The Picture Book Comes of Age: Looking at Childhood Through the Art of Illustration

by Joseph H. Schwarcz and Chava Schwarcz

Joseph Schwarcz has gathered together a collection of his essays on picture book illustration in this work. These essays examine how the art of children's books communicates a message whether standing alone or in conjunction with text. This collection is international in scope and includes reproductions of examples of picture book illustration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838905439
• ISBN13: 9780838905432
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 7.5"