And not talking about Toy Story 4… brilliant.
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Waterstone’s Picture This 2011
Waterstone’s are running their Picture This competition again - offering the chance to illustrate a book written by Michael Morpurgo.
update:
Entries closed on July 4. Oh dear. Check out one hopeful entry: David Lawrence!
Is children’s publishing haemorrhaging talent?#
The bookseller thinks so.
Artists on artists
The Guardian invited six illustrators to talk about their favourite graphic novelists. Joe Sacco, Robert Crum, Gabrielle Bell… no Daniel Clowes though.
Cape/Observer graphic short story competition#
Ever wonder what happened to the previous winners of the Cape/Observer graphic short story competition?
Willy the Wizard claim ends#
Plagiarism claims from the estate of Adrian Jacob, author of Willy the Wizard, have wound up.
Summer reading… in the bag#
Julia Eccleshare has your summer reading suggestions… in the bag.
Children’s fiction prize book club
Saci Lloyd is this weeks Children’s fiction prize book club choice.
Five Recent Graphic Novels You Really Shouldn’t Miss#
I have none of these.
Picturebook Picnic
Did you miss last weekends Picturebook Picnic? Check out The Dare Project‘s post to catch up on all of the fun!
Inis | Reviewday / Thursday
The Inis Magazine review machine marches on - check out the latest reviews - including new books from Michael Grant, Eva Ibbottson, John Connolly and a heap more!
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Martin Scorses’s adaptation of Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
Happy Friday.
Tommy ‘Wobblebottom’ Donbavand
Check out an interview with Wobblebottom the Clown… I mean, er, Tommy Donbavand.
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