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A Book Celebrating RIF's 40th Anniversary with Beloved Illustrators
 This is a book about books. It’s also a book about the ability of children’s literature to change lives and open hearts. Each of the 40 illustrators represented here was asked to re-imagine a favorite book from their own childhood that propelled them along their life’s path of reading, writing, and creating. Illustrators, perhaps more than most of us, truly understand the power of art and imagination to inspire young readers to develop reading skills and begin a lifelong love affair with books. The 40 works of art contained inside these pages are a testament not merely to the artists’ skill, but to the extraordinary ability of illustration to serve as the gateway to the world of books.
Carol Hampton Rasco
President & CEO, Reading Is Fundamental
The Art of Reading is on sale now at bookstores. The hardcover book ($19.99, ISBN: 0-525-47484-6) is published by Dutton Children's Books. It is 96 pages long and features full-color illustrations. For sales information, contact Dutton Children’s Books Sales at 800-631-8571. The book is also available wherever books are sold, including online at the links below:
RIF gratefully acknowledges the talented illustrators who generously donated their work to this project.
Mary Azarian • Dick Bruna • Ashley Bryan • Mark Buehner
Diana Cain Bluthenthal • Lynne Cherry • Henry Cole • Bryan Collier
Raul Colón • Pat Cummings • David Diaz • Tony DiTerlizzi
Richard Egielski • Lois Ehlert • Douglas Florian • Steven Kellogg • Kevin Hawkes • Yumi Heo • Stephen Huneck • Susan Jeffers • William Joyce • David Kirk • Nina Laden • Loren Long • Gerald McDermott • David McPhail • Paul Meisel • Jerry Pinkney • Patricia Polacco • Chris Raschka • Eric Rohmann • Robert Sabuda • Brian Selznick • Peter Sís • Mark Teague • Ivan Velez, Jr. • David Wiesner • Ashley Wolff • Dan Yaccarino • Paul O. Zelinsky
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Read what the critics have to say about The Art of Reading.
No publication could be more fitting to honor the 40th anniversary of RIF than this elegantly designed, splendid homage to the joy of reading ... Fred Marcellino's cat and mouse reading together is a perfect cover and raises the curtain on this fascinating, royal appreciation and celebration of children's books, one that will excite children's literature mavens and inspire parents and teachers.
— Kirkus (starred review)
This is a lovingly conceived, cohesive, and distinctively designed treasure ... This tribute is a thing of beauty and a joy for anyone whose life has ever been electrified by the experience of a book.
— School Library Journal, August 2005
For 40 years, Reading Is Fundamental has been putting books into the hands of children across America. To commemorate its 40th anniversary, it has brought together 40 of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators working today and asked them each to re-imagine a classic book from their childhood. The result is a collection of beautiful and captivating images and insightful essays that remind us how a child’s early experiences with books can be powerful and lasting—and can help to create writers and artists. This gift book includes a foreword by Leonard S. Marcus, noted historian, author, and critic in the field of children’s literature.
Learn how you can help the oldest and largest nonprofit children’s literacy organization in America celebrate its 40th anniversary beginning in September 2005. Opportunities include participating in 40th anniversary activities and public events, and sponsoring a RIF gala reception and dinner.
Contact Henry Dunbar at Reading Is Fundamental to find out how you can get involved!
hdunbar@rif.org
877-RIF-READ
RIF thanks Nestlé USA for supporting the Art of Reading event that inspired this book.
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