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 […]
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
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
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 […]
New Release – Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty
Pook Press are proud to present a deluxe, anniversary edition of Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty– illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Featuring the wonderful work of Arthur Rackham in celebration of the 100th anniversary since their first […]
A Red Rose Girl – Jessie Willcox Smith
Jessie Willcox Smith was born on this day in 1863. A prolific illustrator of children’s books, Jessie Willcox Smith carved a successful career as a female artist and illustrator through the male-dominated late 19th and early […]
Top 6 Female Authors and Illustrators to Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
In 1971, American Congress officially stated August 26th as Women’s Equality Day. 2019 is the 99th anniversary of women winning the right to vote, and so in celebration of Women’s Equality Day, we’re bringing you our […]
The Elder Tree Mother
This story is taken from The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen – Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. It was a project that took Nielsen twelve years to complete, and his illustrations perfectly capture the other-worldly spirit […]
Donkey-Skin
This week’s fortnightly fairy tale is from the ‘Father of Fairy Tales’, Charles Perrault. Donkeyskin takes a rather sinister beginning as a beautiful princess wears a donkey skin disguise in order to escape her father. Her […]
Mad Hatter Day – 10 Mad Hatters for Alice in Wonderland Lovers
In celebration of Mad Hatter Day, we have compiled our favourite 10 Mad Hatter Illustrations from the collection in our book shop. Since its first publication over 150 years ago, Alice in Wonderland has been illustrated […]
Pook Picks – Arthur Rackham’s Top 5 Books
Pook Picks – Arthur Rackham’s Top 5 Books Arthur Rackham is one of our all time favourite illustrators here at Pook Press and we wanted to share our top 5 books. It’s a very tricky selection […]
The Art of Arthur Rackham – 150th Birthday Celebration
The Art of Arthur Rackham – 150th Birthday Celebration ‘Like the sundial, my paint box counts no hours but sunny ones’ – Arthur Rackham In celebration of the 150th Birthday of Arthur Rackham we have released […]
