Magic pencil
Subtitle: selected by Quentin Blake.
Contributors: Blake, Quentin.; Laing Art Gallery.; British Library.
Publisher: British Council; British Library
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Illustration of books -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: This volume presents the work of thirteen of the top children's book illustrators working 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. The 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, Ardizonne, and Walter Crane, to the instantly recognizable 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.
Notes: "This book is co-published by the British Council and the British Library to accompany the exhibition Magic pencil shown in Britain at Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 May-15 September 2002, The British Library, London, 1 November 2002-31 March 2003"--T.p. verso.

"Selected list of published books": p. 110-111.