She often used decorative cartouches shaped as ovals or rounded rectangles to set off her illustrations. Although she illustrated relatively few books, her work has always been highly regarded. One contemporary critic wrote, ``Since the days of Kate Greenaway I know of no one who has caught so well the spirit of childhood as Miss Willebeek Le Mair.'' In her early twenties, she ran a nursery school, and she sometimes used her students as models.
Kate Greenaway
Miss Willebeek Le Mair