I first encountered Karoly Reich in the form of some postcards in the gift shop of the Art Museum in Budapest, and I liked them so much that I had to buy all of them. I know that I still have them around here somewhere! (Its a little hard to keep track of small items like that with all the moving) But I always wanted to frame them and put them in my daughter's bedroom. Anyway, there are plenty of children's illustrators, but there are a few who really have individual styles - and within their illustrations, their singularity shines. I love Reich's bright colors. There is a special romance and innocence in each of his pictures.