The New York Times Book Review has posted a gorgeous online slideshow gallery of artwork from their list of the 10 best illustrated books of 2006, as chosen by their panel of judges.
Among the top 10 books is Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet, written and illustrated by David McLimans and published by Walker. The book transforms each letter of the alphabet into a graphic depiction of an endangered animal, with striking black-and-white illustrations that incorporate an animal’s features into a recognizable letter shape. It also includes information about the animals in the book and about how and why their survival is threatened.
David McLimans has received awards for his editorial illustration work, but Gone Wild is his first picture book. Congratulations!
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The slideshow is beautiful. I love the George Washington illustration and The Red Lemon book looks v. cool!