Ilse Plume is a collector and illustrator of children's songs and folk tales from around the world. Her first book, The Bremen Town Musicians, was a Caldecott Honor book for 1981.

She has since created many other beautiful works, including The Twelve Days of Christmas. She has illustrated books by Jane Langton, Nancy Willard, and Charlotte Zolotow. Her most recent book is Saint Francis and the Wolf. She is currently working on a series of frog illustrations including artwork for a national Middlesex Bank promotion.

See Ilse's Artwork in a New Exhibit!
A selection of prints and illustrations from Ilse's private collection is currently on exhibit at the Indian Hill Music Gallery in Littelton, MA.

Take a Children's Book Illustration Class with Ilse
Ilse is currently teaching at the Museum School in Boston and the Emerson Umbrella in Concord, MA.
Learn about Ilse's summer classes

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