This was just lovely Nicola Penfold! Reminded me of GM Hopkins' 'What would the world be, once bereft/Of weeds and of wildness...' Little Tiger Books

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I'm Keith, a freelance illustrator from the UK. I love drawing fantasy, spooky, historical and animal themes. My agent is Emily Talbot at United Agents. Open for commissions May onwards!

This painting is over 100 years old.

It was made by a Swedish illustrator called John Bauer, one of the most important artists you've never heard of.

His revolutionary art influenced everything from graphic novels to animated films to video games, and here's why...

“Mind you don’t get blown away, little Piglet. You’d be missed. People would say, ‘Where’s little Piglet been blown to?’” The wind was against them now, and Piglet’s ears streamed behind him like banners as he fought his way along. ~A.A.Milne #StormKathleen #wind #wind y

Like reading books with your ears? The second Bite Risk book, Caught Dead, is out now in audiobook (slightly later than the paperback so we could get amazing voice artists Sebastian Humphreys and Simone McIntyre to voice it). Click for a teaser few seconds...

Excellent thread of brilliant books to counter the misery of 'that' video. It crystallises so many issues in children's publishing: non-diverse teams meaning stuff goes unnoticed, celebrity authors, lazy promotion of existing properties when so many great new writers exist
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We all need to #BeMoreKeedie - strong, not apologetic for fighting for justice, non-conformist - the ultimate antidote. I love Keedie and I love this book. Thanks Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚 Knights Of Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗. Cover kay wilson 🌙

Tamara de Lempicka, Polish Art Deco painter, Tamara in the Green Bugatti, 1929, her most iconic self portrait #WomensArt

This ad made such an impression on me and the OP is right - it is the most insane tour de force. There's nothing tricksy going on here, just a little sound design, a spot, and the power of acting. What a sad loss.

Claire Bretécher, French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women #WomensArt #FridayFeeling ❤

Hilarious and emotional launch Waterstones Piccadilly, London tonight, featuring 2 magnificent women who are certainly not 'white boys with earphones'. Georgia de Gidlow Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚 - started #Keedie on train home and am delighted to be back in Juniper.

Please don't leave class storytime to videos and audiobooks. My pupils evolve after every book we share together. Relationships changed, ideas put forward, friendships built, opinions challenged, empathy developed, discussions had. It builds a class like nothing else.

#UniversityChallenge Manchester, do SIT UP!

Always be yourself unless you can be a bookish frog gargoyle.

Then always be a bookish frog gargoyle.

National Literacy Trust If lost school libraries with librarians were reinstated and professionally staffed public libraries were kept open and supported with proper funding, child (& adult) literacy would greatly improve.

Tove Jansson (Finnish, 1914–2001), Moomin and the Mymble paint an #Easter egg #womensart

The Easter Benny is here with a #giveaway ! To be in with a chance of winning ALL THREE Lenny Lemmon books by me and James Lancett, simply follow and RT.

Ideal for ages 6+ and packed full of genius illustrations, they’re *marvellous* fun!

Winner will be chosen on 7/4.

To copyright their look, clowns can submit their likeness to the Clowns International Group where their look will be painted onto an egg. This is then kept in the Clown Egg Register in the Dalston church where Grimaldi the Clown was buried in 1837. I did not make this up.

IDRIS IS HOME!! Arrival at 09.49, returning for his fifth breeding season. Welcome back lad.

Isobelle Ouzman carves intricate 3D illustrations into discarded books found in dumpsters, recycling bins, and local thrift shops #WomensArt
#Easter