“C is for Curious is a joyous explosion in the mind. It surges with creative imagination and it is a privilege just to hold in my hand.”

• The American Institute of Graphic Arts Award for Excellence
• Bookbuilder's West Award
• Parent’s Choice Honor ("Flight' N Face Fear" book selection, used as a tool to access and express emotions or hildren experiencing stress and anxiety over the Gulf War).
• The International Center of Children’s Literature for the Best Graphic Design of a Book with a Foreign Origination
• Critic’s choice, USA Today
• Society of Children’s Illustrators Award.
• American Bookseller Association Pick of the List: Park Beat Rhymin’ Through The Season (2001)
• American Booksellers Association “Pick of the List”, The Precious Gift (1996)

The New York Times: “Woodleigh Hubbard, an author, and illustrator, has not just imbued her first children's book, C is for Curious: An ABC of Feelings with folksy, graphic drawings of animals; she has also chosen grown-up words like "A is for anger" and "Z is for zeal" to patent her individualistic approach to this subject.”

Kirkus: “What is singular about Hubbard's style is the idiosyncratic shapes... colorful, swirling compositions...” (starred review)

“The mood is loopy and comfortably eccentric.” (starred review)

“Remarkably expressive forms, and details... Hubbard has created a striking, unusual book that challenges "readers" to make intriguing new links between ideas and visual images.”

“Her simple, dynamic shapes could have been inspired by Matisse's cutout.”

“Hubbard ingeniously depicts the song's slightly archaic words.”

“... Hubbard's stylish art... the strongest feature of a book that will appeal to admirers of Raschka's Charlie Parker Played Bebop.”

“This exuberant picture book features rhyming couplets that celebrate growth and change... Hubbard's colors shimmer on the page. A brave and fetching book, designed for repeat readings, destined to be loved.”

Publisher’s Weekly: “Hubbard's serpentine forms are reminiscent of such jazz-inspired abstract canvases as Stuart Davis's The Mellow Pad...is the cool cat's meow.” (starred review)

“Hubbard's artwork is the real star.” “Banana-yellow beast...solidly rendered in a childlike hand and in the zippiest of palettes, (has) the simplicity of Brown’s tongue twisters.” “Best of all, Hubbard's gouache illustrations... effuse the savory freshness and vitality of a new-born world.”

“Hubbard's [HIP CAT] energetic artwork enlivens the volume... spiraling curve patterns and repetitive speckles suggest the freewheeling spirits of the speakers.”

“Engaging layout and Hubbard's lively, Matisse-inspired gouaches...all in a vibrant palette of emerald green, poppy red and violet...Readers...feast their eyes on this one.”

School Library Journal: “Here is a one-of-a-kind book with a great message... Hubbard's vivid illustrations sparkle like the paintings of Matisse and offer just the right accompaniment to the jazzy text, which jumps across the pages and takes an occasional twist.” (starred review)

“…A fine addition to picture-book collections.” (starred review)

“The playful presentation is complemented by vibrant colors in gouache and watercolor pencil on Fabriano paper... A unique tool to spark discussion of emotions, their consequences, and the ability to deal with them.”

“... a stunning picture book.”

“Artistically, an exceptional work.”

Booklist: “The Matisse-like artwork... A handsome, clever book for children alone or in groups.”

“The carefully chosen images reinforce the point that growing up is exciting and rather like an adventure... young children will respond to the images and colors of this book, it can be read on many levels and will be philosophically attractive to the older child, too.”

“Hubbard asks the child to celebrate his or her special qualities...The vividly colored art always combines a childlike simplicity of line with sophisticated collage techniques that bring texture, depth, and complexity of design to the pictures. A book that offers much to look at and something to think about.”

Parent’s Choice, “Children will delight.” ( starred review)

Norman Cousins: “[C IS FOR CURIOUS] is a joyous explosion in the mind. It surges with creative imagination and it a privilege just to hold in my hand.”

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: “See Magic come alive... lively and innovative...”

Houston Chronicle: “Comfortable All That You Are reassures both boys and girls how special they are. Cheers to author/illustrator Woodleigh Marx Hubbard.”

The PICTURE BOOK Reviews Woodleigh Hubbard shows a modernist spirit that relates to the surreal landscapes of MIRO.

• J. Paul Getty Museum • California
• Guggenheim Museum Store • New York
• Smithsonian Institution Museum • Virginia
• Museum of Contemporary Art Bookstore • Chicago, Illinois
• Seattle Art Museum • Washington
• San Francisco MOMA Museum Store • California
• The Ansel Adams Gallery Store • California
• Museum of Fine Art • Maine
• Chicago Historical Society Museum Shop • Illinois
• Phoenix Gallery • Nepenthe, Big Sur California
• Norton Simon Museum • California
• Cartoon Art Museum • California
• Madison Art Center • Wisconsin
• Dallas Museum of Art • Texas
• San Jose Museum of Art • California
• Museum of Children’s Art • California
• Milwaukee Art Museum • Wisconsin
• Walker Art Center Book Shop • Minnesota
• Denver Art Museum • Colorado
• Museum of New Mexico • New Mexico
• Oakland Museum Store • California
• Bakersfield Museum of Art Foundation • California Museum Shop • Colorado
• High Museum of Art • Atlanta, Georgia
• Center for the Arts Gift Shop • San Francisco, California
• Terra Museum of American Art • Chicago, Illinois
• Mississippi Museum • Jackson, Mississippi
• Knoxville Museum of Art • Knoxville Tennessee