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Today is of course the 76th anniversary of D-Day. War artist (and mater children's boom illustrator) Edward Ardizzone travelled with British troops as the D-Day invasion took place, sketching on the landing craft as the men prepared to hit the beach.

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2020-06-06

Day 70 is this delightful little doggie sketch from Three Brothers and a Lady by Margaret Black

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2020-05-30

Celebration of war artists in continues with Edward Ardizzone. On the move with the 300th and Henley Regatta.

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2020-05-07

Day 38 of felt like a Johnny’s Bad Day sort of a day. A small wordless picture book with the sweetest ending. Everything goes wrong for Poor Johnny from the moment he gets out the wrong side of bed... but everything turns out ok in the end.

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2020-04-28

Day 21. What can I say... this one had to have an airing at some point. Lithograph printed by Curwen Press & published by Guinness in 1956 to celebrate the first book of Guinness World Records (1955)

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2020-04-11

Good morning from me and Edward Ardizzone, another illustrator and war artist. Look after yourself today.

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2020-04-09

Dulac, Ambrus, Ardizzone, Keeping, R.Kennedy, Ahlbergs, Foreman, Jacques, Wildsmith, Oxenbury, Pienkowski,Briggs, H Ford, L Speed, Scarry, Hughes, Jansson, Potter, Shepard,Fortnum (to name a few)Thanks for brightening my childhood

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2020-02-12

One more before bed. Meet ‘Old Perisher’, the naughty cat of Corporation Gardens. Written by Diana Ross and published by Faber in 1965.
Illustrations of course by

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2020-02-11

I thought I’d kick off my contributions to for with some wonderful Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain - from a 2nd printing (1936). Beautiful colour reproduction in this ed.

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2020-02-11

Our plans for 2020
In March 2020, Book Island will be running a panel at the celebrating the wonderful translators behind our literary translation project co-funded by :
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2) Sarah Ardizzone
3) BJ Epstein

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2019-12-20

Artist/illustrator, Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979).

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2019-12-15

Congratulations to French illustrator for being nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020 with Emmett and Caleb, written by and translated by
https://t.co/tbQX6qKy0H

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2019-11-04

Today, October 16th, is the birthday of Edward Ardizzone. He is the author-illustrator of the TIM books; LITTLE TIM AND THE BRAVE SEA CAPTAIN, TIM AND LUCY GO TO SEA, TIM TO THE RESCUE, and more!

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2019-10-16

The Railway Station
by Edward Ardizzone born 1900 from the J. Lyons series Lithographs by Contemporary Artists vol. I pub. 1947

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2019-10-16

El arte de Edward Ardizzone (Inglaterra, 1900-1979), el exitoso ilustrador británico:

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2019-08-24

This work by Edward Ardizzone shows a Jewish family leaning against each other, asleep on a bench in a shelter. It was painted in 1940 during the Blitz in the East End of London, which the artist had been appointed to record. © IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 467)

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2019-08-21

'Up the Mountain'
Created by Marianne Dubuc
Translated by Sarah Ardizzone
https://t.co/15O34IXlrd

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2019-07-30

E is for Elephant.
Many greats to chose from in today’s from
Images by Jean de Brunhoff, Raymond Briggs, Brian Wildsmith and Edward Ardizzone.

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2019-07-23