Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fueled an industrial revolution and train travel exploded people's experience of space and time, Caldecott was inspired by his surroundings to capture action, movement, and speed in a way that had never before been seen in children's pictu...

In "The Queen of Hearts" and "Sing a Song for Sixpence," Randolph Caldecott masterfully intertwines whimsical narratives with exquisite illustrations, creating a captivating collection that enchants both children and adults alike. The rhythmic verse and playful antics of characters like the Queen of Hearts and the merry-makers of Sixpence exhibit a rich interplay between text and imagery. Caldecott'Äôs distinct artistic style, characterized by vivid colors and imaginative compositions, not...

366 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white This collection includes: The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House that Jack Built, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, The Babes inthe Wood, The Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing a Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, the Farmer's Boy, Come Lasses and Lads, Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate, Frog He Would a Wooing Go, Great Panjandrum, Hey Didddle Diddle and Baby Buntin, Ride a Cock-Horse, and The Milkmaid. It also includes Randolph C...

Classic picture book for children. 24 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

Classic picture book for children. 24 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

Classic picture book for children. 33 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

The first two of the children’s books here reproduced were published in 1878; the last two in 1885, only a few weeks before Mr. Caldecott’s premature death. He had not intended to make any further additions to their number, and the series is consequently complete. Into what new domain his still-creative genius would have wandered,—for he was well on the hither side of the period fixed by tradition for the decline of human invention, and in spite of ill-health, was gifted with a rare buoyan...

Classic picture book for children. 26 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

Classic picture book for children. 22 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

Classic picture book for children. 31 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth centur...

Classic picture book for children. 31 illustrations, some in color, some black-and-white. According to Wikipedia: "Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth cen...

“Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?” “I'm going a-milking, Sir,” she said.“Shall I go with you, my Pretty Maid?” “Oh yes, if you please, kind Sir,” she said.“What is your Father, my Pretty Maid?”“My Father's a Farmer, Sir,” she said.“Shall I marry you, my Pretty Maid?” “Oh thank you, kindly, Sir,” she said.“But what is your fortune, my pretty Maid?” “My face is my fortune, Sir,” she said.