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#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Edward Ardizzone for “Little Tim & The Brave Sea Captain” (1936). One of his earliest books, it still looks fresh & breezy after 80+ years. The weather in Suffolk today is very much captured in this illustration. Keep dry friends!
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is a celebration of the mighty Jerry Pinkney, who died this week. The story of Ybo Landing inspired author Julius Lester's “The Old African” (2005), thrillingly realised by Pinkney, a true master & visionary, & a superb technician. A giant has fallen…
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is BACK! And today it's me... because it's #PublicationDay for the latest #MouseAndMole book: "Lo & Behold" - a gorgeous trio of festive tales from the legendary Joyce Dunbar is out TODAY! So grab a mince pie, a glass of mulled wine, & ENJOY! #Christmas
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay isby Satoshi Kitamura for "Angry Arthur" by Hiawyn Oram (2982). Brilliant book, dazzlingly detailed, quirky illustration. And a theme we can all relate to in the UK right now... I really sense rising anger here. Not sure how it'll all pan out...
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Peter Firmin for "Noggin and the Moonmouse" by Oliver Postgate (1967). The much loved Noggin stories were first published in beautiful, small, two-colour books. Firmin's Moonmouse clearly anticipates their next collaboration: the Clangers!
@tygertale @Mat_at_Brookes @markbradleyart @Alibrarylady @sharnajackson @MrEPrimary @FleurHitchcock @_KnightsOf @MrEFinch @Louiestowell Oh no! I've just remembered Lowly Worm!!!
@tygertale @Mat_at_Brookes @markbradleyart @Alibrarylady @sharnajackson @MrEPrimary @FleurHitchcock @_KnightsOf @MrEFinch @Louiestowell Only three? How cruel. Let's try these...
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Edmund Dulac for Cinderella from "The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales from the Old French" (Quiller-Couch, 1910). As we slip in Autumn, it’ll soon be pumpkin time - the perfect transport for a ball. Stunning illustration. Those clothes!
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Edmund Dulac for “Stories from the Arabian Nights” (Laurence Housman, 1907). Here’s a scene from “The Fisherman and the Genie” - the swirling drapery almost anticipating Bakst’s designs for “Scheherazade”, 3 years later. Gorgeous Golden Age work.