LS5603-Genre 1- TALKING WITH ARTISTS

Bibliography
Cummings, Pat. 1992. TALKING WITH ARTISTS:VOLUME 1. New York, NY: Bradbury Press. ISBN 0027242455

Characters
This book is very interesting in the fact that it is a compilation of 13 illustrators. The illustrators in the book are: Victoria Chess, Pat Cummings, Leo & Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Lois Ehlert, Lisa Campbell Ernst, Tom Feelings, Steven Kellogg, Jerry Pinkney, Amy Schwartz, Lane Smith, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner.

Plot
This story is non-fiction writing about each illustrator. The illustrator’s discuss their childhood, what they liked drawing when they were young and they answer questions about illustrating.

Setting
There is not a definitive setting for the story. Each illustrator vignette offers its own location. They will say in their childhood, when they were young or as an adult to very the timeline in the writing.

Theme
This work allows the reader to understand the lives of illustrators. They can glean how art played a large part in their development. Each illustrator had unique experiences to share with the reader. The question and answer section was revealing. They asked the same questions of each illustrator. The reader was then able to make comparisons between the illustrators.

Style
The style of this work is non-fiction with a hint of biography. Each illustrator is only portrayed on a few pages. This provides a glimpse into their lives without being extremely detailed.

Illustrations
The illustrations in the book are mainly comprised of photographs of the illustrators as children and then as an adult. The other artwork is from the works that they have illustrated. They include a copy of one or more illustrations that they completed for a work.

Cultural markers
The cultural references are included within each of the illustrator vignettes. They talk about their life and where they lived as well as their experiences.

Awards and Recognitions
Positive Review – Publisher’s Weekly
Positive Review – Children’s Literature
Positive Review – School Library Journal
Positive Review - Booklist