I'm taking a class right now entitled, "Advanced Studies in Children's Literature," and one of the assignments was to look at some of the classic illustrators of early children's book works. The thing that caught my eye was how detailed these artists were. Many of today's children's illustrators have a more cartoony style but these artists drew lavish pieces of highly detailed art depicting elements of the story. These illustrators really reminded me of some of today's comic book artists. One in particular was L. Leslie Brooke, who illustrated classic nursery rhymes and fables in the book Golden Goose. When I saw his art, I swear I saw an uncanny resemblance to the work of Frank Quietly. Check out this picture from The Golden Goose and this one from All Star Superman. I think the resemblance in style is great and remarks to the detail that these current and classic illustrators are putting them into their work.
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