David McKay book

Although strongly inspired by the studio’s drawings, the illustrations seem to have been specifically made for this book, although no artist, once again, is credited. It is likely to be Tom Wood’s style. Most of the illustrations in this book will be reused in all media in more or less repurposed versions through the decades. However, several of them are bizarrely used here to depict other scenes than those originally intended. Indeed, an image of Sneezy making a pillow for Snow White’s bed is placed over the text describing the dwarfs going to bed. The dwarfs hitting Dopey, fearing he is a ghost, is used to illustrate the animals’ warning of the Queen’s presence. Instead of the dwarfs chasing the Queen, an illustration of the little men cautiously entering their cottage with pickaxes is taken from an earlier scene, etc. The most disturbing thing is to see the smiling dwarves rejoicing as they discuss the bed to be built for Snow White when this illustration is used here when the decision is made to build her a coffin!