Hats and all that

18th Jun 2014

Books, Childrens, Illustration, Portfolio

A.H.Stockwell, Alan Withers, Aprill Harper, Barbara Williams-Carr, cat, characters, Chester The Cheeky Chimp, dog, Dragon, Fairy, Hats and all that, Joan Murray, Linda Ambrose, mrs littlelegs, pirate ship, pom pom, pom pom the podgy bear, poster, Punky Dragon, Sandra Christina Shaw, sizzler, Sparky and the Fairy, The Adventures of Mrs Littlelegs and Sizzler, The Adventures of Pirate Bill, witch, witches

Witch and other characters

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I decided to spend some time making a poster incorporating some of the favourite characters i’ve illustrated over the last few years for A.H.Stockwell. At the back at the top is a Dragon from a book written by Aprill Harper titled “Witches, Hats and All That“, as is the green Witch and green cat in the foreground. The pirate…
28th Jan 2011

Blog, Books, Childrens, Inspiration

1975, Aprill Harper, bargain buy, brighton, charity shop, greatest children’s illustrators, Hats and all that, Lester, out of print, Quentin Blake, research, Unusual pet, witches

Lester and the Unusual Pet

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I was wandering around Brighton a few weeks ago doing research for the book I am currently illustrating – Witches, Hats and all that by Aprill Harper. One book I picked up at a local charity shop was called Lester and the Unusual pet which was written and drawn by Quentin Blake, one of the greatest children’s illustrators…