Quentin Blake & John Yeoman: Fifty Years of Children's Books

Quentin Blake has created more books with John Yeoman than with any other author, including Roald Dahl.   Friends since their schooldays, their first book together was a collection of stories based on folktales from around the world, and titled 'A Drink of Water and Other Stories'.  It was published by Faber & Faber in 1960 - and has been followed by more than 25 other titles, including: 'The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers' (1961 & 1976 - when the characters were re-drawn wearing long trousers); 'The Bear's Winter House' (1969); 'The Young Performing Horse' (1977); 'The Hermit and the Bear' (1984), 'Featherbrains' (1993) and 'The Fabulous Foskett Family Circus' (2013 - based on a set of drawings Quentin produced for a London hospital.)

The exhibition features over 40 artworks from twelve of their collaborations, written for audiences ranging in age from the very young (such as the counting book, Sixes and Sevens) to folktales for older readers (Amazing Animal Stories).

The exhibition was curated by House of Illustraion, where it appeared - in the Quentin Blake Gallery - in 2017.