"Peek inside the sketchbooks of 60 historical and contemporary illustrators from around the world. This inspiring collection spotlights the power of personal notebooks in the creative process. It contains a treasury of rough sketches, note-filled margins, collaged pages, color explorations, and thumbnail drawings from an array of iconic illustrators. Each artist's work is expertly contextualized and offers a glimpse into the origins of memorable characters, designs, and works of art. Featuring the sketchbooks of Charlotte Ager, Quentin Blake, Jean de Brunhoff, Edward Gorey, HergeÌ, Hokusai, Tove Jansson, Beatrix Potter, Shaun Tan, Tomi Ungerer, and many more!"--