Wilfried Blecher VI

Wilfried Blecher's 'The Clever Blue Rooster', published 1966.

Wilfried Blecher was born in Duisburg in 1930. He worked as a freelance graphic artist from 1953 onwards, illustrating numerous children's books and classics of world literature. He died in Munich on December 1, 2022, at the age of 92.

Wilfried Blecher V

'No End of Nonsense' written by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Wilfried Blecher, published in1968. I first blogged this book two years ago, but revisiting it found more illustrations to share. Many of Wilfried's books were in German and therefore harder for me to access, but I will keep trying to find more as I adore his style and details.

Ingrid Olden I

 

I bought a book and I love it, it is in German and the lady selling it questioned my purchase, but I explained I buy books for the illustrations and she agreed these were fabulous.'Sprechstunde bei Dr. Maus' (Consulting with Dr Mouse) by Ingrid Olden published 1979.

John Burningham VIII

 

John Burningham's 'ABC published in 1964 by Jonathan Cape.

John Burningham VII

'Humbert, Mr Firkin and the Lord Mayor of London', by John Burningham published in 1966 by Jonathan Cape.

Victor Ambrus III

This story By Victor Ambrus published in 1972 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, is really a parable of our 'data centre' time. 

A selfish sultan greedily demands water for his daily bath, not realising the hardships this is causing.

If you have a baddy in a story better make him Bad!