Links
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Supporters of the Exhibition
www.britishcouncil.org/arts
The British Council, the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational and cultural relations, organiser of the Magic Pencil exhibition and co-publisher of the accompanying Magic Pencil book
www.selfridges.co.uk
Ran a complementary colouring competition instore at Oxford St during November 2002
www.britishairways.com
Supporter of the Magic Pencil education programme
www.gner.co.uk
Supporter of the Magic Pencil education programme
www.booktrusted.com
A site managed by Book Trust to help teachers, librarians, parents and young people choose books
www.booktrusted.com/handbook/prizes/index.html
Information on children's book prizes
www.pearson.com
Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing
Artists' Publishers
www.pearson.com/about/peng/business.htm
The Penguin group has a range of imprints including Hamish Hamilton, Viking and Puffin www.puffin.co.uk publishers of Raymond Briggs
http://uk.dk.com/
Dorling Kindersley publisher of Stephen Biesty
www.randomhouse.co.uk
Random House Children's Books is a division of the Random House Group Ltd. Random House Children's Books is owned by Bertelsmann. Its hardback imprints include:
The Bodley Head publisher of Emma Chichester Clark
Jonathan Cape publisher of John Burningham, Quentin Blake, Emma Chichester Clark, Sara Fanelli, Posy Simmonds and Charlotte Voake
Hutchinson publisher of Quentin Blake
It also has two paperback imprints including Red Fox publisher of Quentin Blake, John Burningham, Michael Foreman, Tony Ross, Posy Simmonds and Angela Barrett.
http://www.andersenpress.co.uk
Andersen Press publisher of Emma Chichester Clark and Tony Ross
www.walkerbooks.co.uk
Walker Books publisher Sara Fanelli, Angela Barrett and Patrick Benson
www.franceslincoln.com
Frances Lincoln publisher of Lauren Child
www.wattspub.co.uk
The Watts Publishing Group's imprint, Orchard Books publisher of Angela Barrett, Lauren Child and Michael Foreman
www.fireandwater.com
HarperCollins publisher of Tony Ross
Educational Links
http://www.bl.uk
The British Library host venue for the exhibition in the UK in 2003 and co-publisher of the Magic Pencil exhibition catalogue
www.bl.uk/collections/britirish/chilintro.html
British Library resources for details of the British Library's British and Irish children's book collections
The Centre for the Children’s Book is dedicated to the British children's book. The centre will open in an imaginatively converted Victorian mill in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005. The Centre will feature exhibition galleries an online research an online collection and research facility, Children’s Discovery Centre and Bookshop and an arts and events studio. Website not yet live.
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/design/
Kingston University has a number of well faculty of art and design offering courses Illustration and annimation
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/~gr_s055/design/depts/drawing/index.htm
Kingston also has a specialised post graduate course in Drawing Research where students engage in both theoretical and practical drawing activity that also hosts a nationally recognised Drawing Lecture Series and seminars delivered by leading practitioners
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/subject/clc.asp and http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/prospectus/
The University of Surrey, Roehampton has a number of specialist courses in children's literature and also houses the National Centre for Research in Childrens Literature (NCRCL)
http://www.ncrcl.ac.uk/epbc/EN/index.asp
The European Picture Books Collection (EPBC) was designed to help pupils to find out more about their European neighbours through reading the visual narratives of carefully chosen picture books. This website provides information and resources about the project
Illustrators
Stephen Biesty
http://www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/magazine/authors/stephen_biesty/profile.asp
Author profile of Stephen Biesty
Quentin Blake
http://www.quentinblake.com
Quentin Blake's own website
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/quentinblake/home.htm
Random House profile of the illustrator and author
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/kids/blaketeach.htm
Random House teaching suggestions for Quentin Blake's works
Raymond Briggs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/author/briggs/
BBC profile of the illustrator and author
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/artsandentertainment/story/0,6000,824190,00.html
Guardian interview with Raymond Briggs from November 2002
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/B/bookbox/authors/briggs/index.htm
Channel 4 BookBox profile
John Burningham
http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,6000,362925,00.html
Guardian interview with John Burningham from September 2000
Emma Chichester-Clark
http://www.andersenpress.co.uk/Biogs/ChichesterClark/ChichesterClark.htm
Andersen Press biography of the illustrator and author
Lauren Child
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/30_07_01/friday/03_08_03info.shtml
Listen to a BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour interview with Lauren Child
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/interviews/story.jsp?story=281972
Independent interview with Lauren Child from April 2002
Sara Fanelli
http://www.rileyillustration.com/cgi-bin/left.pl?q=Sara%20Fanelli
Examples of Sara Fanelli's work
http://www.creativematch.co.uk/viewnews.cfm?newsref=102237
Online interview with Sara Fanelli on 24 March 2004
Michael Foreman
http://www.andersenpress.co.uk/Biogs/michealforeman/michealforeman.htm
Andersen Press biography of the illustrator and author
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/B/bookbox/authors/foreman/index.htm
Channel 4 BookBox profile
http://www.literacymatters.com/year6T2.html
Teaching aid for Kensuke's Kingdom
Tony Ross
http://www.andersenpress.co.uk/Biogs/Tony%20Ross/Tony%20Ross.htm
Andersen Press biography of the illustrator and author
Posy Simmonds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2045620.stm
BBC news story on the occasion of Posy Simmonds receiving an MBE in the Queen's 2001 Birthday Honours. The story includes a profile
Charlotte Voake
http://www.literacymatters.com/year5T2.html
Teaching aid for The Very Best of Aesop's Fables
www.imagesofdelight.com
Contemporary children's book illustration for sale. Includes some of Charlotte Voake's work.
Organisations
http://www.booktrust.org.uk
Book Trust - The Organisation for Creative Reading All Through Your Life
http://www.booktrusted.com/
A site managed by The Book Trust to help teachers, librarians, parents and young people choose books
http://www.booktrusted.com/handbook/prizes/index.html
Information on children's book prizes un the UK
http://www.booktrusted.com/nestle/index.html
Nestle Smarties Book prize
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
The National Literacy trust is dedicated to building a literate nation and the promotion of reading to children is a key part of this. The site includes details of resources to support children's reading
Specialist Galleries
http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
The Dulwich Picture Gallery in the UK hosted an exhibition of British illustrator Arthur Rackham Spring 2003
http://www.illustrationcupboard.com
The Illustration Cupboard is a specialist gallery and sales agent for contemporary book illustration artwork from around the world
www.imagesofdelight.com
Contemporary children's book illustration for sale
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