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"The Tale Of The Golden Cockerel" By Alexander Pushkin, Illustrations By Ivan...

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"Cats And Dolls" By Margriet Heymans (published in Great Britain 1975 by...

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...

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"Cats And Dolls" By Margriet Heymans (published in Great Britain 1975 by...

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...

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"This Old Man" Illustrations By Pam Adams (Published by Child's Play...

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"This Old Man" Illustrations By Pam Adams (Published by Child's Play...

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 (...

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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London...

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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London...

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...

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"Willy The Dreamer" By Anthony Browne (Published by Walker Books Ltd, London...

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...

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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford...

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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford...

 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...

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"Winnie Flies Again" By Korky Paul And Valerie Thomas (published by Oxford...

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...

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"Tales From Tartary, Russian Tales - Book Two" Retold By James Riordan,...

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"Tales From Tartary, Russian Tales - Book Two" Retold By James Riordan,...

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:...

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Colbert

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"A Dictionary Of Symbols" By Tom Chetwynd, Cover Illustration By James Marsh...

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"A Dictionary Of Symbols" By Tom Chetwynd, Cover Illustration By James Marsh...

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...

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"The Penguin Ronald Searle" By Ronald Searle (published by Penguin Books Ltd,...

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