Posts Tagged: illustration
On encountering books in real life
I went to Melbourne last weekend, and in one of its many bookshops I discovered a reissued publication of a Diana Wynne Jones book I hadn’t read, so the last week I have been sucked into a Diana Wynne Jones
On encountering books in real life
I went to Melbourne last weekend, and in one of its many bookshops I discovered a reissued publication of a Diana Wynne Jones book I hadn’t read, so the last week I have been sucked into a Diana Wynne Jones
On reading a book with pictures in it
Last week I reread The Wonderful Farm by Marcel Ayme. A classic French children’s book, it’s full of short stories about two little girls, Delphine and Marinette, who live on a wonderful farm indeed, where the animals talk and therefore take part
On reading a book with pictures in it
Last week I reread The Wonderful Farm by Marcel Ayme. A classic French children’s book, it’s full of short stories about two little girls, Delphine and Marinette, who live on a wonderful farm indeed, where the animals talk and therefore take part
On niggling voices in the back of your mind
Going into the bookstore I used to work at is always dangerous. I went in on Wednesday and emerged with five books without blinking an eyelid. Two of them are on the list of 1001 Children’s Books I Must Read
On niggling voices in the back of your mind
Going into the bookstore I used to work at is always dangerous. I went in on Wednesday and emerged with five books without blinking an eyelid. Two of them are on the list of 1001 Children’s Books I Must Read
On black and white etchings
The title of William Pene du Bois’s books The Twenty-One Balloons sparks wonderful images in my mind. After reading it, I loved reading the quirky writing and William Pene du Bois’ whimsical ideas about utopia (I won’t ruin the story,
On black and white etchings
The title of William Pene du Bois’s books The Twenty-One Balloons sparks wonderful images in my mind. After reading it, I loved reading the quirky writing and William Pene du Bois’ whimsical ideas about utopia (I won’t ruin the story,
On pondering while being bookishly crafty
It’s come to my last week at Adelaide Fringe for this season, so I thought I better talk about something that occurred to me while working there a few weeks back while doing one of the hundreds of odd jobs
On pondering while being bookishly crafty
It’s come to my last week at Adelaide Fringe for this season, so I thought I better talk about something that occurred to me while working there a few weeks back while doing one of the hundreds of odd jobs
On journeys through Bookland
I know, I know, I’ve been neglecting the ol’ blog a bit this week, but it has been rather frantic! In the last two weeks, Adelaide Fringe has launched their 2013 program, I’ve submitted my last uni assignment for the
On journeys through Bookland
I know, I know, I’ve been neglecting the ol’ blog a bit this week, but it has been rather frantic! In the last two weeks, Adelaide Fringe has launched their 2013 program, I’ve submitted my last uni assignment for the
On iron fairy tales
After finishing Holly Black’s excellent White Cat, and writing about picture books all week, I decided to start reading The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes out of the library books I had chosen off the 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You
On iron fairy tales
After finishing Holly Black’s excellent White Cat, and writing about picture books all week, I decided to start reading The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes out of the library books I had chosen off the 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You
On brown bears and blue horses
One last picture book to finish the week before starting my pile of books from the library: Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See. What I find so interesting is that the words are by Bill Martin Jr, but it is
On brown bears and blue horses
One last picture book to finish the week before starting my pile of books from the library: Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See. What I find so interesting is that the words are by Bill Martin Jr, but it is
On a knitted Narnia
What an amazing day I had! My bestie, Themis, organized an art class for me and herself as my birthday present, so today we drove down to Port Adelaide for our class. Now, I have never been to Port Adelaide
On a knitted Narnia
What an amazing day I had! My bestie, Themis, organized an art class for me and herself as my birthday present, so today we drove down to Port Adelaide for our class. Now, I have never been to Port Adelaide
1001 Children's Books 