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So as it's a Freebie week I took the chance to get a guest post for a top ten and asked the Lovely Laura from Cupcakes for Clara to make a list of her top ten picture books. Laura has two adorable little ones herself and is a successful business woman with her own craft business and an illustrator. You may know her cutey pie creation Clara:
Over to Laura:
My favourites right now, in no particular order…
- Hello Tilly - Polly Dunbar
I absolutely love Polly Dunbar’s illustrations, so gentle & full of character.
- Don’t Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate - Caryl Hart & Leigh Hodgkinson
This story is hilarious, all about learning manners from the queen, and one of my daughter’s absolute favourites. Leigh’s mixed media illustrations are really great too, and I’m so inspired by her.
- Monkey and Me – Emily Gravett
The concept of this book is really cute – a little girl pretending to be various animals for the day. I love Emily’s drawing style, it’s just beautiful.
- Box of Tricks – Katie Cleminson
Another book I love for the illustrations. Katie Cleminson uses ink & a pipette to draw with, and it makes the pages so full of life. The party page is amazing.
- Darkness Slipped In – Ella Burfoot
The use of black in Darkness is so clever, using glossed areas to create a character. It’s lovely to see such an original take on not being scared of the dark.
- Spot It – Delphine Chedru
Spot It is more of a pattern book than a story, almost like a designer Where’s Wally. Full of adorable creatures in such lovely colours.
- I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go To Bed – Lauren Child
I LOVE Charlie and Lola, and pretty much everything Lauren Child creates. The characters are brilliant, and completely loveable.
- Harris Finds His Feet – Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner’s illustrations are beautiful, and I find myself getting lost in the detail of tiny brushstrokes in this book. Pretty much every page would look gorgeous as a framed print on the wall.
- Good Little Wolf – Nadia Shireen
The ending of Good Little Wolf had me laughing out loud for ages. It’s a great book, but the end is outstanding.
- Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear – Emily Gravett
To write a whole book using only four words is amazing. I really love it.
I am completely inspired by all of these books, and dozens more – it was hard to choose just ten!
Aw, such a lovely array of books here.
ReplyDeleteLaura Clempson is so awesome and I'm lucky that she was able to do a guest spot for me!
DeleteLove your list! My favorites are And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow. Even at 35, I still love picture books!
ReplyDeleteCheck out my Top Ten Books I Think Should Be Read in EVERY High School.
thanks go to Laura from Cupcakes for Clara for the picks today ;)
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