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"The Tale Of The Golden Cockerel" By Alexander Pushkin, Illustrations By Ivan Bilibin (first published in English by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London 1976) Part-3
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"The Tale Of The Golden Cockerel" By Alexander Pushkin, Illustrations By Ivan Bilibin (first published in English by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London 1976) Part-4
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"Cats And Dolls" By Margriet Heymans (published in Great Britain 1975 by Kestrel Books, Copyright 1975 by Lemniscaat Rotterdam 1975)
The intriguing and magical work of Dutch artist and author Margriet Heyman (born in Den Bosch, Holland in 1932). Here is the only decent biography I could find on her - translated in English: Margriet Heyman
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"Cats And Dolls" By Margriet Heymans (published in Great Britain 1975 by Kestrel Books, Copyright 1975 by Lemniscaat Rotterdam) - Part 2
The strange story of young Nellie who has to tidy up her aunt's cottage before she returns from her holidays! Her aunt's place is infested with cats and live dolls though, and they all mean to keep it as messy as it is. So Nellie has to deal with all their dirty tricks as well as cleaning up. Margriet Heymans's charming pictures are filled with hundreds of rustic objects and patterns that make up the old cottage together with the bizarre looking dolls and cats. The detail in the work is amazing.
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"This Old Man" Illustrations By Pam Adams (Published by Child's Play (International) Ltd, England 1974) Part 1
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"This Old Man" Illustrations By Pam Adams (Published by Child's Play (International) Ltd, England 1974) Part 2
Pam Adams (1919-2010) was a British graphic artist and illustrator who teamed up with Michael Twinn in 1972 and his newly created publishing house, Child's Play ( http://www.childs-play.com/home-page.html ). Their first - and best selling - title was "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly"(1972). I haven't got that book yet but this title was published soon afterwards and it's still on sale today. I have many fond memories reading it loudly to my children but the tune always brings in mind my favourite TV character Lieutenant Columbo who was frequently humming it! This is a brief biography of the artist from the publisher's website: http://www.childs-play.com/contributor/adams_pam.html
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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London 1997) Part 1
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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London 1997) Part 2
If I had to pick only one of Anthony Browne's brilliant books, this would be the one! It's a majestic journey through Willy's memories, aspirations, past and future using famous paintings (mainly from the surrealist movement) as a backdrop. The one above, for example, has reference from Giorgio De Chirico's work. The one below that from Salvador Dali's ""The Persistence Of Memory"(1931) and the last one from Rene Magritte's "Reproduction Prohibited"(1937). The pictures from my previous post, display Willy's dreams about being a film star, a famous painter or a rock idol (ie Elvis why not?)! The bananas and Willy's characteristic pair of the red and green socks at present where ever possible!
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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London 1997) Part-3
This is an excerpt from the author's biography in the book: "Anthony Browne (born in 1946) is one of today's most popular and acclaimed children's artists. In March 2000 he received the highest international distinction for a picture book artist, becoming the first British illustrator to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. His many other awards include the Kate Greenaway Medal for Gorilla and Zoo, and the Kurt Maschler Award for Gorilla, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Voices In The Park. Willy The Dreamer was short listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal..." Here's the author's wonderful website full of pictures, list of all his books, biography etc:http://www.anthonybrownebooks.com/about/
Below is the opening page for "Willy The Dreamer" and below that is the last page of the story - I love spotting the differences between the two and admiring the artist's ingenuity, skill and imagination. A great book for adults and kids alike!
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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford University Press 1999)
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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford University Press 1999) - Part 2
Another one of Korky Paul's zany books - and I've got quite a few! The plot is simple enough: Winnie the witch is losing her grip when riding her broom and bumps into various things with terrifying results. And while in despair, trying to figure out what's going wrong with her broom she runs into an optician! Check out the pirate below testing out a new pair of glasses and the eccentric optician herself below that. Great characters and a very funny story. Every page is full of "visual" jokes, many embedded in the fine details of the artist's amazing illustrations.
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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford University Press 1999) - Part 3
Here is Korky Paul's own website for a biography, list of many other books illustrated by him, articles and links: http://www.korkypaul.com/ By the way, there is an interesting tutorial by the artist on how he creates his illustrations - various stages of layout, drawing, tracing, colouring etc - on this link found on his website: http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/mar/24/korky-paul-how-to-illustrate-books
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"Tales From Tartary, Russian Tales - Book Two" Retold By James Riordan, Illustrated By Anthony Colbert (published by Kestrel Books, Penguin Books Ltd, England 1978)
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"Tales From Tartary, Russian Tales - Book Two" Retold By James Riordan, Illustrated By Anthony Colbert (published by Kestrel Books, Penguin Books Ltd, England 1978) - Part 2
The strange and powerful illustrations of British artist Anthony Colbert (1934-2007). Here is a really good biographical note on him from the Guardian newspaper: http://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/26/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
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"Tales From Tartary, Russian Tales - Book Two" Retold By James Riordan, Illustrated By Anthony Colbert (published by Kestrel Books, Penguin Books Ltd, England 1978) - Part 3
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"A Dictionary Of Symbols" By Tom Chetwynd, Cover Illustration By James Marsh (Granada Publishing Limited, London 1982)
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"A Dictionary Of Symbols" By Tom Chetwynd, Cover Illustration By James Marsh (Granada Publishing Limited, London 1982) Part-2
Naturally, I did buy this book because of its James Marsh cover(!). A British illustrator, designer and author, Marsh (b.1946) was a huge influence on advertising, editorial and publishing art and design in this country - and abroad. He gained fame from the late 1960's (being involved with projects like "The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics" and Warhol's "Chelsea Girls" poster) and went on to become a major figure in the advertising and publishing world in the 70's and 80's - his collaboration with the British pop group Talk Talk on their album covers being one of the most memorable) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Marsh_(artist) I decided to enlarge some sections of this book jacket just to highlight the attention the artist pays to details and communicative ideas.
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"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960)
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"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 2
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"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1960) - Part 3
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