Comments on: Art Journal Inspiration from Children’s Books

By: Majella

Majella — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:37:40 +0000

My daughters learned early on that I would never say “no” to books. Not to reading them or buying them. We read together every night, well beyond the time that they were avid, competent readers who could have read the book by themselves. I was a Kindergarten teacher who read to my classes several times a day, a practice that is waning in many American classrooms. I still seek out and purchases picture hopes, for my own pleasure and hopefully for future grandchildren. My favorite children’s illustrators are Eric Carle, Tomie DePaola, Eloise Wilkins, and Leo Politi. I haven’t thought to include picture book images in my art journals, but look forward to that possibility. Thank you for the inspiration.

By: Päivi

Päivi — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:36:32 +0000

In reply to Rosie. Rosie, thanks for your interesting comment! I love your story of your daughter and your grandson. While digging those piles of the recycling center, I have wondered if the parents notice the same as I do: there are big differences in the quality of the children's books. The best are the ones that you will never grow out of!

By: Rosie

Rosie — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:18:03 +0000

Oh yes, I love children’s books too! I am a lifelong and voracious reader and I did my best to instill a love for books – written word and illustrations – in my daughter as she was growing up. I was successful! And now I have a one year old grandson who has loved being read to every day from theday he was born. It is total joy for me to see the happiness he gets picking out and bringing his favorite books to me to read to him. Now he often will sit amidst his ever growing collection and read to himself!

I take care to choose books for him, just like I did for my daughter back in the day, that are visually enticing as well as content (age appropriate) rich.

In my house there is no such thing as having too many books.