Here is something "fun" in the spirit of this month's category. As a child I was completely enchanted by Tasha Tudor's illustrations.
The Secret Garden illustrated by Tasha Tudor was published in 1962. I have a hardback of this version, and it is still a pleasure to browse the pages and look at the beautiful pictures.
https://www.tashatudorandfamily.com/...udor/the-woman
Quote:
“What really got me thinking about illustrating children's books was I discovered Hugh Thompson's illustrations for The Vicar of Wakefield in my mother's library and I looked at it and said, 'That's what I'm going to do.”
― Tasha Tudor, The Private World of Tasha Tudor
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Tasha Tudor won the Regina Medal in 1971.
https://cathla.org/Main/Awards/Regina_Medal.aspx
Quote:
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The Regina Medal award, established in 1959 and sponsored by the Catholic Library Association, is administered by the Children’s Library Services Section through the Regina Medal Committee at the will of the Catholic Library Association Executive Board. The only criterion for the award is that of excellence. The Regina Medal is awarded annually to a living exemplar of the words of the English poet, Walter de la Mare “only the rarest kind of best in anything can be good enough for the young,” for continued, distinguished contribution to children’s literature without regard to the nature of the contribution.
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