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Concept art by David Hall from 1939 for an earlier version of Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland that was never made. Disney thought Hall's work was too dark.
What was the book that made you fall in love with fantasy?
(art by Jena Della Grottaglia)
What I love about re-reading a beloved book is how the words get inside of you & become a part of you in a way that only a book you've read many times can.
(painting by Auguste Renoir)
Literacy & a love of reading should be a gift given to all children so it is my firm belief that they should have the opportunity to spend time with a magical reading dragon.
(illustration by Maurice Sendak)
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.