Learn about how insects are used in children's books in this image gallery with descriptions of multiple examples from popular children's literature.

This version of Defoe's story can be viewed the way it was published about 1900, complete with illustrations. Could make an interesting comparison to the complete novel.

Examine a book of hours, or prayer book, made for French queen Jeanne d'Evreux in the early 14th century at this Metropolitan Museum site. Illustrations, closeups, and explanatory annotations populate the site, which is especially...

A virtual exhibition of Potter's original collection to the Cotsen Children's Library. Includes 16 drawings and summaries of the books from which they came.

View illustrations from the original 1900 edition of this classic children's book and learn about the film version. This article also contains an image of the author and information about his life.

A book review of "Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication," including critical contents and comments. Also provides information about who would benefit from reading this book review. A good resource for those...

There are two large volumes of the survey, one being a folio of 760 pages and the other a large octavo of 900 pages. The strong box shown in the cut is the chest in which the volumes were formerly kept.-Myers, 1905

Thornton W. Burgess, author of children's stories about nature, wrote "The Burgess Bird Book for Children," in which his popular character, Peter Rabbit, meets and interacts with the many birds around him. Explore the full texts from...

A statue of a man who recorded books and/or documents during the era of Ancient Egypt.

A collection of seven Hindu books from various time periods. There is a written commentary plus great illustrations. The author of the commentary is Ravi Shankar, the famous Sitar musician.

View about two dozen of Graeme Base's illustrations from such books as "Animalia," "The Eleventh Hour," and "Jungle Drums." Some of the pictures are accompanied by explanatory text by the author.

A book review of "Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books." Includes critical information, contents and comments, as well as a link to the book's Amazon.com page. A good resource for anyone interested in...

Chris Van Allsburg explains how he became an illustrator and writer of picture books. Included is a slide show of illustrations from his books.

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...

Illustration by Edmund Dulac for Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, The Snow Queen.