As a celebration of the centennial of Children’s Book Week we’re presenting a 12-artist Collaborative Poster! These beloved children’s book illustrators (see below) have contributed their beautiful and inspiring artwork to help us celebrate our 2019 theme, Read Now ● Read Forever.

Many of these artists have agreed to share their original sketches for their panels of this special poster. You can see these as part of The Children’s Book Council’s From The Sketchbook feature. Gain some insight into the creative process of these beloved illustrators and check out their features below!

Eric Carle’s original sketch

Juana Martinez-Neal’s original sketch

Barbara McClintock’s original sketch

Melissa Sweet’s original sketch

LeUyen Pham’s original sketch