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Batty: Hang out with a topsy-turvy chappy
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 15:29:26
-you-can’t-beat-’em-join-’em attitude, he flits off to the other enclosures in search of greener grass. Author and illustrator Sarah Dyer has a soft spot for unconventional characters. Her previous books, such as Clementine And Mungo and Monster Day At Work, feature quirky, pointy
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The Hungry Caterpillar's Secret
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/04/2010 12:00:03
Junior interviews Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Bad Tempered Lady Bug and The Very Quiet Cricket
Which modern picturebook artists do you admire and why? I admire the work of Leo Lionni, Maurice Sendak, Lisbeth Zwerger, Mitsumasa Anno, Ezra Jack Keats, Jerry Pinkney and Chris Van Allsburg. Each of these picture book artists has
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Orla Kiely: The Queen of Pattern
By Catherine O'Dolan on 29/05/2012 19:16:15
The Irish designertakes inspiration from the colours of her childhood to create iconic designs as she branches out into picture books
Orla’s first foray into the world of children’s picture books. And as you can imagine, it makes for a very stylish affair indeed. The first two books, Numbers and Colours, were published by Egmont last year; two more, Shapes and Creatures, will follow
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The story behind Bottom’s Up!
By Catherine O'Dolan on 10/03/2009 12:17:26
A Junior interview with author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Adam Stower on their brilliant picturebook collaboration
with mirth as I do so because it’s such an amusing subject, even when you’re 49.Junior: What inspired the book? JW: What with all the bad news and all the worthy tomes, I just felt like saying Bottoms to it all. Toddlers are forever being told what to do
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Richard Curtis talks twins, tinsel and tough love
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2012 11:22:03
The award-winning writer and director has turned his talents to creating a picture book about stockings, actually
Nose Day, his recent work includes the screenplay for Spielberg’s War Horse, and the memorable Vincent Van Gogh episode of Dr Who. So why write a children’s book? “When I started, I wrote to make my friends laugh,” says Curtis, recalling his days
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A Cute Rising Star For 2011: Claude
By Catherine O'Dolan on 21/12/2010 17:32:18
Always on the look-out for new and exciting literary talent, Junior LOVES the cute little doggy, with a hint of Snoopy. Here, author illlustrator Alex T Smith gives us the inside story on his brilliant new book
for me. I think all of these influences have mixed together and come through in the Claude books. What’s in store for Claude in the future? Lots! In June, just in time for the summer holidays, Claude and Sir Bobblysock go on their first holiday in Claude
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