Tag Archive | "Quentin Blake"

The Big Draw’s Big Splash

Thursday, September 15, 2011

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Karrie Fransman drops us a line to alert us to the Big Draw’sBig Splash, a really fun-sounding event for kids and adults alike that is coming up in King’s Place, 90 York Way, London on Sunday September the 25th as part of the Big Draw, taking in the worlds of children’s illustration, comics and more [...]

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Matilda and the wonder of books

Friday, March 11, 2011

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Aaron Renier’s strip for the Unshelved site is an absolute delight for all of us who cherish the power of reading (especially for younger minds), the physically printed book and those remarkable palaces that are such an indicator of a truly civilised society, the public library. As ever more ill-considered budget cuts threaten our libraries [...]

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Quentin Blake’s Cambridge anniversary art

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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The BBC site has a slideshow of some of the art from the much-loved children’s author, illustrator and cartoonist Quentin Blake (who has created many books over his career but is probably best known to most for his fruitful collaboration on the Roald Dahl books). The art is part of a 70- foot long work [...]

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