Alison Jay is an awesome illustrator of children’s books. Timmy has his favorite books on his shelf, and I have my favorite books on his shelf too. Most of them are the books illustrated by Alison Jay. Here are two of our Alison Jay books.
{Pretty art in Alison Jay’s books}
According to ChildrensIllustrators.com, Alison Jay uses “a quick drying oil paint on paper and sometimes adds a crackle varnish to give the work an aged appearance.” Her illustrations do have that warm, vintage vibe. I love it! Here’s a cute orange kitty cat up close with one of Timmy’s cute orange kitty cat toys.
{Is that a portrait of me-ow?}
Alison Jay’s art is so relaxing. She has a whole bunch of books. Type in “Alison Jay” in Pinterest search and you’ve got a great wall of her art.
{Alison Jay Search Results on Pinterest}
One of the books of hers that I want to buy next is “If Kisses Were Colors”. I took a sneak peek when I was at the bookstore today. It was expectedly heartwarming, the illustrations expectedly charming. That’s definitely going on my wishlist! For now, I will content myself with her art in the books we have.
{Beautiful images make learning more fun!}
Her beautiful illustrations definitely make reading more interesting! We’re looking forward to building our collection of Alison Jay books.
Do you have a favorite children’s book illustrator? Author? Come share!
A Gracious Life
May 2, 2014 at 6:53 pm (10 years ago)It’s lovely how you appreciate the work of such a talented illustrator. ☺️ Indeed, such creation makes the reading experience more wonderful.
Toni
May 8, 2014 at 2:51 pm (10 years ago)Beautiful images make storytelling so much more engaging! <3
maqui
May 6, 2014 at 11:33 pm (10 years ago)Oh, I can’t decide who is my ultimate favorite illustrator. We collect the top 100 children’s books ( the list is in my blog if you are interested to see), and have spent countless hours looking at beautiful pictures. Here is what comes to mind
David Shannon – No David, How I became a pirate
Graeme Baese – Animalia, Snailing Ship
Audrey Wood – Napping House, The Mouse, The Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
Karen Katz
Toni
May 8, 2014 at 2:43 pm (10 years ago)Thank you, maqui, for these leads! 😀