During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms. Each print is hand stamped with Quentin’s ‘90th birthday’ logo and hand embossed with the Official Collector’s Edition seal.

As always, Blake's familiar - but ever fresh - illustrations are packed with energy, humour and detail. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. All my grandchildren love it even the older ones, and it makes the perfect present for self reading or being read to. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Each illustration is beautifully presented on heavyweight 315gsm cotton rag paper in an attractive off-white double mount complete with Artist Information, Certificate of Authenticity and is individually numbered and hand embossed as an authentication of quality. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Packaging Details: We go to great lengths to ensure that your purchase arrives in perfect condition.

He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. Angelica’s small chums are enchanted by the contents which include mice, cheese, hankies, frying pans, umbrellas and much more. Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.I think she will continue to enjoy this book for a few years to come, eventually joining in with the story as we read. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature.

Además, al tener textos cortos, mi hija (que está aprendiendo a leer en inglés) puede leer alguna frase por sí misma, aportando un poco más de diversión. The storyline is entertaining with good use of rhyming language and the drawings are just brilliant.He has won many major prizes for illustration, including the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) and the Red House Children's Book Award (1981) for Mister Magnolia. The images have been taken from original watercolours from some of Quentin Blakes’s most loved picture books. The pictures are big and bright enough to capture her attention, while the rhyme is interesting and engaging, all without being over stimulating. Angelica Sprocket's Pockets’ is one of nine Official 90th Birthday Collector’s Edition Prints, celebrating Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday, Friday 16th December 2022, from his Official publishers, Aquarelle Publishing Ltd.