Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Gifts from book illustrators – David Melling

David Melling is well known and loved for many of his picture books including The Kiss That Missed, Hugless Douglas and The Tale of Jack Frost. He has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Award. You can buy a selection of prints made from his illustrations in his online shop. [...]

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Gifts from book illustrators – Paul Stickland

This week I’m highlight goodies you can get from author/illustrator Paul Stickland, the name behind some of our first and favourite dinosaur books including Ten Terrible Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Roar! Paul sells all manner of fun items in his zazzle store but I know two girls who’d love this T-shirt: And I wouldn’t mind drinking [...]

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Gifts from Book Illustrators – Kate Slater

In the run up to Christmas I thought I’d take a moment each week to highlight gifts you could get your family (or yourself) made by children’s book illustrators and authors. Many illustrators offer their work directly for sale and it’s a great way to support book artists and get yourself something beautiful that will [...]

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