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I said anything I wanted because I don't believe in children I don't believe in childhood. I don't believe that there's a demarcation. 'Oh you mustn't tell them that.' You tell them anything you want. Just tell them if it's true. If it's true you tell them.
- Maurice Sendak
You cannot write for children... They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.
- Maurice Sendak, who was born #OTD in 1928
Australian illustrator Ida Rental Outhwaite was born #OTD in 1888. Working in predominantly pen & ink, & watercolors, she is best known for her artwork of fairies.
Since it's #WorldOceanDay here are underwater images from Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo (2008)
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“My soul is full of longing
for the secret of the sea,
and the heart of the great ocean
sends a thrilling pulse through me.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Happy #WorldOceansDay!
(illustrations by Jill Calder)
The sumptuousness of Edmund Dulac's illustrations. A romantic, Dulac found love, a muse & model in violinist Elsa Bignardi.
The Wonderful Farm written by French author Marcel Aymé & illustrated by Maurice Sendak was published in 1951. It's the story of 2 little girls who have magical adventures with talking animals from their farm & the nearby woods. It was only the second book Sendak illustrated.
Sevada Grigoryan’s detailed and colorful figurative art is rooted in family, childhood, fairy tales and folklore of Armenia.