A highlight of the time-honored gathering of children's publishers in Bologna, Italy, the<em>Illustrators Annual</em>—juried every year from the finest art at the show—celebrates debut and storied talent from around the world, the talent that engages a whole new generation of book lovers. This glorious compendium can be read cover to cover or browsed through at random. And it not only provokes envy of the fair's attendees, but also inspires readers to marvel at the brilliance of the gifts shared by those whose work is discovered in these pages and to gleefully anticipate the future of children's books.