This was one of the books I adored as a little kid. It had been years since I looked through it, but I could still remember which spreads were my favorites over 25 years ago. The drawings of children are adorable without being corny, the colors are beautiful, and the deft use of line to create shading in the black and white drawings is inspirational. Go ahead, click on any of the images if you'd like to see them bigger.
According to Wikipedia, Gyo Fujikawa was the first mainstream illustrator to include children of many races...long before it was the P.C. thing to do.
She also pays close attention to details, which make her illustrations all the more magical. In the above image, it was always fun to see all the little items that are hidden under the snow and earth.
7 comments:
So beautiful...I just may need to buy that book that is if it's still in print. Thanks for sharing
I had/loved this book when I was a kid too! Funny how familiar the book cover is-even though I haven't seen it in years.
this book looks so familiar for some reason... do you know if it was printed in germany too? i really do love the illustrations. it makes me nostalgic!
I am so envious you have this book! I love those illustrations.
her illustrations are gorgeous. I just found her 'a child's garden of verses' at a yard sale this morning! But I still want her 'Night before Christmas'.
(and i just looked - that one is super cheap used on amazon - woo!)
I recently discovered Fujikawa and I absolutely love her illustrations. I did use one of your photos on my blog post that I have credited to you and also linked back. I hope that's ok
No problem, Naina! She's amazing, isn't she?
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