Mr Stink by David Walliams, illustrated by Quentin Blake

David Walliams and Quentin Blake follow up the success of The Boy in the Dress with a touching and funny tale about Chloe, a girl who's lonely, a bit unpopular and completely overshadowed by her disgustingly talented sister. But then Chloe meets Mr Stink, the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit. But he’s the only person who’s ever been nice to her, and that includes her awful snob of a mother.

So when Chloe’s mother stands for election, promising to rid the town of tramps, it looks like Chloe might be about to lose her only friend. That is, until she spots somewhere for Mr Stink to hide. But Chloe’s about to learn that some secrets have a way of leading to disaster...

 

 

Published by HarperCollins on 29 October 2009

 

 

 

 
 

1001 Children's Books you must read before you grow up

General Editor, Julia Eccleshare. Preface by Quentin Blake

A wonderful introduction to the very best books of childhood iincluding both new titles and much-loved classics With a cover illustration and in insightful introduction by Quentin Blake.

 

Published by Octopus Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Quentin Blake's Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

retold by John Yeoman

A special new edition of this classic with its extraordinary journeys of adventure. Shipwrecks, danger and monsters all feature in tales which were was once part of the "Arabian Nights" stories. Sinbad wastes his great wealth until he realises that he must use it more purposefully. With a ship laden with precious and valuable goods to trade, he sets sail from Baghdad on a series of amazing voyages...

 

Published by Pavilion Children's Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daddy lost his Head by André Bouchard and Quentin Blake

Newly translated from the original French, this book is a hilarious modern-day fable which will make you laugh your head off! What woudl you do if your Dad lost his head? Make him a new one of course! All you need is some old newspapers, paints and a potato for his nose...

 

Published by Jonathan Cape

 

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Quentin Blake's Ten Frogs/Dix Grenouilles: A book about counting in English and French

Teach your little ones to count from 0 to 10 in English and French in this new edition of the classic favourite.

 

 

Published by Pavilion Children's Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Completely Revolting Recipes by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake. A new omnibus edition of the two popular 'Revolting Recipes' cookbooks.  Everyone will relish cooking and eating these amazing recipes from Stink Bugs' Eggs, to Bruce Bogtrotter's sensational chocolate cake!

Publishd by Random House Children's Books (Jonathan Cape)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

The Wild Washerwomen by John Yeoman, illustrated by Quentin Blake

A brand-new edition of this 1979 classic in which Dottie, Lottie and five other fearless washerwomen escape from their drudgery and their ghastly employer Balthazar Tight, and enjoy their new-found freedom in some surprising ways.

 

Published by Andersen Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

The Bear's Winter House by John Yeoman, illustrated by Quentin Blake

Another Yeoman/Blake classic from 1969 in a new paperpack edition.

A bear is behaving strangely - he's building himself a winter house, which all the other animals laugh at. But when winter comes, bear is cosy and they are all cold. He invites them in, with hilarious and sleepless results...

 

 

Andersen Press

 

 

 

 

 

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The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams, illustrated by Quentin Blake

In an exciting new collaboration Quentin Blake has teamed up with actor and writer David Walliams to produce a touching book for older children and adults on the theme of difference. Dennis lives in a boring house in a boring street in a boring town, but he has dreams which he follows with surprising results...

Now also out in paperback!

Published by HarperCollins

 

Hot news! This book has just been shortlisted for the

Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009

 

 

 

 
 

The Birthday Book, edited by Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake, in aid of the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts

A special collection of new and classc stories with illustrations by all your favourite illustrators including Quentin, put together by Quentin and Michael Morpurgo. The book celebrates the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales, whose Foundation for Children and the Arts will receive all the royalties from the sales of the book.

Published by Random House

Foundation for Children and the Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

New Autumn books: new editions of some favourite classics illustrated by Quentin Blake

Grimble at Christmas, by Clement Freud, illustrated by Quentin Blake

Pubilshed by Jonathan Cape

 

The Box of Delights and The Midnight Folk, both by John Masefield, both illustrated by Quentin Blake

Published by Egmont

 

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Quentin Blake

Published by Anova

 

 

 

 

 

You're only young twice! Illustrated by Quentin Blake

The English version of Vive nos vieux jours! (see below). The same humane and fantasy-full drawings with a new introduction and captions.

Published by Andersen Press Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Vive nos vieux jours! Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Quentin’s French publishers, Gallimard Jeunesse, had to invent a new imprint ‘Gallimard Vieillesse’ especially for this life-enhancing book. It features Quentin’s drawings made originally for the patients of Kershaw Ward (South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre) plus some brand new ones and will delight people of every age.

Published by Gallimard Jeunesse

 

 

 

 

 

 
The Rights of the Reader
  The Rights of the Reader, by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake
First published in 1992, Daniel Pennac's The Rights of the Reader was a best-seller in France. Drawing on his experiences as a child, a parent and an inner-city teacher in Paris, Pennac reflects on the power of story and on how we learn to read - what helps us and what gets in the way. He reminds us of our right to read anything, anywhere, at any time, so long as we are enjoying ourselves. A sympathetic and witty guide, it is also a work of literature in its own right. This new translation is by award-winning translator Sarah Adams and Quentin Blake illustrates and introduces the work.
Published by Walker Books


 

 

 

Feeling Good! Easy Steps to Staying Healthy by Dr Alan Maryon Davies, with illustrations by Quentin Blake

A book for everyone who wants to stay happy and healthy as they get older. All profits from its sales go to Age Concern.

Published by Age Concern Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Angel Wings by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Quentin Blake
One cold Christmas night, a shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child - ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret.
A poignant re-working of the nativity story, with rich human detail perfectly complemented by Quentin Blake's watercolour illustrations.
Published by Egmont Press


 
 

The Life of Birds
Hardback 
'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 Quentin Blake’s much-loved children’s book illustrations. Here he follows in the path of the great illustrators, such as Daumier and Lear, and fabulists like Aesop and La Fontaine. His wonderfully acute observations of how birds behave become a commentary –kindly but penetrating – on human nature.
Published by Doubleday