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Bfk 272 May 2025
This issue’s cover illustration is from The First Year by Matt Goodfellow, cover illustration by Joe Todd-Stanton. Thanks to Otter-Barry Books for their help with this cover.
Bunny is eagerly anticipating the peace and quiet and the solitude her annual holiday by the sea will provide. The first day with her simple routine goes really well and she celebrates with a hot pre bedtime drink before letting the sound of the waves send her off to slumberland. Next morning though, she receives a horrible surprise in the form of a purple monster that has set up camp right beside her caravan. Throug …
Bunny is eagerly anticipating the peace and quiet and the solitude her annual holiday by the sea will provide. The first day with her simple routine goes really well and she celebrates with a hot pre bedtime drink before letting the sound of the waves send her off to slumberland. Next morning though, she receives a horrible surprise in the form of a purple monster that has set up camp right beside her caravan. Throughout the day, the monster, Bob, keeps distracting Bunny with his various activities, even meditation, and all she wants is for him to go. Then as she’s endeavouring to relax a little, she realises that a storm is brewing. The storm blows Bob’s things all over the place and it’s evident that he’s having a really awful time, so much so thinks Bunny, that he’ll be forced to return home. However, as she watches him look …
Curiosity, a zeal for life and a yearning for past traditions and crafts are common themes which run through much of the work of Olivia Lomenech Gill. This year’s Carnegie Medal for Illustration winner creates art which embraces an impressive array of media and techniques often challenging readers to look and think in ways that are both detailed and deep. Jake Hope interviewed Olivia for Books fo …
View Full InterviewCuriosity, a zeal for life and a yearning for past traditions and crafts are common themes which run through much of the work of Olivia Lomenech Gill. This year’s Carnegie Medal for Illustration winner creates art …
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