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The article discusses how digital illustration could reimagine the way books are illustrated and the way they work. Digital illustration has been made to mimic traditional techniques, but in the form of ebooks, it could do much more. Images could move across the screen in a way unimaginable on paper. Already, David Macaulay's "Black and White," Art Spiegelman's "Open Me...I'm a Dog!," and David Wiesner's "The Three Pigs" are playing with traditional ideas of books and paper.

The article explains the technique involved in pulp painting, a technique used in illustrating children's books. The technique involves pouring cotton rag fiber that is suspended in water through hand-cut stencils onto a screen, creating an image in handmade paper. The author describes the advantages and disadvantages of the technique.

In this article, the author discusses her experiences as an illustrator of children's books. The author describes how she developed her interest in art, her mentors, and her techniques in the article. She also describes the processes and methods that were used to duplicate the art for children's books before computers became a part of the process.

The article presents an evaluation of the different artistic mediums used in illustrating children's books. The author discusses the characteristics of watercolors, pastels, colored pencils, acrylic paint, computer, and oil paint. The article concludes with a discussion of the advantages of oil paint, the author's preferred medium.

The article presents views on the picture book "Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak. The author remarks on the images and illustrations of monsters used by Sendak in the book. Several elements of the art and design of the book are discussed. The author says that Sendak's art has succeeded because he has avoided timebound visual references.

The article presents an interview with picture-book creator John Burningham. Burningham's literary works include "Courtney," "Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers," "John Patrick Norman McHennessey: The Boy Who Was Always Late," "Mr. Grumpy's Outing," and "Avocado Bay." Article topics include a review of Burningham's career, his illustration techniques, his education at the Central School of Art in London, England, and his philosophies on creating art.