Federation Square Book Market with Elizabeth Honey Saturday May 9

 

Elizabeth will join us -12pm to 3pm. 

Saturday May 9

Hop up! Wriggle Over!  is Elizabeth Honey's new picture book published by Allen & Unwin. Signed copies are available for sale on the Books Illustrated website. Listen & watch the book being read here as a sneak peak on vimeo...

https://vimeo.com/124865172

To find out more about Elizabeth and the story behind her new book, visit:

http://www.elizabethhoney.com/hop-up-wriggle-over.html

Join us at Clunes Booktown Festival 2-3 May 2015

Clunes Booktown Festival  2-3 May 2015 Books Illustrated will be at the Clunes Booktown Festival again, but in a new location - the RSL Hall, Main Street Number 11 on the map.  • Browse our Anzac Illustrated print exhibition  • Purchase limited edition prints and signed books   • Meet illustrators at work and have books personally signed  • Join us for a devonshire tea Visit the Clunes Booktown website or download the program here

Behind the Studio Door with Mark Wilson. Edition 3, 17 April 2015

Don't miss our third edition of Behind the Studio Door, this time with Mark Wilson.

"Welcome. Come into my studio, which is an old garage, and I love it. There’s plenty of natural light and a high ceiling for big canvases. The walls are covered with half finished paintings, pictures, postcards, photos and inspirational things - again, some very old things. 

I have children’s art up all around me. It inspires me. Children naturally experiment with colour and pattern without even knowing it. Pick a colour – any colour. They don’t care if purple shouldn’t go next to dark green or whatever. I spent so many years following the colour and design ‘rules’ of my teachers. Never again! They should have six year olds teaching painting at art school. (Image 2) I think that is why I like painting big abstract canvases. There is a freedom of expression and technique that is liberating. No pre-conceived ideas. No visual constraints. Pure self expression, like a child doing finger-painting!..."

Read the full Behind the Studio Door here:

http://eepurl.com/bhm8YX

Federation Square Book Market with Ann James Saturday April 18

Upcoming Books Illustrated Events

Federation Square Book Market with Ann James Saturday April 18 Ann will join us between 12pm to 5pm to demonstrate her chocolate flavoured illustration and to sign books!  Share some of this hungry dinosaur’s delicious chocolate cake … with hundreds and thousands.  I’m a Hungry Dinosaur  written by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Ann James and published by Penguin Books will be released on April 22. This is the eagerly awaited sequel to the very popular and award winning I’m a Dirty Dinosaur. Exciting news, I'm a Dirty Dinosaur! was the third most borrowed picture book in a recent survey of South Australian libraries! Original artwork, limited edition prints and signed books available on our website.

Federation Square Book Market with Mark Wilson, Saturday 14 March

Saturday March 14

Mark will join us between 1pm to 3pm to demonstrate his book illustration and sign books. 

Mark is an award winning author/illustrator with over 30 children’s books in print world-wide. His books are published in seven languages in Australia, North America, Canada, Asia and Europe.
Mark has a passion for Australian history & the environment, especially endangered species. These are recurring themes in both his picture books and workshops, which feature his new picture books for 2015, Digger - the Dog Who Went to War (Hachette),We’re All Australians Now (Harper Collins) & The Horse Soldier (Windy Hollow).

Digger – the dog who went to war will be released on March 10 and we invite you to congratulate Mark and celebrate his achievement with us at Fed Square!

Two new limited edition giclee prints from this book will also be on display and available for sale on our website. 

Are we there yet ? ... Yes, in Parkes!

Are we there yet?: a journey around Australia is one of Books Illustrated touring exhibitions and is currently been shown in Parkes NSW.

This exhibition is based on the award winning (The Children's Book Council of Australia's 2005 Picture Book of the Year Award) picture book Are we there yet?, written and illustrated by Alison Lester. Its the story of a family trip around Australia told by eight year old Gracie and is based on an actual journey undertaken by Alison and her family.

 The exhibition showcases Alison’s original illustrations along with preliminary work for the making of this book including: ideas and sketches; page roughs and dummy books; her children’s travel journals; family photographs taken on their journey around Australia – and the all important map!

Living up to its name, the exhibition has been exhibited in many venues around Australia, and overseas with fabulous feed back about the engagement of visitors with the exhibition. However, we have been particularly thrilled with this response from Shellie Buckle, manager cultural, education and library services ...

We officially opened the exhibition as part of Storytime yesterday.
We had a lovely morning.
A library family last year travelled around Australia for 5 months. Oscar the three and a half year old and his Mum created a map and photo display of their holiday, just like Are We There Yet?
He told us stories about their trip. Such an eloquent little man!

Exhibition of The John Barrow Collection at Dromkeen

  Visitors enjoyed the open day at Dromkeen on Sunday Feb 15.

At 2pm Ann James and Ann Haddon gave an introduction to the exhibition of the John Barrow Collection and Bernadette Joiner gave a taste of the new directions at Dromkeen Homestead – which includes reintroducing a focus children’s literature.

The collection which includes over 100 framed illustrations from Australian children’s picture books of the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s is both eclectic and impressive and reflects John Barrow’s passion for story telling and play.

The exhibition continues at Dromkeen until April 12 and bookings for school group sessions are welcome.

 A visit is recommended!