Martin Salisbury

Book Author, Reviewer, Article Author

February 18, 2021/in Book Author, Reviewer, Article Author /by bookskeeps

Books Written

100 Great Children’s Picture Books

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Children’s Picturebooks: The art of visual storytelling

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Play Pen: New Children’s Book Illustration

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Illustrating Children’s Books: Creating Pictures for Publication

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Books Reviewed

Meet Wild Boars

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Slam!

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Stan and His Gran

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Oscar’s Half Birthday

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Amos Jellybean Gets it Right

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Mr Beast

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Badly Drawn Dog

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Oscar and Hoo Forever

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When I Grow Up

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Look! Body Language in Art

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Articles Published

The Language of Drawing

Picturebooks: the best art form for something you to have to say

Picturebook Talent: the 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize shortlist

The 2013 Cilip Kate Greenaway Medal: the shortlist

Ten of the Best: Books that Introduce Children to Art

Authorgraph No.173: Ralph Steadman

Visual surprise and innovation? New British picture books

Authorgraph No.158: Simon Bartram

The Macmillan Prize

Authorgraph No.149: Axel Scheffler

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