Children's book illustration

[1] In England, publisher Thomas Boreman released illustrated miniature books entitled Gigantick Histories (1740–1743).

Notable English illustrated books for children from that period were published by John Newbery (A Little Pretty Pocket-Book from 1744 and The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes from 1765).

[1]As the toy market grew, illustrated children's books began to be equipped with elements such as moving parts.

Creators who specialized in such books included the German graphic artist Lothar Meggendorfer and British publisher Robert Sayer.

William Feaver noted that some picture books "were produced as de luxe gift-objects for adults to browse through" (such as the works of Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham or Kay Nielsen); others have passed boundaries as genres and tastes changed.

[2]: 8  He further notes that in cases of Kate Greenaway, Randolph Caldecott or Robinson they "were all-purpose graphic artists who happened to hit on winning treatments of staple children's material ... success made them specialists".

Two pages including one illustration from Boreman's The Gigantic History of the Two Famous Giants (ca 1730–1750)
Illustration of Peter Rabbit eating radishes, from The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1901) by British author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter
Example of a modern illustration from The Halloween Play (2013) written and illustrated by Felicia Bond