Gifts from book illustrators – Jackie Morris

Jackie Morris creates breathtaking illustrations. Her books are so utterly beautiful – each picture envelops you and transports you to another time and place. Some of my favourite books by her include Tell Me a Dragon, The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems and The Snow Leopard. If you want to bring a little bit of [...]

Gifts from book illustrators – children’s book illustration

On those days when I daydream about winning the lottery, one of my favourite online places for a bit of window shopping is the art gallery dedicated to contemporary children’s book illustration, the appropriately named Children’s Book Illustration. They have over 800 pictures in stock, both originals and prints from artists as varied as Eileen [...]

Gifts from book illustrators – Jane Eccles

Jane Eccles has illustrated lots of books that may have made you and your kids giggle and smile, from a variety of joke books, to a whole range of poetry books including What I Like ! Poems for the Very Young by Gervase Phinn and most recently Puppy Poems chosen by Gaby Morgan. Jane has [...]

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