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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 19h

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Oliver Jeffers from his picturebook I’m Very Busy about friends who are importantly crossing things off a list & nearly forget a birthday. With his trademark stick legs, an empty setting & toys whose faces reflect the mood. HarperCollins 9 Oct @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 9d

Giving an illustrated talk about local and national hero Samuel Plimsoll in Folkestone for the New Folkestone Society on 25th October, 2pm. Details on this poster. @littlebrown.bsky.social #Folkestone #merchantshipping #socialhistory #plimsollmark #plimsolls #safetyatsea #lotsofpictures #teaandcakes

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 1d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his collection of 10 stories, My Book of Classic Nursery Tales. Characterful creatures in an image from The Tortoise and the Hare, made with collage using paper printed with patterns and textures. Otter-Barry Books 9 October @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 2d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Annie Booker from her debut picturebook The Great Bear about a mythical creature who protects the oceans & teaches a destructive human to protect them too. Handmade image of the towering bear & a tiny figure slumped in shame. Two Hoots 9 Oct. @twohootsbooks.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 3d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Fred Fordham from his graphic novel adaptation of Phil Earle’s wartime story When The Sky Falls. Fiery rooftops, searchlights and bombers in an air raid, vividly evoked in ink and watercolour. Andersen Press 9 October. @andersenpress.bsky.social @philearle.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 4d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Harry Woodgate from The Butterfly House. Dellightful picturebook about a community coming together to turn a garden into a nature reserve and help a neighbour. Lovely pencil crayon & other media. Andersen Press 9 Oct @harrywoodgate.bsky.social @andersenpress.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 5d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Giselle Clarkson from her funny and informative Omnibird: An Avian Investigator’s Handbook. A Red Junglefowl (or Wild Chook) accurately represented but with loose, lighthearted, squiggly marks and entertaining labelling. Gecko Press 7 October. @geckopress.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 6d

❤️I can see it has some of your favourite things: a dog (/wolf), landscape with trees, night sky.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 6d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Britta Teckentrup from her picturebook When I Feel Lonely. About a little girl accompanied by her loneliness in the shape of a wolf, and what it takes to find a friend. A less-is-more snow-covered landscape in moonlight. Prestel 7 October. @brittateckentrup.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 7d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Yuval Zommer from Our Islands, his decorative, sweetly coloured and absorbing book exploring the flora, fauna and geography of the world’s island habitats. Here the lemurs, baobabs and chameleons of Madagascar. Thames & Hudson 28 September. @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 8d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Liz Pichon. Psychedelic spread of Wobble Mountain where the Wibbles live, that makes you want to join in the doodling. From When Berry Met Terry, the second book in Pichon’s Meet the Mubbles graphic novel series for 6+. Macmillan 25 September @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 9d

Giving an illustrated talk about local and national hero Samuel Plimsoll in Folkestone for the New Folkestone Society on 25th October, 2pm. Details on this poster. @littlebrown.bsky.social #Folkestone #merchantshipping #socialhistory #plimsollmark #plimsolls #safetyatsea #lotsofpictures #teaandcakes

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 9d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Tom de Freston. Multimedia illustration to Timon of Athens. Fragmented shapes and fierce lines capture the tone. One of 8 artists for 8 plays in a new volume of Michael Morpurgo’s retellings: More Tales From Shakespeare. HarperCollins 25 Sept @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 10d

My piece in the Sunday Times about two early Raymond Briggs stories republished in one volume and the shaming incident which inspired them. @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

The delinquent childhood of Raymond Briggs, genius storyteller

The Strange House includes two early, rediscovered tales by the author of The Snowman

www.thetimes.com

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 10d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by ‘artivist’ Nikkolas Smith from The History of We, his picturebook about the origins of humanity and our creativity. Sumptuous image of a crowd of gentle faces made with lavish paint on canvas. Rock the Boat 25 September. @4nikkolas.bsky.social @rocktheboat5.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 11d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Chen Jiang Hong, who studied in Beijing and Paris, from his picturebook Dragon Flower translated by Alyson Waters. About a child’s quest to heal her mother. Hand-made, calligraphic brushstrokes create a rich, textured backdrop for figures drawn in ink. NYRB Kids 16 Sept.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 12d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Lucy Rose from Comeback Creatures, about animals that were thought to be extinct but have reappeared. Scrupulous observation of creatures and foliage combined with pattern, light in dark and decorative composition. Text by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe. Wide Eyed Editions 25 Sept.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay from his picturebook The Long Walk by Petr Horacek, about a gnome who walks around the world through all weathers & landscapes - a metaphor for a life well spent. Lovely handmade spread in a book that uses watercolour, pencil, collage, crayon, gouache. Ragged Bears 25 Sept.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13d

My article from the Sept issue of online children's books mag Books for Keeps:
"Shirley Hughes once talked to me about depth in children’s illustration. She was a great admirer of Edward Ardizzone because you could ‘walk into’ his pictures in your imagination..." booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/pict...

Picture This: Deep Thoughts – Books For Keeps

booksforkeeps.co.uk

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13d

I'm so glad you like it. I think it is a remarkable book.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 14d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Joana Casals. Half a spread about noises in a kitchen, from This Book Is Too Quiet!, an original picturebook about sounds written by Cristina Cubells (you add the noise). Crisp, comic, inventive graphic illustration. What On Earth! Books 18 Sept. @whatonearth.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 15d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Northern Irish illustrator Barry Falls from A Wild Child’s Guide to Nature at Night by Dara McAnulty. A surreal, vividly lit and magical image of a child in bed outside, beside mountains and water and under an expanse of stars. Macmillan 18 Sept @panmacmillan.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 16d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Marianne Ferrer, Venezuelan-born illustrator living in Canada. Rich watercolour tones from Brown Girl in the Snow by Yolanda T Marshall, about a girl who misses the plants that grew in the country she has moved from. Greystone Kids 16 Sept. @marianneferrer.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 17d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Ewa Beniak-Haremska. Excellent use of black-and-white drawings in a novel. From The Feathered Book by Charlie Nutbrown, an elegant cosy crime novel about aspiring detective Monty the Fox and the theft of a book. Everything With Words 11 Sept. @charlienutbrown.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 18d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay. A search-and-find book reduced to its essence. Mr Search and Mrs Find by CSIL, who is an illustrator and graphic designer from the Ardennes in France. This holiday-themed spread (part shown) mixes and matches recurrent squares. Post Wave 18 Sept. @postwavebooks.bsky.social

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