Holling Clancy Holling has some of the best and brightest children's book illustrations out there. We've enjoyed a bunch of his books, especially Paddle to the Sea. Though a bit outdated and at times culturally insensitive, Children of Other Lands tells the stories of how children live in different parts of the world. This is one of those vintage books in our collection that we don't often read, but love it for the artwork alone.
We are fans of Owen Davey's artwork and these colorful, informative books from Flying Eye Books. There's something Charlie Harper-ish about the pictures and designs that I just absolutely love. So far we just have this one about octopuses (when you build up your library mostly at second hand shops it can take a long time and luck to find specific books!) but we want to add more!
I will never pass up a Fujikawa book, especially these large oversized ones depicting all kinds of adorable children. (I even found one that looked like Charlotte when she was little!)
