The Bird King and Other Sketches

10 best books like The Bird King and Other Sketches (Shaun Tan): Griffin and Sabine, Mommy's Khimar, Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods, A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale, A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, Everything Is Teeth, Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures, The Rabbits, Mixed Me!, Girl Town

Griffin and Sabine

Author	Nick Bantock
ISBN	1551924013

It all started with a mysterious and seemingly innocent postcard, but from that point nothing was to remain the same in the life of Griffin Moss, a quiet, solitary artist living in London. His logical, methodical world was suddenly turned upside down by a strangely exotic woman living on a tropical island...

Mommy's Khimar

Author	Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
ISBN	1534400591

Selected as a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness!

A young Muslim girl spends a busy day wrapped up in her mother’s colorful headscarf in this sweet and fanciful picture book from debut author and illustrator Jamilah Tompkins-Bigelow and...

Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods

Author	Florent Chavouet
ISBN	4805311371

Florent Chavouet, a young graphic artist, spent six months exploring Tokyo while his girlfriend interned at a company there. Each day he would set forth, with a pouch full of colored pencils and a sketchpad, to visit different neighborhoods. This stunning book records the city that he got to know during...

A Midsummer Night's Faery Tale

Author	Terri Windling
ISBN	0684855593

Mr. Froud’s fascination and delight with the idea of hidden worlds shine through in this story about a fuzzy, furry creature who gets tossed willy nilly into a quest to rouse a sleeping queen and aid her worried spouse. The posed figures easily capture the fey spirit of the imaginary paths Sneezle must...

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

Author	Jen Bryant
ISBN	0375867120

As a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him. He drew pictures for his sisters, his classmates, his co-workers. Even during WWI, Horace filled...

Everything Is Teeth

Author

Evie Wyld

Evie Wyld was a girl obsessed with sharks. Spending summers in the brutal heat of coastal New South Wales, she fell for the creatures. Their teeth, their skin, their eyes; their hunters and their victims.

Everything is Teeth is a delicate and intimate collection of the memories she brought...

Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures

Author	Cathy Johnson
ISBN	1440308683

Discover the Joy of Art Journaling

An artist's journal is a powerful creative tool, offering you a safe place to experiment, explore, consider and improve. Artist's Journal Workshop provides all the guidance, structure and inspiration you need to create a meaningful art-journaling practice....

The Rabbits

Author	John Marsden
ISBN	0968876889

The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan is a book about environmental issues created by man.

After reading The Arrival we quickly became hooked on Shaun Tan's draftmanship. It's amazing how a book with very few words and mainly illustrations can send such a powerful message that will leave...

Mixed Me!

Author	Taye Diggs
ISBN	1250047196

Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light:
"We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right."

Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them.

Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does,...

Girl Town

Author	Carolyn Nowak
ISBN	1603094385

Multi-award-winning cartoonist Carolyn Nowak (Lumberjanes) finds powerful truths in fantasy worlds. Her stunning solo debut collection celebrates the ascent of a rising star in comics.

Diana got hurt—a lot—and she's decided to deal with this fact by purchasing a life-sized robot...

An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration From the Private Art Journals of Traveling Artists, Illustrators and Designers

Author

Danny Gregory

Travel + Sketching = Inspiration

When we travel, we don't want to follow the same itinerary as everyone who's come before us. We want to feel like explorers, adventurers in undiscovered territory. And that's exactly what sketching can bring to the travel experience.

An Illustrated...