Before my sabbatical, I would spend one Saturday a month on a list post or some other deep dive into a topic. You can find all of these posts together under the category of Saturday Smorgasbord. This week, to wrap up my month off, I am going to revisit three of my favorite posts.
Today, I want to highlight the post about some of my favorite illustrators. While I don’t teach kids any more, I still love a good picture book!
This list was originally posted in 2016. If you asked me today to list some favorites without looking at that list, I would definitely highlight Dan Santat, Ashley Spires, and Mo Willems, the first three names on the original post. These folks remain favorites. I can pick their art style out from across the bookstore. I love that all of them are also authors.
I’d also include Jarrett Krosoczka who really should have been on that original list. I love his art, his stories, and he’s an awesome human being, too. Another great human being who is also a great author and illustrator is Jarrett Lerner. Today’s list would include both of those gentlemen.
You can check out the original post here: Saturday Smorgasbord: Top 10 Favorite Illustrators