How will painters deal with the ubiquity of smart phones in scenes of contemporary life? Eric Fishl provides a compelling vision. Even...

I liked Grandma Moses, but now I love her. It's all because of a self-portrait/caricature I spotted in a vitrine at the end of the...

Steve and I were panicking about how we'd ever manage to fill three hours a week teaching "Creating the Picture Book" at Pratt Manhattan....

"Untitled, 2009" by Kerry James Marshall There are so many surprises at this show, now at the Met/Breuer, otherwise known as "the old...

Kids having a cozy time with Steve Henry's new book, HERE COMES BIG BUNNY. Seeing this picture he said, "That's why you do it."...

Kurt Vonnegut looks at Daniel Pinkwater as if he's just met a character from one of his own novels. This uncanny pairing came about at...

I don't know what H.A. Rey's reaction was when he learned he'd have to redo all of the watercolor paintings he'd done for CURIOUS GEORGE,...

Several years ago, already an accomplished artist, my friend Martha Ives discovered that she loved making prints. The involved process of...

How did I miss reading Solomon the Rusty Nail for so long? The genius of William Steig is everywhere apparent. Here–at the dinner table...

When I was assistant-to-the-editor, I was captivated by a picture on the wall outside Mr. Monjo’s office. It showed a costume party with...