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'I seem to have difficulty keeping birds out of my books, from my illustrated version of Aristophanes' "The Birds" to John Yeoman's "Featherbrains" to Roald Dahl's "The Magic Finger"...

The pictures in The Life of Birds are bigger, broader and more sombre, but no less lively than his much-loved children’s book illustrations. Here Quentin Blake follows in the path of the great illustrators, such as Daumier and Lear, and fabulists like Aesop and La Fontaine. Wonderfully acute observations of how birds behave become a commentary -kindly but penetrating - on human nature.

Published by Doubleday

A large-format collection of meditative watercolour drawings.

Published by Camberwell Press

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An exhibition curated by Quentin Blake for the Mus_e du Petit Palais in Paris in 2005/6. A cast of Blake’s angels guide the reader around the world of women in 19h and 20th century Paris, as portrayed by artists such as Renoir, Daumier and Degas. This book is joyful introduction to a famous Parisian epoch for all ages.

Published by Frances Lincoln Publishers

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An exhibition curated by Quentin Blake for the Mus_e du Petit Palais in Paris in 2005/6. A cast of Blake’s angels guide the reader around the world of women in 19h and 20th century Paris, as portrayed by artists such as Renoir, Daumier and Degas. This book is joyful introduction to a famous Parisian epoch for all ages.

Published by Frances Lincoln Publishers

Quentin Blake has curated several popular exhibitions on the theme of illustration, including Tell me a Picture at the National Gallery and Magic Pencil for the British Council. In All Directions explores travellers. journeys and destinations both real and imaginary. It also includes drawings and an introductory essay by Quentin Blake.

Published by National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery)

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Quentin Blake curated this hugely popular exhibition at the National Gallery while Children’s Laureate. Reproductions of the Gallery’s own pre-20th century collections appear alongside illustrations from favourite and less well-known children’s books . Lively young characters drawn by Blake react to the images in a surprising and delightful ways…

Published by Frances Lincoln Publishers

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A fascinating insight into the work of the first Children’s Laureate, in his own words and pictures, he words describe his approach to the challenges and opportunities of illustration; the pictures, chosen from fifty years of publication, show the progress from his first experience of Punch magazine to the picture-book Fantastic Daisy Artichoke

This unusual book is no only an opportunity to examine the artistic development of one of our most distinguished illustrators, it is also a guide for those seeking to enter the world of illustration and required reading for all who are intereste din children’s books, humour or simply the pleasure of drawing.

Published by Jonathan Cape

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Quentin Blake's personal selection of favourites from children's literature - authors from Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl , with Blake’s own comments and of course illustrations too.

Published by Red Fox

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Corky and Loopy are angel artists who set out to help fellow-artist Sid Bunkin in his quest to win the Big Drawing competition.

Published by Jonathan Cape

In the first Mrs Armitage story, the eccentric heroine sets out on her bike followed by Breakspear the dog . But her bicycle always seems to be in need of improvement…when she adds the mast and sail she really rides into trouble.

Published by Red Fox

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Mrs Armitage arrives on the beach with her surf board and her faithful dog Breakspear, and she paddles out to sea to wait for the big wave. However, the surfboard doesn’t quite meet her requirements…

Published by Red Fox

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Mrs Armitage has been a favourite Quentin Blake character since her first appearance in 1987. In her latest adventure her Uncle Cosmo gives her a care that is just not interesting enough..… .

'Does a car need to look smart? Not with Quentin Blake it doesn't. This is the master at his zaniest.'

Published by Jonathan Cape

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Angela Bowling finds a baby bird fallen from his nest after a storm and takes him home. She names him Augustus, takes care of him like a real baby and when he outgrows his fine pushchair she builds him his own shed. They live happily until the night of another great storm….

Published by Red Fox

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This work is the result of a unique collaboration with 1,800 French-speaking children from around the world. Working in tandem with their teachers, Blake sifted through thousands of the children's suggestions and stories and used the issues they raised as the inspiration for this enchanting story.

Published by Red Fox

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When eccentric Professor Dupont tries to track down his troupe of brightly-coloured cockatoos, they're always just one step ahead of him. Winner of the 1992 Smarties Children's Choice Award.

Published by Red Fox

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Two children climb over the garden wall of a big house, and set off on a voyage of discovery. They find a green ship with a wheelhouse rather like a garden shed, and an owner who joins in their adventure, which includes surviving a fearful storm!

Published by Red Fox

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Gertrude learns that her husband’s ship has sunk and thinks she’ll never be happy again…until she finds George, a dancing frog who becomes a world-famous superstar.

Published by Red Fox

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A picture book featuring Simpkin, a boy full of contradictions , who always seems to be somewhere else when he’s really needed.

Published by Red Fox

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A special book in which the pictures tell the whole story. Clown is thrown out into a dustbin along with other unwanted toys, but he doesn’t give up and sets off on an urban adventure with a happy ending. Winner of the 1996 Bologna Ragazzi Award.

Published by Red Fox

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'A is for Apples, some green and some red. B is for Breakfast, we're having in bed.' An easy rhyming text is animated by Blake’s brilliant illustrations - the best introduction to his work for the very very young..

Published by Red Fox

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Mr Magnolia has many possessions including an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot,and some very fat owls that are learning to hoot, but, only one boot…. Then one day a mysterious parcel arrives.

Published by Red Fox

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Fantastic Daisy Artichoke has unusual pets and clothes and she knows lots of funny jokes all of which are described in zany rhyming text.

Published by Red Fox

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This extraordinary picture book is for all children and their parents. Baby Zagazoo grows up in very unexpected ways, although parents may recognize some of them…,

Published by Red Fox

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Lively poems for reading or reading aloud (very loudly). Winner of the Kurt Maschler Award and runner-up for the Smarties Prize.

Published by Red Fox

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Quentin Blake’s first illustrated book in full-colour tells the magical story of Patrick and his extraordinary violin.

Published by Collins Educational

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A lively collection of nonsense verse for everyone - including classics by nonsense greats such as Lear, Carroll, Belloc and Nash, alongside the very best of today’s nonsense writers such as Michael Rosen..

chosen by Michael Morpurgo and Jane Feaver, illustrated by Quentin Blake
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A different kind of poetry anthology which links past-Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s belief in the importance of reading for pleasure, to the theme of engagement with the countryside. Selected by Morpurgo and Jane Feaver, the poets range from Virgil to John Clare, Seanus Heaney, Ted Hughes and there is new writing by Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Longley and Alice Oswald. Illustrated by Quentin Blake this is a collection to be savoured by both readers and the read to.

Published by Egmont Books Ltd

by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Quentin Blake

A collection of whimsical stories and poems about unusual creatures including a poetical cat and very small ghost who lives inside a book.

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

by Hilaire Belloc, illustrated by Quentin Blake

This classic series of poems of moral instruction can be enjoyed by everyone Original illustrations by B.T.B are complemented by new illustrations by Quentin Blake.

Published by Jonathan Cape Children’s Books

by Quentin Blake and John Cassidy

A delightful challenge to everyone with an inclination to make art. Includes zany ideas and drawing materials.

Published by Klutz Press Inc.,U.S.

by Russell Hoban and Quentin Bake
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One of a series of early reading books with large print and colour illustrations. The story of a wellington_boot-wearing dragon and the boy who discovers him. His extraordinary exploits include skywriting and turning gold into straw.

Published by Red Fox

by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Quentin Blake

A collection of original fairy tales by classic storyteller Joan Aiken, with Quentin Blake's illustrations.

Published by Red Fox

by Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Quentin Blake
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This witty new book from Michael Rosen is a marvellous mix of history and humour, and is the sequel to the popular You’re Thinking About Doughnuts’. With ‘decorations’ by Quentin Blake.

Published by Barn Owl Books

by Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail, illustrated by Quentin Blake
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A book for everyone who has ever been sad. Michael Rosen is most sad when thinks about his son Eddie, who died aged 18 of meningitis This book describes Rosen’s sadness, and how he tries to deal with it. Touchingly illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Awards for Sad Book on both sides of the Atlantic

Sad Book has received international acclaim, winning accolades in the UK and the USA. In the UK, Michael Rosen's Sad Book was shortlisted for the Nestl_ Children's Book Prize 2005 in the 6-8 years category and was also on the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2005 . It won an Exceptional Award in the 'English 4-11' Awards for the Best Children's Illustrated Books of 2004. It was considered to be so exceptional that a special category was newly created by the judges to honour it. On the other side of the Atlantic, Michael Rosen's Sad Book has been selected as an honour book for the 2005 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, which are among the most prestigious honours in the field of children's and young adult literature in America. It has also been selected by the Society of Illustrators in New York for their annual original artwork exhibition, which celebrates the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustrations. Former Children's Laureate Quentin Blake has illustrated this personal subject with enormous depth, grace and emotion. "He didn't just illustrate the book," says Michael Rosen, "he realised it. He turned a text into a book and as a result showed me back to myself. No writer could ask and get more than that."

Published by Walker Books Ltd

by Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail, illustrated by Quentin Blake

A touching story about the moment when a Julien stops believing in Father Christmas…

Published by Jonathan Cape Children’s Books

A Ministry of Defence literacy booklet