Top 5 Beautiful Books for Art Lovers

Top 5 Beautiful Books for Art Lovers

A peek into the best art books from our collection, perfect for a coffee table read or present for an art lover. These beautiful books house some of the best illustrations from the Golden Age – […]

Gift Books for Her – Beautiful Illustrated Classics

Gift Books for Her – Beautiful Illustrated Classics

Discover the perfect gift for the ladies in your life with our hand-picked collection of beautiful gift books for her. Mums, sisters, aunts, nieces, or even just for yourself, this list of gift ideas for women […]

Gift Books For Him – Top 5 Classic Books

Gift Books For Him – Top 5 Classic Books

Are you having trouble finding the perfect gift for the man in your life? We’ve listed our top 5 books for gift ideas for men to give you some inspiration. These wonderful books will make unique […]

The Wind’s Tale – About Waldemar Daa and his Daughters

The Wind’s Tale – About Waldemar Daa and his Daughters

The story of a greedy alchemist, a search for red gold, and a house saved by a stork’s nest. The Wind’s Tale About Waldemar Daa and his Daughters A Hans Christian Andersen Story WHEN the wind […]

Picture Book Month – Children’s Picture Books

Picture Book Month – Children’s Picture Books

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Picture Book Month celebrates the beautiful objects that are picture books. Immensely important for children and adults alike, these magical items encourage imagination, learning and reading from a young age – not to mention the fact […]

The Red Shoes – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale

The Red Shoes – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale

A proud, vain child, an old soldier with a red beard, and a pair of red shoes that will dance forever. This story was taken from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen – Golden Age […]

The Girl Who Danced With The Fairies – An Irish Halloween Tale

The Girl Who Danced With The Fairies – An Irish Halloween Tale

The prettiest girl in all Ireland, a great fire, and the most deliciously tempting music. Halloween, otherwise known as ‘All Hallows Eve’ is a celebration that takes place annually on the 31st of October. It is […]

Three Illustrators – Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac and N.C. Wyeth

Three Illustrators – Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac and N.C. Wyeth

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It’s not often that three birthdays land on one day. Charles Robinson, Edmund Dulac and N. C. Wyeth were all born on the 22nd of October in the late 1800s, and between them have illustrated hundreds […]

Twisted Tales To Tell This Halloween – 3 Stories from The Brothers Grimm

Twisted Tales To Tell This Halloween – 3 Stories from The Brothers Grimm

Halloween is a time of the year when freaky tales are told, ghosts and ghouls are abundant, and scaring your friends is second nature. We’ve gathered our top Twisted Tales to Tell this Halloween – 3 […]

The Bogey-Beast – An English Fairy Tale

The Bogey-Beast – An English Fairy Tale

A very cheerful old woman, a shape-shifting trickster and a big black pot of luck. This story was taken from English Fairy Tales – Illustrated by Arthur Rackham   The Bogey-Beast An English Fairy Tale THERE […]

Mad Hatter Day – 10 Mad Hatters for Alice In Wonderland Lovers

Mad Hatter Day – 10 Mad Hatters for Alice In Wonderland Lovers

Ten Mad Hatters for Alice in Wonderland Lovers In celebration of Mad Hatter Day, we have compiled our favourite 10 Mad Hatter illustrations from Alice in Wonderland. Since its first publication over 150 years ago, Alice […]

Pook’s Picks for World Poetry Day – The Verse Book Collection

Pook’s Picks for World Poetry Day – The Verse Book Collection

It’s World Poetry Day! Our Pook’s Picks for World Poetry Day takes a look at our verse books, beautiful poetry books for children illustrated by Walter Crane. The collection below features five books from the ‘Toy […]