“He saved my life,” moaned Mrs Block. “He’s a prince, a gem, a hero!” And everyone shouted, “Thank you, Charles!” But Charles said … Zero. Rosemary Wells makes the eyes say it all in this illustration of the moment that adulation floods over Charles. Amid the chaos of first responders attending to babysitter Mrs Block,Continue reading “Shy Charles 1988”
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The Jolly Postman, or, Other People’s Letters 1986
Soon the Jolly Postman We hear tell, Stopped at a door with a giant bell and a giant Bottle of milk as well With a postcard for … guess who? Janet Ahlberg’s lines flesh out the verse with economy of line but plenty of gesture. Mr V. Bigg is stuck at home, wearing his tweedyContinue reading “The Jolly Postman, or, Other People’s Letters 1986”
The Year without A Book 1985
I thought I’d made a big mistake. Leaving a library with only one branch in a single local government would widen my horizons, I thought. So, at the beginning of this year, I applied to be the Children’s Librarian at the Central Highlands Regional Library Service. Based in Ballarat, the library service was made upContinue reading “The Year without A Book 1985”
40 Years of Picture Books 