Fantasy & SciFi Fairy Tales & Folklore Vintage Modern Art
Angus McBride’s Legendary Beasts
The ‘Legendary Beasts’ series by fantasy artist Angus McBride appeared weekly on the back of Finding Out magazines for 36 weeks during 1966.
Children's Literature Classic Novels Vintage Modern Art
Collecting Junior Deluxe Editions
Ahhh – who doesn’t love a stack of cheap and cheerful vintage children’s books? Do you know how many books there were in this classic series of the 1950s and 60s? And which ones have multiple covers, multiple illustrators, and even in one case two different authors? This video includes Read more…
Preorders Classic Novels Fantasy & SciFi Limited Editions
On the Horizon for 2019
A selection of upcoming book releases with special features, such as sprayed edges or signed copies, as well as pre-order offers for swag like free pins, cards and competitions. Covers the first half of 2019.
Children's Literature Illustrated Bibliography Stunning Contemporary Illustrators
Spit, Spot, A Mary Poppins Comparison
An illustrated review (with video) of the most beautiful editions of the Mary Poppins books, including a little trivia and some of the differences between the books and the movies.
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Children’s Literature & Fairy Tales
Collecting Beautiful Children’s Books Children’s books are actually a great genre for the collector. The books remain desirable for a long time for nostalgic reasons, they provide a fascinating cultural snapshot of their time, and classic children’s literature draws the attention of many incredible artists and illustrators. Books series range Read more…
Fantasy & SciFi Stunning Contemporary Illustrators
Illustrated Edition of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Illustrator: John RoccoPublication: 2018 | In PrintWhere to buy: Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Illustrated Edition @ Book Depository or @ Amazon US. Welcome to this overview of the gorgeous deluxe illustrated edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, “The Lightning Thief” – full video overview above. This new edition of Read more…
Children's Literature Fairy Tales & Folklore Paper Engineering Stunning Contemporary Illustrators
MinaLima’s Interactive Illustrated Classics Series
Interactive Children’s Classics https://youtu.be/hivVwTemHbw Note: updated June 2020 Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the graphic design duo affectionately known as MinaLima. Best known for their design work on the Harry Potter franchise, they have also committed to producing a 12 volume series of interactive children’s classics in conjunction with Read more…
Fairy Tales & Folklore Illustrated Bibliography
Muller’s World Fairy Tales – The Complete List, Illustrated
A new page in my list of illustrated bibliographies has been added. The Frederick Muller’s World Fairy Tales Collections (also known as the ‘Folk and Fairy Tales’ series) were published between the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The books contain some lovely tales from countries all around the world, Read more…
Limited Editions Children's Literature
The Secret Garden – Lauren Child’s Limited Edition (and the rest of the Puffin Designer Classics and a few more bonuses)
In 2010, Penguin released a set of limited edition children’s classics under their Puffin imprint to celebrate their 70thanniversary. The titles included James and the Giant Peach designed by sculptor Antony Gormley, Little Women by fashion designer Orla Kiely, Treasure Island by architect and sculptor Frank Gehry, Oliver Twist by artist Peter Blake, Around the World in 80 Days by Read more…
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Best in Children’s Books – The Complete List, Illustrated
Hi all Today’s post is a companion to last week’s one on the Junior Deluxe Editions. The Best in Children’s Books series was also released by Doubleday, and they share enough design features with the JDE series that many casual readers conflate the two. But this series is quite different, and in fact Read more…