From The Twits to the Gruffalo… Quentin Blake, Cressida Cowell, Axel Sheffler, Lauren Child and more reveal how they bring children’s books to life ...

Amid our modern debates about life’s big, important topics – economic policy, environmental sustainability, social identity, scientific progress, healthcare – there is one thing about which most ...

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is asking children to draw illustrations for her forthcoming fantasy book, The Ickabog. Rowling is publishing the story online for free as a gift for children who are ...

Just like music, art evokes various emotions within us. Some makes us feel happy. Others make us a bit sad. And there are those that leave us all warm and fuzzy inside. Vintage children’s book ...

(Free Spirit, July; illus. by Dream Chen; $18.99) Why the buzz: “Bea’s imagination, curiosity, and love for family shine on every page. She turns an ordinary box into a rocket ship, bear cave, and ...

The title page from "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" by Virginia Lee Burton. Burton's award-winning illustrations will be at R. Michelson Galleries, the first time much of this work will be on ...

If you would like more information about this or any other course offerings, please contact a SVACE Course Advisor at: ce@sva.edu An introductory, refresher and advanced course all wrapped into one, ...

This year marks the centennial of Italo Calvino’s birth, with a number of cultural institutions across the globe celebrating the 20th-century Italian writer and journalist’s impact on our collective ...

An introductory, refresher and advanced course all wrapped into one, where you will be immersed in developing your children's book portfolio and/or your own picture book project, with in-class ...