New York Pets

Ian Falconer

The New Yorker has a long tradition of beautiful, witty and varied covers 

created by some of the world's best illustrators and cartoonists. 

Enjoy this selection dedicated to the city's cats and dogs;

more artists and animals will follow!

William Steig

Mark Ulriksen

George Booth

Ana Juan

Charles Addams

Jean-Jacques Sempé

Eugène Mihaesco

Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu

André François

Gahan Wilson

Mad Men & Crazy Critters - Elephant Strength

Sandro Scarsi, 1961, thanks to Martin Klash

Achille Mauzan, 1921

Ludwig Hohlwein, 1920 and 1926 

Pierre Mourgue, 1930

 Leonetto Cappiello, 1936

Fritz Butz, 1945

Pierre Fix-Masseau, 1950

Koff, thanks to Hamish Grant

 Hervé Morvan, 1952

Frans Mettes, thanks to Vintage Advertising and Poster Art

Danuta Zukowska

André François, thanks to Sandi Vincent at Aqua-Velvet

Sunday Safari - Bee Buzz

 Klaus Haapaniemi

 Alain Grée, 1967, thanks to Pour toujours...

Golly Bard, Swarm of honeybees

Paper sculpture by Elsa Mora

Illustrations by Janusz Grabianski and Joanna Zimowska-Kwak, 1989

thanks to Garaż ilustracji książkowych

Illustrations from The Honeybees by Colette Portal and Animals at home, The Bee by Iliane Roels, 

both published in 1967. Thanks to the amazing flickr gallery of Arthur Van Kruining

  Another illustration from the lovely Animals at home, The Bee,

 this time thanks to Joey's Dream Garden (click to enlarge!)

André Francois, ad from Graphis 1961, thanks to the wonderful Sandi Vincent

Seijiro Kubo

Illustration from Anne and Paul Rand's Little 1

I discovered Angie Renfro thanks to Hazel Terry, 

the lovely curator of The Art Room Plant

Sunday Safari - Crocodiles' Smiles

Roger Duvoisin cover for The Crocodile in the Tree, thanks to Emma's blog

André François cover for Crocodile tears

 thanks to Moonflygirl's huge Vintage Children's Book Illustrations flickr set

 Robert Barry, illustration from Just Pepper, 1958,

 thanks to Rilla Alexander's beautiful Books I love flickr collection

Viktor Pivoravov, thanks to A Journey Round my Skull

 

Lane Smith

Herbert Leupin

Simona Mulazzani

 Meg Hunt

Marcello Minale, illustration from Creatures great and small 

thanks to Hazel Terry's great Classics of Childrens Illustration flickr set

John Alcorn,,illustration from La petite famille 

thanks to art.crazed's lovely Badly behaved flickr set

Sebastiano Ranchetti, Black Croc

Pablo Amargo, spread from El rIo que se secaba los jueves 

Pierre Pinsard, illustration from Petites contes negres pour les enfants des blancs, 1929