Carl Larsson (Swedish, 1853 – 1919), “Lisbeth with Gold Tulip,” 1894 
illustration of poem Bed in Summer from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Clara Miller Burd 1930 
Dogger by Shirley Hughes 
Into the Woods by Anthony Browne 
Maria Pia Franzoni Tomba (1902 – 1978) Italian illustrator 
Louis Wain (1860) 
Delphine Durand 
Puikeprent 
Kitty Crowther 
Oi doe-doe (1969) by Igor Yershov 
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943 
Lansing Campbell (Lang Campbelle, 1882), American illustrator. The Dinky Ducklings, 1928 
Mikhail Bychkov – Black Chicken or Underground Dwellers
A character’s room can contribute to characterisation… Setting is frequently used to symbolize the character’s moods as well as power position. The bright sunny morning in the beginning of Anne of Green Gables corresponds to her hopeful expectations. A change of setting can parallel the change in the character’s frame of mind. A storm can symbolize the turmoil in the character’s psyche.
The Rhetoric of Character In Children’s Literature, Maria Nikolajeva
1. How is Asaf’s new bedroom different from his old one?
2. Describe the colour symbolism.
Teenage Bedroom is a Tumblr with photos of … well, it’s pretty self-explanatory. What vibe do you get from each of these bedrooms? Can you associate any with characters from novels you have read?
Classic Children’s Literature Inspired Bedrooms from Apartment Therapy
The bedroom from Courage The Cowardly Dog 
Milo Winter (American, 1888-1956) The Three Little Kittens 1936 
Angusine Macgregor 
Dream of Fairies Cicely Mary Barker; 1895-1973 
Vladimir Vtorenko – Tales of the Brothers Grimm Old Woman In The Forest
A Collection of Christmas Stories, Poems, and Songs, 1957 by Lowell Hess 
Willy Schermele, 1941
CHILDREN’S BEDROOMS IN FINE ART
Beatrix Potter, Louisa Pussy-cat Sleeps Late, 1929 
Janet Laura Scott, 1931
Header illustration: Pets for Peter, 1950, Aurelius Battaglia, Italian American Children’s Book Illustrator
