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10 Books for the Illustration Lover on Your Gift List

1. The Who the What and the When by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski and Matt Lamothethewho-book

It’s probably time you started your holiday shopping (I’m writing this as a reminder to myself…), and if you have an illustration-lover on your list, I’ve put together a short list of suggestions. Some books were recently released while others have been out for some time. I’ve included informative drawings, inspiring tales, graphic novels, and even a children’s book! So, this short list runs the gamut.

Do you have an illustration(ish) book you’re pining over? Or, one you love? Let me know on Twitter or Facebook!

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2. Fifty Years of Illustration by Lawrence Zeegen and Caroline Roberts
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3. Playing with Sketches by Whitney Sherman

4. Collage: Contemporary Artists Hunt and Gather, Cut and Paste, Mash Up and Transform by Danielle Krysa (AKA The Jealous Curator)
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5. 120 Ways to Annoy Your Mother (And Influence People) by Ana Benaroya
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6. Nobrow Issue No. 9 (a double issue!)
Sadly, this is out of stock on their website, but you can probably find it at your favorite independant bookstore!
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7. Drawing is Magic by John Hendrix
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8. This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (illustrator)
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Currently reading this one. Great so far!

9. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
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This is an old-y, but a good-y. Absolutely one of my favorite (if not my favorite!) graphic novels; it’s a poignant, beautifully-drawn, and multi-facted story. Excuse me while I go and read it for the umpeenth time.

10. Ah-Ha to Zig-Zag: 31 Objects from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum by Maira Kalman
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1 Comment

  • Vicky
    June 11, 2015 at 8:50 am

    Hi Sara, brilliant list of illustration books 🙂

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