For her birthday, eva is given a very special present a box of tricks. An interview with author and illustrator katie cleminson. Its about the joy of being read and as a writer, if only of a blog, i definitely appreciate this, and its beautiful, tender and full of optimism. But one in particular has really knocked my socks off, in part because its rare to see a picture book so wellexecuted by a firsttime author illustrator. Katies work has been exhibited in london, poland, italy, japan and korea. Katie cleminson in her final year at college she was selected for the prestigious illustrators exhibition in bologna, and was discovered there by her publisher penguin random house. If you would like to get in touch, please use the form below. She went on to study illustration for childrens publishing at the north wales school of art, where she graduated with a first in the summer of 2007. Theres something inherently comforting about the combination of books and bears. An interview with author and illustrator katie cleminson playing by. Today im honoured and excited to be bringing you my very first author illustrator interview here on playing by the book an interview with katie cleminson, best emerging illustrator in the booktrust early years awards 2009, and author and illustrator.
Katie works with inks, charcoal and photoshop and loves the work of lane smith and jackson pollock. Eva falls down a box and becomes a master magician. Katie draws with an ink pipette, and often uses charcoal and watercolor paint in. Loved to bits kindle edition by teresa heapy, katie cleminson.
Jonathan austins 24 hour emergency juggling and magic. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Selected as one of the booktrust best new illustrators 2011. The magic box by katie cleminson a truly magical debut from exciting new author illustrator katie cleminson. Teresa heapy is an awardwinning picture book author. She soon discovers that she is a master magician and for her first trick conjures up monty, the polar bear. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The illustrations are whimsical, and almost reminiscent of old. Katie cleminson is an author illustrator living in devon, england. A wonderfully exuberant teddy bear and his little boy go on all sorts of grand adventures collecting stories and a few scrapes and bruises along the way in loved to bits, a picture book about friendship from teresa heapy and katie cleminson. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Is there any limit to what she can do or the fun she can have. Box of tricks by katie cleminson penguin books australia. Review of box of tricks by katie cleminson and relatied.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading loved to bits. Born to nonfarmers in a california farming community, mac barnett now lives near san francisco. Katie draws with an ink pipette, and often uses charcoal and watercolor paint in her work. See more ideas about alphabet book, books and childrens books.
Hes on the board of directors of 826la, a nonprofit writing center for. Katie cleminson is a british author illustrator and her published childrens books include otto the book bear, otto the book bear in the snow, box of tricks also sometimes titled magic box, and cuddle up, goodnight. Find authors like katie cleminson from the worlds largest community of readers. An interview with childrens author and illustrator katie cleminson, plus a chance to win a signed copy of her latest book. Katie cleminson gained her foundation diploma in art and design at falmouth college. Winner of the hampshire picture book award for otto the book bear chosen by schoolchildren.
Katie cleminson join a small boy and his beloved bear on their swashbuckling adventures, as they dream, play, hide, fight monsters, explore, laugh and much more. Loved to bits kindle edition by teresa heapy, katie. Goodreads members who like katie cleminson also like. Katie cleminson for her birthday, eva is given a very special present. The book is magic box disneyhyperion, june 2009 by katie cleminson, and i think both are worthy of a gold star. Her picture books including otto the book bear have won three awards, and have been transl. Katie cleminson for her birthday, eva is given a present a box of tricks. A truly magical debut from exciting new author illustrator katie cleminson. Katie s work has been exhibited in london, poland, italy, japan and korea. Katie cleminson is the author of otto the book bear 4. Katie cleminson studied illustration for childrens publishing at north wales school of art. A truly magical debut from exciting new authorillustrator katie cleminson. Box of tricks by katie cleminson wins the best emerging illustrator award at the booktrust early years awards 2009. Very little red riding hood, very little cinderella.
Authorillustrator interviews playing by the book part 32. Interview with author and illustrator katie cleminson. Box of tricks by katie cleminson wins best emerging. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Katie cleminson is an authorillustrator living in devon, england. Otto the book bear hardcover queen anne book company. A wonderfully exuberant teddy bear and his little boy go on all sorts of grand adventures collecting stories and a few scrapes and bruises along the way in loved to bits, a picture book about friendship from teresa heapy and katie cleminson ted and his boy do. Katie cleminson, author, katie cleminson, illustrator. Otto the book bear by katie cleminson is a sweet book which is sure to become a classic. Booktrust best emerging illustrator award for box of tricks 2009. Simple and uncluttered but oh so full of charm, delight, warmth and fun. The best american mystery stories edited and with an introduction by harlan coben. Katie cleminson primarily uses only 3 colours in her illustrations black, red and blue, and pairs up her ink drawings with splatters and drops of paint surely inspired by her declared passion for jackson pollock that perfectly conjure up a sense of magic in the air.
Cleminson was named the best emerging illustrator of 2009 inthe prestigious booktrust early years awards. She soon discovers that she is a master magician and sets about conjuring up all sorts of delights, some rather larger than. Of these stories, it is the adventures of otto the. So when i read otto the book bear, the latest book by katie cleminson, i hugged it. Its a book about the magic of libraries and the life book characters can lead.
As an avid toy story fan, i love that the book characters come to life in this short, and easy to read, story. Selfevident poems, 2011, 88 pages, guy bennett, 0984528903, 9780984528905, otis booksseismicity editions, graduate writing program, otis college of art and. Teresa heapy is the author of very little red riding hood 3. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. It is easy to understand why katie cleminson won the booktrust early years award for best emerging illustrator, with her clear pictures, smooth lines and. Lonely gorilla tale breaks picture book records books. Katie cleminson is the author illustrator of magic box 2009, and cuddle up, goodnight 2011, both published by disneyhyperion. Her books include the marvellous moon map, illustrated by david litchfield, and the very little picture book series, illustrated by sue heap.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Her picture books including otto the book bear have won three awards, and have been translated into ten languages. Booktrust best new illustrators exhibition toured the uk in 2011 and 2012. Included the following venues illustration cupboard, plymouth city. Her books have been translated into ten other languages, and she is published by disneyhyperion in america. Id think i was finally beginning to understand where.
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