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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Paola Escobar from Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen Rabbit by Molly Golden. Aptly retro image from a book about the childhood of Margery Williams and the origins of her famous tale. From Harper Collins Children’s Books on 27 Feb @harpercollins.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Roman Muradov for a new edition of Gianni Rodari’s funny, fantastical, satirical 1980 novel Lamberto Lamberto Lamberto, newly translated from the Italian by Anthony Shugaar. Beautifully published by Enchanted Lion Books on 25 Feb 2025. @enchantedlion.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Dutch illustrator Loes Riphagen from The Gnome Book, translated by Michele Hutchison and published by Pushkin Children’s Books on 13 Feb 2025. Appealing Dutch street scene in a guide to town-dwelling gnomes. @pushkinchildrens.bsky.social

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“I reread my favourite childhood book – it was worth the risk“. My piece on the Times website today. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

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Really enjoyed reading @nicolettejones.bsky.social in today's @thetimes.com about Elizabeth Enright and the glories of The Four Storey Mistake. I too revisited the Melendy family as an adult when I read all four books to my daughter a few years ago. They do indeed remain magnificent.

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Correction #NewIllustrationOfTheDay

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#NeilIllustrationOfTheDay. Painterly image by Vannysha Chang who was announced last night as the winner of the 2025 Sebastian Walker prize sponsored by Walker Books and the Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University for this year’s most promising illustration MA graduate.

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by the sophisticatedly childlike Oliver Jeffers from The Dictionary Story, another of 15 picturebooks longlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration. Text by Sam Winston about a dictionary that wants to tell a story. ‘But Queen - who was too busy ruling …’ Walker Books.

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Claudia Ravalli from The Dolls’ House by Tanya Rosie. One of the picturebooks on the 15-book longlist for the Klaus Flugge prize for an emerging illustrator, announced today. Out from OUP Sept 2024. A dolls’ house brings children together. @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Maurice Sendak. From Ten Little Rabbits, previously unpublished by a mainstream publisher. It originally accompanied an exhibition in 1970 and is now a board book out from @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social 13 Feb. Characterful drawings in a counting book about Mino's magic show.

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by dyslexic author/illustrator Kate Rolfe from Wiggling Words, about a child overwhelmed by letters, all of which are handprinted in this book. From Two Hoots (Macmillan) on 20 February. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

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Delighted to recommend from the Read for Empathy collection 2025 April’s Garden by Isla McGuckin illustrated by Catalina Echeverri. A picturebook about a child moving with her mother into temporary accommodation. Art and nature bring solace. @graffegbooks.bsky.social @empathylabuk.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sophie Gilmore from her debut Will This Home Do? Soft, pale colours and meticulous lines. From Walker Books 6 Feb. A little girl tries to find somewhere to live without her annoying little sister, but finds in the end she’d rather live with her. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by master of pastel and light Sydney Smith from Do You Remember? Published in 2023 but just longlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration (which he has twice won). The windscreen and reflection in the mirror create depth in both directions. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Yas Imamura, from The Bicycle, a story of Kurdish refugees from Iraq and the life-changing kindness of strangers. Picturebook text by Patricia McCormick & Megan Babakar. A true story of love for others for Valentine’s Day. Out 13 February 2025 from Farshore.

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The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Olivia Lomenech Gill from Clever Crow, another picturebook longlisted for the Carnegie Prize for Illustration as announced yesterday, and out in paperback on 6 Feb 25. Lovely wintry, painterly image, beautifully drawn. Text by Chris Butterworth @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social.

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The Carnegie Prize longlists are announced today. This #NewIllustrationoftheDay is an underwater scene with diver by Thea Lu, longlisted for the Illustration Prize. From Dive, Dive into the Night Sea. Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #carnegie.

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Australian Emma Long from Searching for Treasure, a life-the-flap picturebook about counting and the joys of beachcombing by Johanna Bell, which culminates in this fold-out image of a dragon made of beach finds. From Allen & Unwin 6 Feb 25. @allenandunwin.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Bangladeshi-Canadian illustrator Nadia Alam in Mauntie and Me, a story by Rajani LaRocca about competing for the attention of a beloved aunt. The person in jeans and white T-shirt is wearing plimsolls for #PlimsollDay. Pb out 6 Feb Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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Happy Plimsoll Day! Please wear plimsolls/trainers to school/work/at home and donate to the RNLI on www.justgiving.com/nicolette-jones. #savelivesatsea #PlimsollDay #10Feb

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Chilean artist Maria J Guarda from Paloma Flies Away, about a child whose family flees a dictatorship, and finds connections in different countries. Free use of ink and wash summarises scenes and their emotions. Paperback Walker Books 6 Feb 25. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Coral Tulloch from Into the Ice, a beautiful, varied collection of witings, illustrations, & photographs about Antarctica by Tulloch, her co-author, co-illustrator and fellow Australian Alison Lester, and other writers and artists. From @allenandunwin.bsky.social 6 Feb.

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A reminder that Monday, 10 February, is PLIMSOLL DAY, Samuel Plimsoll’s birthday and a day to raise money for the RNLI. Please wear plimsolls/trainers to school/work/at home and give to www.justgiving.com/Nicolette-Jones. #RNLI #lifeboats #PlimsollsforPlimsollDay

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#NewllustrationoftheDay: a spread by Prague-based illustrator Jakub Bachorik from Bridges, with text by Magda Gargulakova. Vignettes with the look of woodcuts, demonstrating how enticing non-fiction artwork can be even in a limited range of colours. Post Wave Books 6 Feb. @postwavebooks.bsky.social

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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by author/illustrator David Litchfield from his bestselling The Bear and the Piano, about stardom and family. A tenth anniversary edition is published today, with a pull-out poster. From Frances Lincoln Books (Quarto). This image transports us all into a shaft of sunlight.

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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Petr Horacek with its handmade charm and texture and a rabbit with ears in beguilingly different directions. From his picturebook The Found Things, a simple story about a missing sock & the joy of finding what was lost. From Walker Books 6 Feb @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

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A reminder that a week on Monday, 10 February, is PLIMSOLL DAY, Samuel Plimsoll’s birthday and a day to raise money for the RNLI. Please wear plimsolls/trainers to school/work/at home and give to www.justgiving.com/Nicolette-Jones. #RNLI #lifeboats #PlimsollsforPlimsollDay

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