Broadhursts Bookseller Legacyさんのイラストまとめ

"It is never too late to be wise."

Daniel Defoe, who died #OTD 1731. In his writing career, he used 198+ different pen-names, making it hard to identify all his works. He was often in debt, & was probably hiding from creditors when he died. Defoe was buried in Bunhill Fields.

"I have made it a rule for a long time, not to part with the copyright of my drawings, for I have been so copied, my drawings reproduced & sold for advertisements & done in ways I hate."

Artist & children's book illustrator Kate Greenaway, born #OTD 1846.

Victor Hugo's 'Notre-Dame de Paris' (better known in English as 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame') was first published #OTD 1831 in French; an English version followed in 1833.

Long considered a classic, it shot up the bestseller list in 2019 when there was a fire at Notre-Dame.

"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children"

Madeleine L'Engle #Books #Reading #WednesdayWisdom

"How different everything is when you are with the right people!"

Artist & writer Kate Greenaway, who died #OTD 1901. The Kate Greenaway Medal (for children's book illustration) was established in her honour in 1955, now conferred by @CILIPCKG.

Who is your favourite children's book character of all time?

Probably a very difficult question to answer as there are so many amazing ones (we have pics of just a few to get started) - but looking forward to seeing who people go for!

#ChildrensBooks #Books

Bookseller 4 Book #1

The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde

A beautiful allegorical story about a giant who owns a beautiful garden, filled with flowers & peach trees, who learns a valuable lesson about generosity.

"“I opened a book and in I strode.
Now nobody can find me.
I've left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me."

Happy Birthday to Julia Donaldson, beloved by so many children (& adults) out there - she turns 72 today 🎂 #OTD #books #ChildrensBooks

"... children have far more intelligence and style than many adults credit them with."

Author & illustrator Eric Hill was born #OTD 1927. He created the beloved character Spot the Dog to entertain his young son - and many more children since.

"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we believe we let slip by without having lived them, those we spent with a favourite book"

Marcel Proust - a lovely sentiment, & particularly apt at this time (I think it applies to adults too!)