The AOI Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Rachel: A Tale
Jane Taylor
🔓💥 Listen to the #InsideIllustration Podcast! https://t.co/Lek0b1gSPL Featuring Illustrator @sayheychante and @simonkids_UK Senior AD Jane Buckley, and hosted by @Rachel_E_Taylor, they chat about the collaborative process of children's books, self promotion and more. [2/9] https://t.co/eJcIp8ArmD
Hardcover, 2016
$31.95$15.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Clarice Bean, Scram!: The Story of How We Got Our Dog
Lauren Child
In one week! Come to @CamberwellUAL and learn more about Lauren Child's creative approach to writing and illustrating children's books, followed by a Q&A and book singing of her new book 'Clarice Bean: Scram! Limited tickets left 🎟️ https://t.co/Ngpgigjf3o @HarperCollinsCH https://t.co/nLlptxDIpf
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Clarice Bean: The Utterly Complete Collection
Lauren Child
In one week! Come to @CamberwellUAL and learn more about Lauren Child's creative approach to writing and illustrating children's books, followed by a Q&A and book singing of her new book 'Clarice Bean: Scram! Limited tickets left 🎟️ https://t.co/Ngpgigjf3o @HarperCollinsCH https://t.co/nLlptxDIpf
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Drawing for Illustration
Martin Salisbury
📖 Written by Martin Salisbury and published by @thamesandhudson, 'Drawing for Illustration' is an attractive and useful book featuring and championing the very skill that led us all to Illustration. Read the full book review by @derekbrazell. https://t.co/QbT2MP2o5F https://t.co/lyDkf5zN1X
Hardcover, 2022
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Swan Lake
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Have you wondered where do ballet moves come from, or what inspired Tchaikovsky to write Swan Lake? 🦢 Find out in #AOIMember Anna Tzortzi's new illustrated book: "Mouse in Tchaikovsky's House", written by Myrto Bocolini and published @EkdoseisPataki 🐁 https://t.co/K34WJm1mPW https://t.co/2dFLwz9vjp
Hardcover, 2018
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rusalka
Agnieszka Kazmierczyk
Exciting news! #AOIMember @yourlilpigeon is currently working with @strangers_zine to publish the rest of her graphic novel "Rusalka", coming soon in 2023. 🌺 Explore more of this story which beautifully inspired by Slavic mythology. https://t.co/KbJXBlqkJ5 https://t.co/4cIhYFwRjQ
Paperback, 2020
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Business Practices: A Guide to Business in the Philippines
Dennis Daniel Wahler
The Illustrator's Guide to Law & Business Practice by Simon Stern is still as wonderful as ever 👁️🗨️ Available to buy as a Digital copy! https://t.co/pB0CzqO94p Illustration by Russell Cobb https://t.co/9OlN3bnyEL
Paperback, 2014
$31.18$15.59 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bind
William Goldsmith
🌹 William Goldsmith is an illustrator, artist and writer, creator of the graphic novels Vignettes of Ystov and The Bind. On 17 May, he'll talk about his experience at the @RoyalDrawing Drawing Year and the effect it's had on his practice. Join us! https://t.co/XNfQ1VcV6s https://t.co/g3VQ0gbWGu
Hardcover, 2016
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Kiosk
Anete Melece
We often see books being adapted into animations, but what about the other way around? Illustrator Anete Melece will chat about the process of taking her project "The Kiosk" from screen to print, in our next Children's Picture Book meet-up (8th Feb) 🎟️ https://t.co/okQ3wUraiY https://t.co/Lbm0X2x6Ih
Hardcover, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
Flavia Z. Drago
Love children's books? We talk to Flavia Z Drago about her engaging #KlausFluggePrize winning book 'Gustavo The Shy Ghost', Day of the Dead, her Mexican references and more https://bit.ly/3CFFuLW Pub by @BIGPictureBooks @KlausFluggePr @Diafla https://t.co/PBKCIjKwdH
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book