Reviewday / Thursday
30/06/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
Can you believe it's been two months since we went live? And what better way to celebrate than to review our reviews - yes it's the dreaded round up... (we like to keep you on your toes)
The Bisto book of the Year Award winner Mac Rí Éireann finally made it to our pages, alongside Laureate Na nÓg Siobhán Parkinson's Maitríóisce and Bridget Bhreathnach and Steve Simpson's Lúlú agus an Oíche Ghlórach, make up some of the highlights Irish titles.
There has been a wealth of new names…
Continue Reading →Picturing Story: An Interview with David Melling
28/06/2011 by Patricia Kennon · No Comments
An interview by Chris Judge.
Chris: Hi David, it's great to speak to you having been a collector and fan of your books for years. As an illustrator myself, I’m always fascinated by how people get a grounding in design or animation before finding their calling in illustration. Can you tell me how you discovered illustration?
David: I had done a brief spell at graphic design before deciding to study photography. I would draw my ideas for my photo shoots but didn't like the outcome as much.…
Continue Reading →In the bookshop - Guest Post by Jennifer Connaughton
24/06/2011 by Mags Walsh · No Comments
More often then not when I stroll into the children’s section sleepy eyed on a Sunday morning I find myself suddenly in the middle of an obstacle course. Looking around I see piles of books scattered across the floor, the puppets seem to have had yet another Saturday night party without inviting yours truly and although I always look out for it I inevitably trip over the mini shopping trolley that is filled with books, jigsaw puzzles and sometimes a teddy or three. Such is the life of a…
Continue Reading →Reviewday/Thursday
23/06/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
Thursday afternoon can only mean one things... time for some tea. AND some reviews*.
We put Morris Gleitzman, Vanessa Curtis and Jon Mayhew under the microscope - as well as the Bisto Prize Winning Mac Rí Eireann and Angela McAllister's The Double Life of Cora Parry.
*Yes that is technically two things... but the tea is an important addition.
Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal Award Announcement
23/06/2011 by David Maybury · No Comments
The 2011 CILIP Carnegie Medal was awarded to Patrick Ness for Monsters of Men and the Kate Greenaway Medal being awarded to Grahame Baker-Smith for FArTHER.
For full details of the awards visit - carnegiegreenaway.org.uk
