Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration

by Leonard S. Marcus

Book Overview

A fascinating, beautiful, and definitive account of the life of esteemed artist Helen Oxenbury.

Filled with insights that span Helen Oxenbury's life -- from her early childhood through a career in children's books that started in the 1960s and is still going strong today -- here is an exquisitely designed and thoroughly entertaining celebration of one of the finest illustrators of our time. Written by acclaimed author Leonard S. Marcus, Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration is a keepsake that is sure to engage and delight everyone from scholars to art aficionados, as well as the many fans who have grown up with Helen Oxenbury's enchanting books.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763692581
• ISBN13: 9780763692582
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.6" x 10.7"