The fine art of children's book illustration is celebrated with the 31st annual exhibition The Original Art at the Society of Illustrators. Take a trip to the city with your kids to see pictures from your favorite books this year magically released from their pages and hung on gallery walls. Seeing the illustrations on their own instead of part of a whole will certainly enrich your child's experience of a treasured book.
Before you hop on the train, visit a local craft store to pick up a sketchbook and colored pencils. Don't forget to also visit us and check out a few of the books from featured illustrators (like Grandpa Green, Stop Snoring Bernard, Harry & Hopper and more) to be read on the ride in. While at the gallery encourage your kids to make their own sketches of the artwork they see - or even make up your own story and illustrations on the train ride home. Then frame a couple to hang on your walls at home or bring them to us at the library and we will display them on the walls of the Children's Room!
