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Children's Literature

Take a look behind the scenes at the process of creating a children's book—from manuscripts, sketches and preliminary art to book dummies, color separations, and final artwork—in this collection of images from our archives.

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Spot Design for The Elves pg. 44
Spot Design for Giacco and His Bean (pg. 57)
Spot Design - The Straw Ox - Pg. 36
Spot Design for The Three Bears (Pg. 66)
Spot Design for The Husband Who Was to Mind the House - Pg. 20
Design for The Three Bears - Pg. 63
Spot Design - Why Arrows Have Feathers
Design for The Elves - Pg. 43
Once on a Time [Cover]
Photograph of Kate Douglas Wiggin
Fantasy Sketches
Historical Children's Literature
Bjorklund - The Timid Guanaco. [p. 15.]
Olds - Preliminary art 2 from Plop, Plop, Ploppie
Olds - Preliminary art 1 from Plop, Plop, Ploppie
Eine schöne, anmuthige und lesenswürdige Historia : von der unschuldigbedrangten heiligen Pfalzgräfin Genovefa, wie es ihr in Abwesenheit ihres herzlichen Ehegemahls ergangen.
Historical Children's Literature
Spring Idyll
Nic of the Woods, pg. 23
The Biggest Bear - Page 3
Ladder of Clouds [dustjacket]
Wind Water and Air [dustjacket]

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