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Tell Me a Picture

Tell Me a Picture

by Quentin Blake
Hardback
Publication Date: 08/01/2015

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In 2001, Quentin Blake the first Children s Laureate chose twenty-six of his favourite paintings for an exhibition at the National Gallery. Very different artworks were chosen, some by fine artists and some by children s illustrators, but they all had one thing in common: a story to tell.The accompanying book urges children to use their imaginations and look for the stories in the pictures. Reissued with a new introduction from the author, Tell Me A Picture will show a new generation the adventures that await in looking at art.
ISBN:
9781847806420
9781847806420
Category:
Picture storybooks
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
08-01-2015
Publisher:
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
72
Dimensions (mm):
250x250x13mm
Weight:
0.54kg
Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake was born in Sidcup on the outskirts of London in 1932. He had his first drawing published in the magazine Punch exactly sixty years ago, and he has been drawing ever since. He took a degree in English Literature at Cambridge before going on to life classes at Chelsea School of Art.

He taught at the Royal College of Art for twenty years and for several years was head of the Illustration Department. He has written and illustrated books of his own, and has collaborated with writers such as Michael Rosen, Russell Hoban and John Yeoman. He is probably best known for his having illustrated all the books for children by Roald Dahl.

He has also illustrated classic works such as A Christmas Carol, Don Quixote, and Candide.He has also produced many pictures for hospitals and other public spaces. In 2013 he was knighted for his services to illustrators, and in 2014 appointed a Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur. He lives in London and Hastings.

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