Hello, mes amis,

I thought it's about time I made a new journal, seeing that my last one is almost a year old.

I have recently developed an obsession with children's picture books. I've been collecting them for a while but ever since I realized a few months ago that illustrating children's books is actually my dream job, I have become seriously obsessed. I'm always on a look out for really good illustrations and my list of books to buy is now scary long. I've also been browsing websites where people post scans of illustrations from all kinds of kids' books, and although I've come across a lot of brilliant stuff, some illustrations I found wierd and even ugly. Then I thought about books that I had when I was a kid and my favourite ones did not necessarily have the most beautiful pictures, funny that. So I just wanted to ask, what made your favourite books special for you when you were little?
Also, I'd be gratefull for any tips on great illustrators and books. Cheers!

Take care

Irene