100 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS

The New York City Children's Book Council has been dedicated to promoting reading and the enjoyment of books for young people since 1945. Celebrating a century of children's book illustration in one glorious volume you will discover how Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) created an iconic poster with the title Hooray for Books! In a fantastic gallery with poster headlines like Free to Read, Fuel Your Mind, Get Carried Away...Read!, Oh, the Places You'll Go, Any Time is Book Time, Share the Adventure, Reach for a Book, Change Your Mind, Any Time Any Place Any Book, Books Alive!, Book Magic, Read All About It, Live! Read!, Books Wow!, This is the Age of the Book, Go Places with Books, Book Power (1969), Take Off with Books, Sing Out for Books and more. There are butterflies and animals and cats and many a magical moment captured in this stunning artwork right from Jessie Willcox Smith's inaugural 1919 poster of a girl reaching for a book to 100 years later in 2018 with a Canadian artist's poster. Index of Illustrators and Index of Slogans which are brilliant! A beautiful collection showcasing the conceptual and iconic images that have defined children's books for generations of young readers. All in colour, 128 large pages, 26.2 x 26.52cm. Colour.
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