Into The Forest Darkさんのイラストまとめ

What are your favorite autumnal reads?
(art by Penelope Dullaghan)

"As far back as I can remember, we siblings, like almost all children, enjoyed drawing a lot. I was only six years old when I realized that I, most of all, wanted to draw when I grew up. My brother and I often used to sit and draw together."
- Elsa Beskow

"As far back as I can remember, we siblings, like almost all children, enjoyed drawing a lot. I was only six years old when I realized that I, most of all, wanted to draw when I grew up. My brother and I often used to sit and draw together."
- Elsa Beskow

Autumn in the illustrations of Elsa Beskow

Saddened to hear that Sam McBratney, author of Guess How Much I Love You, has passed away.

Giovanni Battista Piransei was an Italian artist best known for his etchings of imaginary prisons. He loved to exaggerate scale, manipulate perspective, and use multiple vanishing points. Complex and sinister, they have inspired many artists and authors.

From the time I could learn to read, I have loved books. I have loved books because they were first offered to me as a gift, as something precious and of lasting value. Each time I opened up a new book, they held such promise - the opportunity to dream in words.

Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Alice in Wonderland

As a boy, I was constantly being told that I couldn't live in my own little imaginary worlds. I keep waiting for them to be right.
(illustration by Jin Xingye)

Where I grew up there was a creek nearby. I dreamed of building a raft to set off on adventures. Having read so many books containing talking animals, I was convinced they could speak our language. Margaret Tarrant's illustration captures perfectly my childhood imagination.