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Rebecca Elliott on creating Zoo Girl
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 19:18:08
Highly Commended in our Junior Design Awards category Picture Book Of The Year, author and illustrator Rebecca Elliott gives us the back story to her latest book, Zoo Girl
Where did you get the idea for Zoo Girl? The rough idea for Zoo Girl had been buzzing around my head for years, but as with all my book ideas, at some point I have to grab that vague, floaty idea, pin it down and try to make sense of it and mould
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Too Many Girls (surely not!)
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 15:39:30
Jonty Lees battle-of-the-sexes tale was highly-commended in our category for Most Promising New Talent
“BEFORE I HAD children, I knew some other men who had lots of daughters,” says author-illustrator Jonty Lees. “I thought, they’ve got the life! All those girls loving you and your house being lovely, and I could never understand why they enjoyed
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Most Promising New Talent 2011
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/06/2011 10:09:32
*Winner*Foxly's Feast by Owen Davey (Templar, £10.99), 2+Read our Q&A with Owen Davey
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Picture Book Of The Year 2011
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 20/05/2011 17:22:18
*Winner*The Gift by Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan (Barefoot Books, £10.99), 3+
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year: Belle & Boo And The Birthday Surprise
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:40:44
The innocent whimsical charms of a little girl, Belle, and her pet bunny, Boo
to clothes and toys, it is the dreamy illustrations that are the real stars of the show here.What other award have Belle & Boo won in the Junior Design Awards 2012?Belle & Boo And The Birthday Surprise by Mandy Sutcliffe (Orchard, £10.99)
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Rob Ryan: Scissorhands
By Kelly Beswick on 19/07/2011 14:28:07
The winner of our Junior Design Award for Picture Book Of The Year, The Gift is a mesmerising tale told with beautiful paper-cut illustrations by the brilliant Rob Ryan
of his designs – what they lack in perspective and tone,
they more than compensate for in intricacy, nuance and artistry. In The Gift Ryan has found the perfect showcase for his work. This beautiful book, written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, tells
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A conversation with Yokococo, author of Hans & Matilda
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/05/2012 13:19:47
Meet the winner of the Most Promising New Talent in our Junior Design Awards 2012
was always disappointed to see the comments of my mother and teachers then. It was always the same: “Yoko is shy and quiet.”What were your favourite books as a child?One of my favourite picture books when I was little was 'Pitschi' by Hans Fischer
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Best Classic Book: Miffy At The Gallery
By Words: Catherine O'Dolan Photography: Ferry André de la Porte on 17/05/2011 16:27:44
An interview with author, Dick Bruna, who tells us about the creation of his iconic bunny girl, Miffy
How would do explain Miffy’s enduring appeal? I think it is Miffy’s simplicity which seems to appeal to children and adults – and that has never changed over all the years I have been publishing books about Miffy. I spend a long time making my
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