Magic Pencil

by Blake, Quentin; Laing Art Gallery; British Library

• ISBN13: 9780712347709
• ISBN10: 0712347704
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-25
• Publisher: British Library Board

Summary

This highly illustrated new book features the work of thirteen of the top children's book illustrators working in the UK today. Each chapter contains a commentary by the illustrator, introducing their work and explaining how they started to illustrate children's books, and shows several original artworks by each illustrator. Quentin Blake's introduction reflects on the complexities of providing an illustrative response to the characters and activities of a writer. Joanna Carey, formerly Children's Book Editor of The Guardian, contributes an illustrated essay on the history of children's book illustration, from the work of Cruikshank, Ardizzone, and Walter Crane, to the instantly recognisable pictures from Winnie the Pooh and the tales of Beatrix Potter. The illustrators featured are: Angela Barrett, Quentin Blake, Lauren Child, Patrick Benson, Raymond Briggs, Sara Fanelli, Stephen Biesty, John Burningham, Michael Foreman, Tony Ross, Posy Simmonds, Emma Chichester Clark, and Charlotte Voake.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
Andrea Rose
Introduction	9	(2)
Quentin Blake
A Certain Magic	11	(20)
Joanna Carey
The Artists
Interviews with artists	31	(1)
Joanna Carey
Angela Barrett	32	(6)
Patrick Benson	38	(6)
Stephen Biesty	44	(6)
Quentin Blake	50	(6)
Raymond Briggs	56	(6)
John Burningham	62	(6)
Emma Chichester Clark	68	(6)
Lauren Child	74	(6)
Sara Fanelli	80	(6)
Michael Foreman	86	(6)
Tony Ross	92	(6)
Posy Simmonds	98	(6)
Charlotte Voake	104	(6)
Selected list of published books	110