Guy Parker-Rees

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Guy Parker-Rees from a new board book edition of Giraffes Can’t Dance: Jingle Bells, with text by Giles Andreae. Anthropomorphic drawing that looks casual but convincingly gives animals unlikely moves. Orchard Books. @hachetteuk.bsky.social @guyparkerrees.bsky.social

Old oak tree. Working out colour palette for my latest picture book - #wip #oaktree

I didn’t even know there was an International Day of Happiness. But apparently there is -so wishing everyone a very happy one! #thechimpanzeeshappytree #internationaldayofhappiness

Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books? Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...

I loved the brilliant series on radio 4 by #KatherineRundell about how essential children's books are- 'children's books are not a luxury.'
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
#kidlit #childrensbooks #readingforpleasure

UK copyright law consultation ‘fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to ‘wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector

Urgent! We're seeing the transfer of wealth from the creative industries to the tech sector! #ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A great post - essential reading!

I thought I would post some drawings by children from past school visits - because I just love the freshness of children's drawings and they fill me with joy!

This is lovely.

#writers #amwriting 💙📚

(I still treasure my 'necessary bewilderment'.)

Vive l'amour! 💋 #GiraffesCantDance #ValentinesDay

Yup

Tag yourself, I'm green

'Lucky the Dog' is out today! It's the last collection in a series of ten stories I illustrated set on 'Farms for City Children' -special farms run by a charity set up by Michael Morpurgo and his wife Claire in 1976 offering groups of inner city children a magical week away on the farm.
#kidlit

Yes- will do Sharon!

Good to see #giraffescantdance in top 5 most borrowed children's fiction loans in Hampshire!

Thank you🦒🙏

Delighted to hear that 'Dylan's Playtime Adventures' is one of three shortlisted for the prestigious Kidsceen Award Best New Series (Preschool) all down to the incredible work of 9Story Media Group and Brown Bag films #dylansplaytimeadventures

From 'Every Little Hippo Can' 🦩

Thanks for doing this Abie - if you do, can you add me to list for online visits ? Thanks x

I do, too!

It's not 🎄Christmas🎄 again already is it!
Get in the mood by singing along with this fun Jingle Bells stocking filler. I see it as a song in a panto performed by the cast of #GiraffesCantDance
🦒 #picturebook #kidlitart #Christmasbook #Christmas #picturebookart

Hi Marianne- I'm very new to this brave new world of Bluesky but would be honoured to be included- thank you

Hello Bluesky people! Looking forward to connecting with you, sharing this kinder space and building a kinder world. Here's my illustration from the book 'Kind' by Alison Green #kindbook #picturebooks