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Nick Tankard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Wanderer, Peter Van Den Ende

The Wanderer

Peter Van Den Ende
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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
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Book Cover for: Tales from Outer Suburbia, Shaun Tan

Tales from Outer Suburbia

Shaun Tan
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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
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Book Cover for: Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan

Rules of Summer

Shaun Tan
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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
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Book Cover for: Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner, Maurice Sendak

Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

Maurice Sendak
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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
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Book Cover for: The Arrival, Shaun Tan

The Arrival

Shaun Tan
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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
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Book Cover for: The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book, Raymond Briggs

The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book

Raymond Briggs
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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
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Book Cover for: The Lord of the Rings, Alan Lee

The Lord of the Rings

Alan Lee
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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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Book Cover for: The Moomins and the Great Flood, Tove Jansson

The Moomins and the Great Flood

Tove Jansson
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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
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Book Cover for: The Worlds We Leave Behind: Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, A. F. Harrold

The Worlds We Leave Behind: Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration

A. F. Harrold
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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
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