| RRP: |
£4.99 (incl. VAT) |
| ISBN: |
978 1 873329 03 0 |
| Format: |
160 x 120 mm |
| Pictures: |
Up to 100 colour and 350 vignettes |
| Binding: |
Hardback |
| Extent: |
128 pages |
| Rights: |
All available except UK and US
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| Edition: |
2nd |
A girl sits at her writing desk, ink-well open, pen poised. In one simple image, reproduced on the front cover, Kate Greenaway perfectly captured the pleasure of sending and receiving letters. Born in London in 1846, Kate Greenaway became one of the best loved children’s illustrators of all time.
The Address Book is one of a range of charming stationery books, decorated with cameos of the finest of Kate Greenaway’s work. Beautiful and practical, produced on high-quality art paper with ample space for writing, the books contain rare Kate Greenaway illustrations discovered by a private collector. The books are perfect gifts for anyone who appreciates Kate Greenaway’s vision of innocent enjoyment and beauty.
Six pages for most letters of the alphabet, beginning with a full-page picture, and three five-line entries per page.
Kate Greenaway was born in London in 1846. By the time of her death in 1901, she was a successful and world-renowned book illustrator, admired by contemporaries such as John Ruskin. Her illustrations depict scenes from the mid-19th century and convey her nostalgic love of childhood, home life and rural tranquillity. Her work remains popular today and is commemorated by the Kate Greenaway Medal, awarded annually to a children’s illustrator for distinguished work.
The Kate Greenaway Collection is a range of charming stationery books, decorated with cameos of the finest of Kate Greenaway’s work. Beautiful and practical, produced on high-quality art paper with ample space for writing, the books contain rare Kate Greenaway illustrations discovered by a private collector. The books are perfect gifts for anyone who appreciates Kate Greenaway’s vision of innocent enjoyment and beauty.
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The Kate Greenaway Collection is a range of charming stationery books, decorated with cameos of the finest of Kate Greenaway’s work. Beautiful and practical, produced on high-quality art paper with ample space for writing, the books contain rare Kate Greenaway illustrations discovered by a private collector. The books are perfect gifts for anyone who appreciates Kate Greenaway’s vision of innocent enjoyment and beauty.
In our Wild Escape Competition, Liz Cleere described a trek in the eastern Himalayas to visit a slice of wild India that people rarely see and Helen Moat recounted the magical night she and her young son Jamie spent in the company of glow worms in Britain’s Peak District. Liz Cleere is the winner. 
The judges have announced the 12 poems short-listed in the Ruthless Rhyme competition. All are now published, along with audio readings, profiles of the writers and judges and a selection of rhymes that deserve mention for being creative or ridiculous.
