“Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Determined to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live…There was no engine, and the track was old and rusty. It was covered with grass and bushes because it had not been used for a long time.”
— Gertrude Chandler Warner
Artist: Mandy Foster
Medium: B/W Photography, Digital Design
“Someone’s been sleeping in my bed, and she’s still here!” squeaked little polar bear. Big Polar Bear sniffed at the someone sleeping in Little Polar Bear’s bed.
His breath was warm and fishy; so foul that Coldilocks could smell it in her sleep. Her nose began to twitch.”
— An Adaptation by Kate Hamilton
Artist: Kate Hamilton
Medium: Watercolor
“…when Dorothy and Toto were swept away in a cyclone from Kansas to the Land of Oz, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Together they journey down the yellow brick road in search for the Land of Oz”
— L. Frank Baum
Artist: Marie Gilligan
Medium: Watercolor
“Pippi stretched her legs out in front of her and placed the plate of cakes between her toes. Then she merrily dunked cakes in her coffee cup and stuffed so many in her mouth at once that she couldn’t have uttered a word no matter how hard she tried.”
— Astrid Landgren
Artist: Leslie Hanlon
Medium: Mixed
“Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to work we go!”
Artist: Ruth Joray
Medium: Colored Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
“All around them there was nothing but grassy prairie spreading to the edge of the sky.”
— Laura Ingalls Wilder
Artist: Barbara G. Korb
Medium: Embroidery
“Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk… and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older, he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.”
— Shel Silverstein
Artist: Donna Mackey
Medium: Watercolor
“On her way to visit her sick Granny, Lil’ Red inevitably encounters the wolf. She is not so naive this time and recognizes his criminal intention. Toe to toe with danger, Lil’ Red is determined to stand her ground and protect herself and her granny from harm.”
— A Little Red Riding Hood Adaptation
Artist: Jennifer Martorello
Medium: Watercolor
“How doth the little crocodile, Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile, On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin. How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!”
— Lewis Carroll
Artist: Jeff McCloskey
Medium: Pencil
“I heard,” he said, “that you are going to build a new town hall. Mary Anne and I will dig the cellar for you in just one day.” “What!” said Henry B. Swap “Dig a cellar in a day! It would take a hundred men at least a week to dig the cellar for our new town hall.”
— Virginia Lee Burton
Artist: Bill Ng
Medium: Digital (Illustrator, Dimensions)