Tag Archive | "Quentin Blake"

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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