Excluding poetry, number, wordless, alphabet, and information books, this paper discusses the work of 10 visually significant picture book illustrators who published in the 1980s. The books included in the paper, both traditional tales and modern stories, were illustrated by Anthony Browne, Henrik Drescher, Lois Ehlert, Stephen Gammell, Ivan Gantschev, Adrienne Kennaway, Dayal Kaur Khalsa, Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Robert Rayevsky, and Ed Young. The paper also includes a discussion of significant picture books in the 1980s by other illustrators arranged by historical and instructional significance and by the medium used. A list of featured books, arranged by illustrator, is attached. (RS)