A bright, inspiring and useful book in which famous children's illustrators from different countries share their experience in creating stories for children from 0 to 8 years old and reveal the secrets of their craft.The book will teach you how to create illustrations that reflect the course of the story , telling a story in pictures using basic narrative techniques, holding the reader's attention with the right choice of colors, clarity of illustrations and their ability to evoke an emotional response from the reader, as well as the optimal combination of drawings and text.We are waiting for you eight stories that showcase what art can be for children's books. Remarkable artists, masters of their craft, not only illustrated these stories, but also gave detailed comments.At the end of the book you will find a list of the main publishing and artistic terms with their interpretation - if necessary, you can refer to this dictionary anytime.Foreword by Chris Chatterton, Children's Author and Illustrator of Children's BooksAfter graduating in graphic design, I worked in advertising for a while. I rediscovered children's picture books when I went to a bookstore to look for some materials for an animation project I was working on at the time. Looking at the shelves full of books, I suddenly remembered my childhood and all those picture books in which I plunged headlong into reading. That day, something turned upside down in me. I changed my field of activity and started illustrating children's books as a freelancer.Several years have passed since then. More than thirty books have already been published with my drawings, two of which I wrote myself. I hope now I understand something about creating children's books. I give you my word of honor: if illustrating children's books is a new area for you, or if you want to explore this topic in more depth, then the book that you now hold in your hands will be really useful for you.For whom this bookFor all professional and beginner illustrators.For those who want to learn how to draw for and with children.