Her posts are an endless source of inspiration for me so I thought I would share one of them here. A few days ago she did a post on T.H. White, one of my all-time favorite authors. There are some lovely quotes about his life and … Continue reading
Romance About The Faithful Friendship of Amis And Amil by Artuš Scheiner
East of the Sun, West of the Moon by Mercer Mayer
One of my all-time favorite books as a kid. Just a warning: I will probably eventually post every illustration from this gorgeous book. EH
