Timothy G. Young’s recently published Drawn to Enchant: Original Children’s Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection, has enchanted Slate Magazine enough to publish an annotated slide show of works from the book. “Where the Wild Things Came From: How children’s books evolved from morals to madcap fun” offers up enticing examples of American book illustration for children over the years, along with opinionated commentary. Children’s book writer and blogger Erica S. Perl collaborated with Slate senior editor Emily Bazelon on the piece. Here’s more information on Designed to Enchant. Young is Associate Curator of the Modern Books and Manuscripts Collection at Yale University’s Beinecke Library.

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