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colingossling
Sep 17, 2024
Ian Falconer
Ian's picture book character Olivia is quite simply a giant. Not in size of course, but as a giant example of what it looks like to...
colingossling
Mar 13, 2023
Holzwarth/Erlbruch
What a classic picture book! I always think that story is king, and if you begin with a great story, then the art can only make that...
colingossling
Dec 13, 2022
Beatrix Potter
An underdog tailor in need, a benevolent team of mice and Simpkin the cat's change of heart. These are all the ingredients the go into...
colingossling
Aug 30, 2022
Satoshi Kitamura
Satoshi's Alphabet book was one of the very first books I bought at a charity book sale. So so impressive is this book. There is pure joy...
colingossling
Jun 27, 2022
Peter McCarty
Hondo and Fabian is the tale of how two household friends spend their day. And on this day it's a day spent apart. Hondo goes to the...
colingossling
May 25, 2022
Cuevas/Chien
This great picture book is like watching two people dance together in perfect harmony. Both creators glide as one across the pages. They...
colingossling
Apr 6, 2022
Miroslav Sasek
Miroslav's 'This is Paris/San Fransisco/London ...etc. ' picture books have been a huge inspiration for me. The aesthetic appeal of this...
colingossling
Apr 3, 2022
Maria Kalman
This is whacky and it works... the perfect combination; Everything I admire in a picture book. There is an authenticity about Maria's...
colingossling
Mar 29, 2022
David Mackintosh
His pages are brimming with drawn and cut-out things. All of them key for setting the scene. In this image I love the way he flattens out...
colingossling
Mar 28, 2022
Beatrice Alemagna
Wow what an Artist! So talented and so clever in so many ways. The picture above is from her picture book titled 'Harold Snipperpot's...
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