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Cameron Soto, 6, from left, Diamond Williams, 6, and Travis Wright, 5, listened during a National Education Association's Cat-a-Van tour stop Monday at Lamar Elementary School in Augusta, Ga. However, children aren't the only ones who enjoy Dr. Seuss — art lovers and college students are also taking notice of the artwork in children's books. (Rainier Ehrhardt ~ Augusta Chronicle)
Children's book art begins to receive mainstream acclaim
By STEPHANIE REITZ ~ The Associated Press
AMHERST, Mass. -- They're not the "Mona Lisa" or "Whistler's Mother," but images such as the Cat in the Hat, the Very Hungry Caterpillar and other icons of illustrated children's books are gaining respect in highbrow art circles. Once seen as fun but forgettable, the genre is now being featured in mainstream museums and dissected in college art courses... More > >


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