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Neil Gaiman Reads His Manifesto on Making Art: Features the 10 Things He Wish He Knew As a Young ArtistFebruary 11, 2019 at 4:00 AM  Tags: Google, Art, Books, College, Life, New York City, Neil Gaiman, Literature, Philadelphia, Hackney, Ursula K Le Guin, Alice, East London, Waterstones, Facebook Twitter, Chris Riddell 149 people like this. Like HITEC Minneapolis Online Registration and Housing Bureau Open; Opening Keynote Session AnnouncedFebruary 7, 2019 at 4:10 PM  Tags: Travel, Minneapolis, HITEC, Minneapolis Convention Center, Chris Riddell 110 people like this. Like Peaky blunders at the Tory party conference – cartoonSeptember 29, 2018 at 1:00 PM Chris Riddell imagines a right royal Brexit bunfight in Birmingham Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, UK News, World news, Culture, Foreign Policy, Television & radio, Peaky Blinders, Article 50, Brexit, Chris Riddell, Birmingham Continue, Conservative conference 2018 46 people like this. Like Theresa May stalked by Thatcher's ghost – cartoonSeptember 2, 2018 at 1:00 AM Chris Riddell on the PM being urged to apologise to the families of three Windrush citizens who died after being wrongly deported Continue reading...Tags: Politics, Africa, Theresa May, Margaret Thatcher, Brexit, Thatcher, Chris Riddell, Windrush, Windrush scandal 3 people like this. Like All behind you, Boris Johnson – cartoonJuly 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM After the foreign secretary’s resignation, Chris Riddell gives his own take on David Low’s famous cartoon of Winston Churchill Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, UK News, World news, Foreign Policy, Boris Johnson, Article 50, Brexit, Chris Riddell, David Low, Winston Churchill Continue After Chequers, soft Brexit is coming home – cartoonJuly 7, 2018 at 1:45 PM Chris Riddell on the ‘rough creature slouching towards Brussels to be born’ Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, UK News, World news, Foreign Policy, World Cup 2018, Brussels, Article 50, Brexit, Chris Riddell 23 people like this. Like Russia's bear necessities – cartoonApril 8, 2018 at 5:00 AM Chris Riddell on a few home truths from the Kremlin Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Russia, UK News, World news, Alexander Litvinenko, Chris Riddell, Kremlin Continue, Sergei Skripal 34 people like this. Like Nigel Farage speaks from the rubbish dump – cartoonJanuary 13, 2018 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on calls for a second referendum and Theresa May’s new green agenda Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Environment, European Union, UK News, Theresa May, Nigel Farage, Article 50, Brexit, Chris Riddell 16 people like this. Like UK: Moz The Monster v Mr Underbed - Marks & ClerkDecember 28, 2017 at 7:40 AM A recent spat between former UK Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell and retail giant John Lewis raised interesting questions around the extent of copyright protection with Riddell claiming that John Lewis' highly anticipated Christmas advert bore a resemblance to his 1986 picture book, Mr Underbed.Tags: UK, John Lewis, News, Chris Riddell, Riddell 5 people like this. Like A treacherous Brexit climb lies ahead - cartoonDecember 9, 2017 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on Theresa May’s EU divorce deal announcement Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Theresa May, Foreign Policy, Jean-claude Juncker, Article 50, David Davis, Brexit, Chris Riddell, Michel Barnier 19 people like this. Like Mr Underbed sells out after John Lewis ad boostNovember 30, 2017 at 10:01 AM New copies of Chris Riddell's Mr Underbed, which he said inspired John Lewis's Christmas ad, go to print.Tags: John Lewis, News, Chris Riddell, Underbed 38 people like this. Like Illustrator Chris Riddell accuses John Lewis over Christmas adNovember 17, 2017 at 6:17 AM Chris Riddell accuses the retail giant of copying one of his characters in its Christmas advert.Tags: UK, John Lewis, News, Chris Riddell 35 people like this. Like Theresa May, teetering on the edge – cartoonSeptember 23, 2017 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on the prime minister’s Brexit speech in Florence Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, UK News, Theresa May, Foreign Policy, Article 50, Brexit, Chris Riddell, Florence Continue 33 people like this. Like Books for the beach – cartoonJuly 22, 2017 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on some essential political reading for the summer recess Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Theresa May, Michael Gove, Article 50, David Davis, Chris Riddell, EU referendum and Brexit 27 people like this. Like 10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Marketing EffortsJune 3, 2017 at 12:00 PM  Tags: Sales, Chris Riddell, Marketing Tips, Ivan Widjaya, Benjamin Brandall, Gary Shouldis, Shayla Price, Rick Verbanas, Workopolis, Cameron Conaway, Jake Lester, Nicole Letendre, Cori Ramos 150 people like this. Like The demons that haunt Theresa May's dreams – cartoonMarch 18, 2017 at 8:05 PM Chris Riddell on the mounting pressures facing the prime minister Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Budget, Education, Scotland, David Cameron, Conservatives, UK News, Theresa May, Education policy, Chris Riddell, Brexit Britain 20 people like this. Like Children's Laureate Chris Riddell up for book prizeMarch 16, 2017 at 7:35 PM Children's Laureate Chris Riddell could win the Kate Greenaway illustration medal for a fourth time.Tags: News, Chris Riddell, Kate Greenaway 1 people like this. Like New Year CartoonsJanuary 2, 2017 at 5:07 AM Tags: Holidays, Linguistics, Cartoons, Chris Riddell, Jeffrey Hill, Father Time 103 people like this. Like Brexit: the Richmond Park mouse roars – cartoonDecember 3, 2016 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on the Zac Goldsmith’s spectacular defeat Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, UK News, Liberal Democrats, Zac Goldsmith, Chris Riddell, Richmond Park 3 people like this. Like Glorious Gift BooksNovember 29, 2016 at 12:50 AM Exceptional children’s gift books for Christmas this year include Annual, edited by Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris (Gecko Press). It’s a treasure book in the vein of an old-style yearly annual, here packaged in the highest quality hardback form as a sumptuous possible Christmas present and absorbing holiday read. The editors have excelled in […]
The post Glorious Gift Books appeared first on Boomerang Books Blog.Tags: Books, Neil Gaiman, Annual, Chris Riddell, Book Reviews - Childrens and Young Adult, Joy Lawn 12 people like this. Like Stand up for the arts in schools, say children’s laureatesJune 25, 2016 at 7:07 PM Observer cartoonist explains the need for action by writers and illustrators for childrenChildren’s fiction sections of bookshelves are stalked by imaginary giants and superheroes. But these books have also given Britain a succession of real-life literary giants, from Lewis Carroll to Roald Dahl.Now a group of leading modern-day titans of the field, the eight former children’s laureates, have joined forces with the current holder of the post, Chris Riddell, to create one formidable force. Contin...Tags: Books, Politics, Education, Roald Dahl, UK News, Britain, Education policy, Children and teenagers, Lewis Carroll, Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell 41 people like this. Like Chris Riddell wins the Kate Greenaway medal with The Sleeper and the SpindleJune 20, 2016 at 7:55 AM Chris Riddell is the first triple winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway medal for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman’s retelling of Sleeping Beauty. We talk to him about how it feels to win and his love for Gaiman and librariesSarah Crossan wins Carnegie medal 2016 with OneAll hail Chris Riddell, who has become the first ever illustrator to win the CILIP Kate Greenaway medal three times, for his illustrations of Neil Gaiman’s retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, The Sleeper and the Spindle (p...Tags: Books, Neil Gaiman, Culture, Illustration, Art and design, Awards and prizes, Libraries, Children and teenagers, Children's Books: 7 And Under, Children's Books: 8-12 Years, Teen books, Children's Laureate, Carnegie, Chris Riddell, Gaiman, Crossan 41 people like this. Like Children’s authors’ debt to JK Rowling: ‘She brought back storytelling’June 5, 2016 at 5:00 AM As Harry Potter and the Cursed Child hits the West End, five writers reveal how Rowling changed their field• JK Rowling: ‘Harry Potter’s world is always in my head’Author of the Inkheart Trilogy Continue reading...Tags: Books, Fiction, Culture, Children and teenagers, Harry Potter, Jk Rowling, Children's Books: 8-12 Years, Frank Cottrell Boyce, West End, Rowling, Chris Riddell, Frances Hardinge 5 people like this. Like Ambition, thy name is Boris JohnsonJune 4, 2016 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on the true aims of the former London mayor’s Brexit campaign Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, London, David Cameron, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Immigration and asylum, Eu Referendum, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Chris Riddell 44 people like this. Like David Cameron's referendum nightmareMay 28, 2016 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on alooming crisis for the prime minister Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, Media, David Cameron, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Newspapers & magazines, Immigration and asylum, Eu Referendum, Chris Riddell 39 people like this. Like Lifeboat: children's illustrators raise money for refugees – in picturesMay 27, 2016 at 7:20 AM Emily Gravett on how she garnered the support of her fellow children’s books illustrators from Chris Riddell to Axel Scheffler to raise money for The School Bus ProjectAll of the illustrations in this gallery (and more) will be up for auction from June 1 -17 2016• Also read The Day The War Came by Nicola Davies and join the #3000chairs campaign Continue reading...Tags: Books, Design, Culture, Illustration, Art and design, Refugees, Children and teenagers, Children's Books: 7 And Under, Emily Gravett, Chris Riddell, Axel Scheffler, Nicola Davies 13 people like this. Like Europe devours one of her childrenMay 21, 2016 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on the issue that is tearing apart the Tory party Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, European Union, Conservatives, UK News, Eu Referendum, Francisco De Goya, Chris Riddell 15 people like this. Like The Tory civil war over EuropeMay 14, 2016 at 7:05 PM Chris Riddell on the EU referendum debate Continue reading...Tags: Europe, Politics, David Cameron, Eu, Conservatives, UK News, Eu Referendum, Boris Johnson, Chris Riddell 4 people like this. Like Illustrator Chris Riddell attacks school tests with 'Sats beasties' drawingsMay 13, 2016 at 3:10 PM Children’s laureate and political cartoonist draws series of ‘grammar monsters’ in response to warnings that current system is bad for childrenThe children’s laureate Chris Riddell has waded into the row over the value of Sats with a series of surreal sketches.Riddell, an illustrator and political cartoonist who was appointed children’s laureate last year, has sketched a series of what he calls “Sats beasties” in response to warnings by authors and parents that the current system of testing prim...Tags: Books, Education, Children, UK News, Schools, Chris Riddell, Riddell, SATS 37 people like this. Like CLPE children's poetry award shortlist 2016 announced – in picturesMay 12, 2016 at 2:15 PM Conjoined twins, Trinidadian ghouls and cuddles from Michael Rosen, find out more about the books and poets shortlisted for this year’s CLiPPA Continue reading...Tags: Books, Culture, Awards and prizes, Children and teenagers, Children's Books: 7 And Under, Children's Books: 8-12 Years, Poetry (children and teens), Literacy, Michael Rosen, Chris Riddell, English and creative writing 47 people like this. Like |
