Books for this age group tend to be very creative and the illustrator has a lot of freedom, as the pictures tend to lead these stories. While the writer's job sounds quite difficult as they have to ensure the story is engaging for the age group but also limit their writing to short words, the illustrator can exhibit a lot more freedom. An illustrator that I enjoy for this age range is Axel Scheffler, whose pictures have a very noticeable style with large white eyes with black pupils and long noses. He has worked on some very popular children's books, especially with his collaborations with Julia Donaldson, and his illustrations are like a mark of quality for the book.
This style uses humour, and although all the eyes look the same I find that their placement and the placement of the pupil within the eye gives the characters their own personalities. This is a very important aspect of illustration in my opinion, and one that this particular art style excels at.
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