Many of my favorite illustrators have a last name that starts with the letter B.

I just found a new one, Emma Block, http://emmablock.co.uk/   I am including links so you can check out their wonderful creations.  The following artists I put into my "B" category many years ago, back when my daughters were young. Maybe I noticed the connection because our younger daughter went by the nick name B for many years.  We don't get to call her that anymore, but we haven't forgotten.

Susan Branch http://www.susanbranch.com/

Marjolein Bastin  http://www.marjoleinbastin.com/en

Cicely Mary Barker (1895 - 1973)
http://www.flowerfairies.com/US_version/home.html

Elsa Beskow (1874 - 1953)
 http://www.florisbooks.co.uk/authors/elsa-beskow.html

and Molly Brett(1902 - 1990)
 http://www.blytonbooks.co.uk/articles/molly_brett.php 
who illustrated for Enid Blyton even. How cute is this bath time print?

janwillemsen / Animals Photos / CC BY-NC-SA

Now I could start a new list

 for the ones whose first names start with the letter B couldn't I?

Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943)

http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/b/beatrix-potter/

Becky Kelly http://beckykelly.com/shop/  A favorite of my sister-n-law Kristi, who also found

Fritz Baumgarten (1883 - 1966)  here is an example of his work

summer fun, afb the party  p 18

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