Raising Readers was delighted to meet picture book author and illustrator Will Hillenbrand, Jane Hillenbrand, and their son at the ALA Newbery Caldecott Banquet. The lovely folks at Holiday House made sure we got to talk with this lovely (and extremely talented) family.
Will Hillenbrand is is the illustrator of two treasured books in the Raising Reader collection.
Three-year-olds in Maine have been receiving a copy of Down by the Station (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), a sweet train tour through a zoo, at their well-child visits this past year. Will Hillenbrand's illustrations tell a story far beyond the confines of the text. A child can sit with the book alone and follow the path of each animal or that curious balloon.
Over 1o,000 Maine children received the board book Down on the Farm (Holiday House) at their 18 month well-child visit. Again, Will Hillenbrand included delightful details that go far beyond the text (watch the egg!). He told Raising Readers that the book was originally supposed to depict children playing on a farm. After many sketches, he decided to change the children to a single kid--a baby goat that is.
The Hillenbrands will be vacationing in Maine this summer, so if you spot this trio, let them know how much you liked your Raising Readers books!
Will Hillenbrand is is the illustrator of two treasured books in the Raising Reader collection.
Three-year-olds in Maine have been receiving a copy of Down by the Station (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), a sweet train tour through a zoo, at their well-child visits this past year. Will Hillenbrand's illustrations tell a story far beyond the confines of the text. A child can sit with the book alone and follow the path of each animal or that curious balloon.
Over 1o,000 Maine children received the board book Down on the Farm (Holiday House) at their 18 month well-child visit. Again, Will Hillenbrand included delightful details that go far beyond the text (watch the egg!). He told Raising Readers that the book was originally supposed to depict children playing on a farm. After many sketches, he decided to change the children to a single kid--a baby goat that is.
The Hillenbrands will be vacationing in Maine this summer, so if you spot this trio, let them know how much you liked your Raising Readers books!
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