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Which famous writer goes best with a hot dog? Roll Dahl of course!Laugh yourself silly with Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book, filled with over 400...
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Summary If you’re aged between 7 and 9 and looking for hilarious and addictive kids’ fiction books, we heartily recommend one of the world’s top-s...
View full detailsHilarious and popular kids’ book author Michael Rosen has a fantastic range of books to explore. Specialising in children’s fiction, Michael Rosen ...
View full detailsA fabulous set of seven plays, adapted from the works of Roald Dahl. Have fun reading the scripts aloud to family and friends - make sure you do th...
View full detailsA remarkable collaboration - that brings together giants of the picture book world - to create a funny, anarchic and utterly delightful picture boo...
View full detailsA comic collection of verse from the illustrious pairing of two former Children's Laureates. From the chaos of breakfast and to the calm of bedti...
View full detailsRoald Dahl's much-loved Matilda, now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blake's original illustrations in full colour. Matilda Wormw...
View full detailsA classic, exuberant, rhyming picture book from the much-loved Quentin Blake. Mr Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes ro...
View full detailsThe yucky things your brother does, the annoying things your parents say, the funny things you feel. Michael Rosen knows all about YOU! A much-lo...
View full detailsThe heartbroken widow of a captain drowned at sea discovers a friendly amphibian at her lowest point. But he is no ordinary frog - he's a dancing f...
View full detailsMichael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake's classic Christmas story, now in a brand-new larger gift format - the perfect Christmas gift! ...
View full detailsDirty Beasts is a collection of hilarious animal rhymes from the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!Reissued in the exciting new Roald Dahl branding. ...
View full detailsA true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero David Walliams Life story of Roald Dahl, World's No.1 storyteller, creator of Charlie and the Chocolate ...
View full detailsNew into paperback from highly acclaimed author/illustrator Quentin Blake, an inspiring fable about the power of nature, encouraging children and a...
View full detailsIt's time to meet Roald Dahl's larger-than-life characters as you've never seen them before in this madcap adventure. Focusing on four of Roald's m...
View full detailsCollecting together all ten former Children's Laureates, this beautiful gift anthology is now available in paperback. Quentin Blake - Anne Fine -...
View full detailsA heartbreakingly honest account of a father's grief for his son from the illustrious pairing of two former Children's Laureates. Very occasional...
View full detailsArabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to the Puffin nest!When Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late on...
View full detailsArabel and her notorious pet raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Penguin Random House Children's BooksWhen Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, dri...
View full detailsA BRAND-NEW EDITION, ILLUSTRATED IN GLORIOUS FULL COLOUR BY QUENTIN BLAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME. Billy's mum says he must never go out through the gar...
View full detailsGreetings to you, the lucky finder of this little box - tremendous postcards are inside. From Golden Tickets and giant peaches to thank you, good...
View full detailsTHE WITCHES, Roald Dahl's most scary story for children, in a large format, full colour paperback edition. With Quentin Blake's brilliant line ar...
View full detailsZagazoo is a baby like no other. In this quite exceptional picture book young readers will be delighted by the hilarious and unexpected changes in...
View full detailsAn hilarious classic anthology of moral instruction introduced by Quentin Blake. If you are you prone to telling tales or running away then ignor...
View full details'And if Ferdinand decides to makea chocolate fudge banana cakeWhat do we do? For goodness sake!We ALL JOIN IN!'This book is a rumbustious, rollicki...
View full detailsTwo giants of children's publishing - Dr. Seuss and Quentin Blake - come together for this joyous celebration of life. Part of the styl...
View full detailsOften imitated but never bettered, Quentin Blake is one of the most cherished illustrators in Britain. Blake has written or drawn over five hundred books, alongside exhibitions and public art. He’s best known for his collaboration with Roald Dahl, across books such as The BFG and Revolting Rhymes. You’ll also know his work from The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams, as well as his own writings like Clown.
We have a great selection of Quentin Blake books available here at Books2Door. You may also be interested in other bestselling illustrators, such as Tony Ross and Judith Kerr, or his successors as Children’s Laureate such as Julia Donaldson and Chris Riddell.
Quentin Blake was born in London in 1932. He went to Sidcup Grammar School, did National Service, studied English at Cambridge, attained a postgraduate teaching diploma from the University of London, and took life classes at Chelsea Art School. He taught for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art. Since the 90s, he’s worked as an exhibition curator in London and Paris.
However, Blake has been making his primary living as an illustrator since he was first published in Punch magazine at sixteen. He drew for them for many years, alongside The Spectator and other magazines. His first children’s book was published in 1960 - A Drink of Water by John Yeoman. He’s illustrated books by many authors, including Sylvia Plath, Michael Rosen, and Dr. Seuss, as well as many astonishing books written by himself. He illustrated David Walliams’s debut novel, The Boy in the Dress, and its follow-up Mr Stink.
However, Blake’s most enduring partnership was with Roald Dahl. Their collaboration started with the picture book The Enormous Crocodile in 1979 and lasted even past Dahl’s death in 1990. Blake’s work perfectly complements Dahl’s spiky and fablelike tales, and all of the latest editions come fully furnished with Blake’s illustrations. This includes Dahl’s final 1991 novel Billy and the Minpins, which Blake illustrated in 2017.
Blake has won many prizes across his career, including the Hans Christian Anderson Award for Illustration. He has been knighted by the British, admitted to the Legion d’Honneur by the French, and has received multiple honorary degrees. He became the inaugural Children’s Laureate in 1999, a post created to raise the profile of children’s literature.
Beyond the page, Blake has decorated the walls of many hospitals and caregiving establishments with his art, from mental health support centres to maternity wards. He founded the House of Illustration, a centre that promotes the art of illustration, which Blake feels isn’t given the same amount of attention and respect as other types of visual art.
The Roald Dahl 16 Book Collection is illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. It features all of the classic stories, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to The Witches, Danny The Champion of the World to George’s Marvellous Medicine. This box set is the cornerstone of any kid’s library, and it’s available now at a great value price.
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