cover image Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe

Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe

Lois V. Harris. Pelican, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4556-1472-1

Studded with Parrish’s artwork and words, this overview of the life of the American illustrator moves briskly through his early artistic efforts and travels into his studies at Haverford College and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, his marriage at age 25, and the explosive success and popularity of his work. Period b&w photographs of Parrish join several full-color reproductions of his illustrations that range from advertisements for seeds and Jell-O to luminous paintings including The Lantern Bearers and Hill Top Farm, Winter. It’s an affectionate tribute to an influential illustrator whose “art brightened millions of homes.” Ages 8–12. (Sept.)