Best Selling Books by Kate Greenaway

Over 300 classic Greenaway illustrations celebrate the art of childhood, innocence, and eternal springtime.

One of the few artists to gain true celebrity from illustrating children''s books, Kate Greenaway was one of the most influential illustrators of her age. Greenaway, along with Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane, revolutionized illustration. Popular in both Europe and the United States, Greenaway has remained highly sought after, even among contemporary children''s book collectors.

An account of the life of Kate Greenaway as well as a selection from her works, both words and pictures.

An anthology of the works of Kate Greenaway whose books for children were "intended to delight rather than instruct." Includes a short biography, critical appraisal of her art and literary craft, and reproduction of better known works such as "A Apple Pie," and "Kate Greenaway Alphabet."

Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children was Kate Greenaway''s first children''s picture book, composed of her own verses and illustrations. The toy book, helped launch Greenaway''s career as a children''s book illustrator and author in the late 19th century as well as starting what became known as the "Greenaway vogue." Although Greenaway illustrated over 150 books, Under the Window is one of only two books that she wrote and illustrated. The book is considered to be one of the first earliest examples of a designer picture book, and its popularity caused it to be imitated.

Recounts the life and artistic development of the Victorian illustrator of children''s books, and briefly discusses collectible items featuring her designs

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First published in 1881 by G. Routledge, London, New York, under title: Mother Goose.

The Kate Greenaway Birthday Book is decorated with cameos of the best of Kate Greenaway''s work. Practical and produced on high-quality art paper with ample space for writing, they contain rare Kate Greenaway illustrations discovered by a private collector.

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From Little Jack Horner to Little Miss Muffet, 40 popular Mother Goose personalities anxiously await your crayons, watercolors, inks and other drawing materials. Kate Greenaway has made all of the characters seem like childhood friends, and Nancy Perkins has made the illustrations even more easy to color. The rhymes, familiar and unfamiliar, are, of course, always a delight.

Kate Greenaway’s Book of Games contains a large collection of games and stories for children – to be appreciated by young and old alike. It contains such well-known and loved games as ‘Blind Man’s Buff’, ‘Hide-and-Seek’, ‘See-Saw’, ‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Hunt the Slipper’, and ‘Musical Chairs – King of the Castle’. A wonderful anthology, this ‘Book of Games’ is sure to delight both children and parents, with its fun amusements, and beautiful illustrations. Kate Greenaway (1846 – 1901), was a children’s book illustrator and writer, and remains one of the most popular illustrators of all time. Edmund Evans produced her first book, Under the Window, in 1879, which was an instant best-seller and cemented her pre-eminent position. Her charming children in quaint costumes and idyllic scenes captured the imagination of the contemporary public – and continue to delight over a century after their initial publication. Presented alongside the text, her illustrations (first published in 1888) further refine and elucidate this carefully collated anthology. Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, children’s stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.

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A collection of extracts from Kate Greenaway''s more famous works, with the author''s original illustrations.