Yael Frankel III

Yael Frankel has been creating further characters to explore Karl Blossfeldt's photographs and they are so charming! and a fantastic combination of talent.

One month until my book

 

One month until my book, 'Rock and Roll' is released in the UK and it is getting really exciting, as my lovely publisher Tiny Owl, has released a wonderful trailer which you can see below.

Sue Downing

 

Loving the bendy necked swans of Sue Downing.

Ayesha Itsosha

 

Brilliantly bright and lively sketchbooks by Ayesha Itsosha.

Kotimi

Kotimi's wonderful grumpy owls and other birds for Sunday's joy.  ′′ It's chirping ", is written by Constantin Katteris, and will be released by Éditions Motus in September 2021.

 

Kenneth Mahood I

“The Laughing Dragon” by Kenneth Mahood (1930-2021), published in 1970, Don't tell jokes to the dragon, what a beauty he is! 

Kenneth Mahood, was born in Belfast and worked mainly as a cartoonist, but he did get a few wonderful children's books published, he died aged 90 in January of this year. 

Lisl Weil III

Lisl Weil is my new favorite, and thankfully extremely prolific children's illustrator with an incredible back catalog of some simply stunning children's books. Here are some illustrations from 'The Fantastic Toy Shop' published in 1966.

Lisl Weil II

 

Gillie and the Flattering Fox adapted and illustrated by Lisl Weil published in 1978. It is that ancient story of the wiley fox and its desires for a chicken. Lisl's illustrations are flowing and full of humor, the dance and music that was her passion seem to flow in her elegant lines.  

Gerald Rose XI

 

The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Gerald Rose, published in 1968. Readers of this blog will know that Gerald Rose is an absolute hero of mine and these illustrations are truly wonderful.

Anna Süßbauer VI

 

Anna Süßbauer's 'New Hair Cut', as usual, a joyful illustration by Anna whose works are always full of humour and colour.  

Pawel Pawlak VI

 ′′ Sleeping Tales ", is a collection of stories about animals, illustrated by 22 Polish illustrators. This is Pawel Pawlak's illustration of the scythe, one of the saddest stories in the collection.

Andrea D'Aquino IV

 

Andrea D'Aquino  sun chasers.

Rathna Ramanathan

Tara books have hinted that they may be reprinting 'Anything But a Grabooberry', written by Anushka Ravishankar, and typographically illustrated by Rathna Ramanathan, which is wonderful news as this celebrated book is very hard to find. 

‘We found that children enjoy figuring out words like puzzles, since they have no pre-conceptions about this. Adults are not necessarily faster at comprehending it.’ Gita Wolf, publisher at Tara Books