Nick Tankard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Wanderer
Peter Van Den Ende
Continuing my tweets on Illustrators whose work I love…Peter Van Den Ende, illustrations from The Wanderer. So far the only book I’ve seen by Peter and it’s impossible to pick a favourite illustration because every page is stunning! 🤩 https://t.co/GzjEq1Kks4
Hardcover, 2020
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Shaun Tan
A fingerprint balloon by Shaun Tan in my copy of ‘tales from Outer Suburbia’ 🤩 https://t.co/JYnv9UO9RF
Hardcover, 2009
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rules of Summer
Shaun Tan
Sheffield rooftop reminding me of this Shaun Tan illustration from his book The Rules of Summer. https://t.co/LD7GieSCPb
Hardcover, 2014
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner
Maurice Sendak
Max from Where The Wild Things Are, a lovely drawing with balanced/restrained use of cross hatching. Maurice Sendak knew when to put the pen down🤩 https://t.co/YBwfUCVUqu
Paperback, 2012
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Arrival
Shaun Tan
I’m on with illustrations for The Signalman (well I’ve started again from scratch) and it’s gonna take me a while. So, for now I’m going promote the work of others I follow or just like. I’m starting off with one of the best…Shaun Tan from his book The Arrival. https://t.co/LWkQo6YQSl
Hardcover, 2007
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book
Raymond Briggs
Right, back to my twitter break and cracking on with new work. One thing before I go…The Raymond Briggs Retrospective at the Bowes Museum has one week to go before it finishes. My Snowman vs THE Snowman below, 👇🏻based on this surely you want to commission me? 🤣 https://t.co/fPak27H06m
Board Book, 2019
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lord of the Rings
Alan Lee
Continuing my tweets on Illustrators whose work I love…Alan Lee, sketches from The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook. https://t.co/K8LVUi5muq
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The Moomins and the Great Flood
Tove Jansson
Continuing my tweets on Illustrators whose work I love…Tove Jansson, illustration from THE MOOMINS AND THE GREAT FLOOD. Right, best get on with some work of my own, thanks for all the likes and comments about the illustrations I’ve posted on here, more to come… https://t.co/H7r0gXRcT5
Hardcover, 2018
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Worlds We Leave Behind: Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration
A. F. Harrold
The second of my tweets of the work of authors/illustrators whose work I love. This is by Levi Pinfold an illustration from the fantastic book The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold https://t.co/E3mI3OsX90
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book