[kids-lib] Virtual Children's Books Exhibit

[Katie Anderson]

Something fun for Friday....

Cotsen Children's Library: Virtual Children's Books Exhibits            

            http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/cotsen/exhibitions/index.html            

  Princeton University's virtual exhibit of past exhibits of children's  book illustrations offers visuals and brief explanations geared towards  children and adults. The easy-to-use website is divided into four  virtual exhibits, that contain a portion of what the physical exhibits  at the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University displayed. The  four exhibits can be accessed by clicking on their links on the  homepage. The "Water Babies" exhibit contains illustrations of  swimming, and was meant as a respite for kids who couldn't escape the  city's heat. Each illustration in the virtual exhibit is accompanied by  a short synopsis of the book or publication it came from, and often a  web link or reading suggestion for more information on the author,  illustrator, or subject matter of the book.
  The "Magic Lantern" virtual exhibit contains illustrations of magic  lanterns, a type of projector widely available for home use, that were  the precursors to film and television, and which enthralled children  and adults alike. The "Creepy-Crawlies" exhibit highlighted the many  illustrations of insects in children's books and natural history. The  insects in children's books were most often portrayed as evil or  villainous. But, if visitors can put those feelings aside, they will  find many beautifully rendered drawings. The physical "Beatrix Potter"  exhibit coincided with the publication of the Beatrix Potter Collection  of Lloyd Cotsen in 2004, and the virtual exhibit contains illustrations  by Potter, and others, with whom the visitor can use for comparison, to  see Potter's unique style.

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             Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
       Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
               katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528
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