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Quentin Blake
I have always liked to draw people flying, in all sorts of ways. These people just have simply little angel-type wings, which seem to work perfectly well. These are moments…
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I’ve never been any good at sport. I just liked the idea of adapting Olympic events to everyday life -so if you’re throwing something, it’s the luggage.
In recent years…
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A unique window into the life and work of one of Britain’s most beloved artists, illustrators and story-tellers.
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Angelo and his family travel round the country playing music, singing songs and performing marvellous balancing tricks- Angelo can even dance on a rope! So when he meets Angelina, who…
Angie, Ollie, Simona, Mario and Eric are five fantastic friends, each of whom has an unusual ability. Disaster strikes on a trip to the countryside but, working together and combining…
Watch Quentin Blake’s Clown, a major new TV animation narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter, this Christmas on Channel 4.
Simpkin is a mass of contradictions. He can be naughty and nice; fast and slow; thin and fat and sensible and silly - ALL at the same time! And when…
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Patrick! For when he plays his violin, the most extraordinary things start to happen- fish can fly, and cows can dance and trees grow…
When two children climb over the garden wall of the big house, they embark on a voyage of discovery. For this uncharted territory reveals a topiary ship. It isn’t long…
When eccentric Professor Dupont tries to track down his troupe of brightly-coloured cockatoos, they’re always just one step ahead of him. This counting book won the 1992 Smarties Children’s Choice…
Zagazoo is a baby like no other. In this quite exceptional picture book young readers will be delighted by the hilarious and unexpected changes in his behaviour as Zagazoo grows…
Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at each other and drawing. But they are also a little bit special, because they…
A picture book of exuberant poems suitable for chanting aloud noisily. The book won the Kurt Maschler Award and was runner-up for the Smarties Prize.
Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children’s illustrators. This book selects and illustrates his favourite comic verse. His unique style of drawing brings a fresh perspective to…
Meet fantastic Daisy Artichoke. She isn’t quite like other folk! She has strange pets and funny clothes and she knows lots of funny jokes.
Wonderful, witty and wise, this classic Quentin Blake tale will warm hearts of young and old alike.
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New into paperback, a charming, fantastical story about discovery, the potential for growth, the power of an idea and the importance of having faith in the unknown.
A collage of Quentin Blake’s most well known Children’s characters
John Yeoman
A collection of gorgeous stories from Quentin Blake and John Yeoman. Including: The Bear’s Winter House Beatrice and Vanessa The Heron and the Crane Mouse Trouble Mr Nodd’s Ark Rumbelow’s…
Roald Dahl
A brand-new edition of Roald Dahl’s last story, illustrated by Quentin Blake, in paperback for the first time.
A BRAND-NEW EDITION, ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Billy’s…
Sir Quentin Blake
A revelatory behind-the-scenes look at the work of Britain’s best-loved illustrator Quentin Blake, providing an insight by the artist himself into his own practice and some of his most famous…
Published to accompany a major exhibition highlighting Quentin Blake’s prolific but unknown work, giving an insight into the creative practice of one of the world’s most celebrated illustrators.100 Figures is…
Quentin Blake,Charles Dickens
Illustrated by one of the most popular artists working today. Quentin Blake’s A Christmas Carol is a beautiful edition of the timeless Christmas classic. A great gift for the season…
The Five of Us is a captivating tale of adventure, friendship and teamwork from one of Britain’s best-loved illustrators.
Old Mother Hubbard’s Dog is up to no good!
Old Mother Hubbard’s mischievous pup is feeling under the weather and makes up all kinds of ailments! He paints himself with…
Russell Hoban
A classic tale of the triumph of fooling-around fun over humourless no-nonsense adult disapproval!
Discover the most entertaining way to spend the year- with a spot of spring cleaning (that ends in a mess), a summer picnic (invaded by ants), Halloween dress-up (or not…
Quentin Blake,John Yeoman
Roll up, roll up for the Fabulous Foskett Family Circus! Uncle Phoenix Foskett who blows smoke rings, Jess and Bess with their conjuring tricks, not to mention singing dogs and…
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
As a young man, Roald Dahl’s adventures took him from London to East Africa, until the Second World War began and he became a RAF pilot. This title features stories…
"Count down the twelve days of Christmas with the phizz-whizzing twist on the classic festive rhyme!"--
Mr Willy Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world. Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a…
Whoosh! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory. They can see the whole world below them…
Boggis is a fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat. Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper. Bean is a turkey-and-apple…
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they…
Bianca Pitzorno
Inventively illustrated by Quentin Blake, Aglaia’s adventures - and her battles with the gruff Signor Brullo and the woodmen who want to cut down the tree - are sure to…
Packed with stickers, puzzles, and games, this activity book is filled with wonderful things–just like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory!
Bring all the amazing sights, sounds, and smells of Willy Wonka’s…
Text copyright A2021 by The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd –Copyright page.
John Yeoman,Quentin Blake
Este no es un libro gracioso. Es un libro serio, para gente seria y lleno de datos serios. Conoce a la arana mas peluda el mundo, a los gemelos menos…
Originally published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 1987.
With filthy hair all over his face and horrid plots growing in his mind, Mr Twit is one of the nastiest people you’ll ever meet and Mrs Twit is just…
When Rumbelow wakes up one morning he knows it is a special day as he is off to visit his grandparents. As he sets off he feels so happy he…
When Barnaby sets off on his raft, his mother tells him to stop at each village on the way to Limber Lea. Along the way he ends up collecting a…
Mr Nodd is a keen carpenter - he’s made a wooden umbrella for his wife, wooden bicycles for his sons Ham and Shem, and a wooden romper-suit for baby Japhet…
Twins Vicky and Bertie buy a horse at an auction, but this is no ordinary horse, this is a Young Performing Horse. He learns his sums at school with them…
Matilda discovers different ways one can experience love, whether in a favorite book, with friends and family, or in the unlikeliest of places.
