Ed Emberley: Children’s Drawing Books and More

Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular "Drawing Book" series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 for One Wide River to Cross and a Caldecott Medal in 1968 for Drummer Hoff. Ed Emberley lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his wife, Barbara.

That blurb comes from Ed Emberley's Amazon page. I was drawn there recently when someone purchased several of his drawing books via my site AcesWebWorld.com. Honestly, prior to that, I had never heard of him. That’s probably because I no longer have little children with whom I can share my love for reading and my love of books.

But those who are familiar with Emberley’s work are filled with praise. In fact, customer reviews of his books average 5.0, the highest possible rating on Amazon.

My interest piqued, I googled Ed Emberley and was led to his website EdEmberley.com. What a great site! If you have kids, I suggest you steer them there. If not, go there yourselves like I did. I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of it.