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is by Uri Shulevitzj for “The fool of the World and the Flying Ship” by Arthur Ransome (1968). A clever little folk tale with lovely ink and wash drawings capturing the humour and folk-tale quality of the story. Happy April Fool’s day everyone.

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2023-04-01

is by Paula Metcalf, another of my for I adore her work, I think she's truly brilliant and should be far better known. This is from "Nothing Can FrightenA Bear" (Elizabeth Dale 2016). Gorgeous colours, atmosphere, characters!

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2023-02-23

is by Lucia Soto, continuing my series for This is from "Cinder and Ella" by Barbara Slade, to be published in June (for by the brilliant . Another important, inclusive fairy tale from this fab publisher.

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2023-02-20

is by Tomie dePaola for “Oliver Button is a Sissy” (1979). This must have been such a powerful book back in the late 70s, gently exploring what it means to be a “boy”. Gentle, tender, quiet illustrations, just like Oliver himself.

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2023-02-05

is by Dagmar Berková for “TheNutcracker” by Hoffmann (1968). One of series of music themed books from the Sixties called “curtain-raisers”. Strange, delicate, gentle sugar-plum illustrations - here one of Clara’s dolls dances with a toy soldier…

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2022-12-18

is by Jane Simmons for “Little Fern’s First Winter” (2000). Jane’s sensitive and painterly illustrations are a joy in this story about a rabbit experiencing that shift from Autumn to Winter, & the first snows. No snow in Suffolk yet, but it’s very cold.

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2022-12-09

is by Angela Barrett for “Snow White” by Josephine Poole (1991), continuing the festive theme. Barrett offers an exquisitely thoughtful, beautifully imagined fresh view of the age-old tale. Here the prince mourns the dead Snow White…

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2022-12-04

returns! First up, this illustration by , in collaboration with his husband (me!), from ( pub. May 2023). A charmingly inclusive twist on the Frog Prince fairy tale... here, our hero discovers

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2022-12-01

Huge congrats to on the publication of illustrated by Davide Ortu! ❄️ Wishing you both every success.

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2022-10-27

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...W is for...Jack Welch (1905-1985) an American Artist & Illustrator famous both for his illustrated depictions of family life....

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2022-09-26

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...W is for...Jack Welch (1905-1985) an American Artist & Illustrator famous both for his illustrated depictions of family life....

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2022-09-26

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...W is for...Jack Welch (1905-1985) an American Artist & Illustrator famous both for his illustrated depictions of family life....

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2022-09-26

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...C is for...Ernest "Erni" Cabat (1914-1994) an American Painter & Illustrator

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2022-09-19

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...C is for...Ernest "Erni" Cabat (1914-1994) an American Painter & Illustrator

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2022-09-19

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...S is for...H. C. Sandy an Illustrator who was active in the early 20th Century. Not much to be found about them! He evidently provided humorous cartoons for The Sketch alongside other book illustration projects

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2022-09-17

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...N is for...Miloš Noll (1926-1998) a Czech Illustrator.

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2022-09-11

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...N is for...Miloš Noll (1926-1998) a Czech Illustrator.

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2022-09-11

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...N is for...Miloš Noll (1926-1998) a Czech Illustrator.

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2022-09-11

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...B is for...George Pierre Beauville (1902-1982) a French Illustrator.

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2022-09-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...B is for...Björn Berg (1923-2008) a German Illustrator, who worked in Sweden for many years, most famously providing illustrations for Astrid Lindgren's "Emil", & Alf Proysen's "Mrs Pepperpot" series of books.

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2022-08-30