Cover of Caldicot Medal winning kid's book " Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" told by author Verna Aardema and illustrations by artist team Diane & Leo Dillon. Shows a colorful stylized painting of a blue Mosquitoe in the ear of an annoyed-looking African man wearing a brightly patterned. magenta hat
cover of the kids book Earth Mother, told by author Ellen Jackson and illustrated by artists Leo & Diane Dillon. The colorful painting shows a background of the head of an African woman with the sunset. She's smiling gently and her eye is looking towards the foreground figures of an insect, frog, tree, and man with a drum, who are all reaching up & out towards her. Are they acting in celebration? prayer? suplication? all the above?
Brilliant idea! Definitely #KidsBooksFriday needs to become a regular feature! So many to talk about.
#Illustrators are artists with the special challenge of using their art to help bring to life another person's art (the author's book). Matching visions is an incredible talent!
Diane & Leo Dillon