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Edward Ardizzone
Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900 in Vietnam, and was brought to England by his mother when he was five.  He went to school in Dorset and set up as a freelance artist after inheriting some money from his Italian father. He was also appointed official war artist and travelled to France and the Midle East. He made up stories about ‘Little Tim’ for his three children, inspired by his memories of the sailors at the docks in Ipswich where he spent his childhood.  ‘Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain’ was published just before the war, the first of a series which was to win the first Kate Greenaway medal in 1956. These illustrations are limited edition giclee prints from this series of books. [more...]

Anita Jeram
'Guess how much I love you' is a charming bedtime story written by Sam McBratney and beautifully illustrated by Anita Jeram. Published in 1994, it was shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler award. A million copies were printed in the first year and it has since become an international best seller and has been translated into 27 languages. These collectors edition prints are limited to 495 worldwide and are supplied with a bevel cut mount. [more...]

Babar the elephant
Babar the elephant was created by French author Jean de Brunhoff, based on a story that his wife Cecile made up for their children. Babar  first appeared in 1931 in a book called’ L'Histoire de Babar ‘ about a young aristocratic elephant who left his home in the jungle to live in the big city. Jean de Brunhof published six more stories including 'Le Voyage de Babar' and 'Babar et Les Ballons' before his death in 1937 at the age of 37. Jean's work was continued by his son, Laurent de Brunhoff.  There is a set of  mini prints (240x300mm) and poster size images (600x800mm). [more...]

Betty Bib
Betty Bib is the reknowned fairy scholar who has made it her life’s work to promote fairy welfare and protect this highly endangered species. As an ambassador for PUFF (Promoting Understanding of Fairy Folk) she travels the world giving lectures in fairy appreciation. She is the creation of artist Lesley Buckingham, who has published three books about the species, and lives in Sussex with her cat, Purdey, her illustrator husband Brian, and their two teenage daughters. Comparisons with Cicely M. Barker are unfair as her delicate watercolours and embroideries have a unique style of their own.

Bod
Bod was created by Michael and Joanne Cole for their children Ali and Lo in the early 1960s. Originally published in book form, Bod went on to feature in a series of 13 animated shorts for the BBC in 1974. This set of limited edition giclee prints is hand signed and numbered by Lo Cole on behalf of the Cole estate and are presented in a double mount and with a certificate of authenticity. [more...]

Eric Hil
Eric Hill was born in Holloway, London in 1927.  After leaving the RAF, he worked as an illustrator, art director and graphic designer. When his son Christopher was born in 1976, he made up the story of a mischievous puppy called Spot. His son was fascinated with an advertising flyer he was working on that had a flap hiding a picture, and so the idea for a ‘lift the flap’ book was born. ‘Where’s Spot’ was published in 1980 and immediately became a best seller.  There are now over 150 titles, translated into over 60 languages which have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. These collector’s edition prints are limited to 495 copies and are supplied mounted. [more...]

Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974, and is now a global phenomenon. Her fictional world includes her boyfriend ‘Dear Daniel’ and her twin sister Mimmy. In Japan Hello Kitty is just as popular with young girls and adults alike, and is also popular in America as children’s ambassador for UNICEF since 1983.  These giclee prints follow Kitty from 1974 to the present day and are hand numbered in an edition of 3000 with a certificate of authenticity.
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Lucy art
Inspired by childhood memories, Lucy depicts a make believe world inhabited by fairies, princesses and unicorns. Her imaginative images are created  using watercolour and collage on recycled handmade Indian paper, which are then printed and hand embellished with stars, hearts and glitter. There is also a range of her greetings cards in our cards section. [more...] 

Maisy
Lucy Cousins was born in 1964 and studied art at Brighton Polytechnic, followed by a post graduate degree at The Royal College of Art in London. Her first book, ‘Portly’s Hat’, which she wrote and illustrated as a student was a runner up in the 1988 Macmillan prize and the 1989 Bologna Graphics Prize. The character Maisy was developed while she worked for Walker books. ‘Maisy goes swimming’ and ‘Maisy’s house’ both went on to win awards. Today Lucy lives in Hampshire with her partner and four young children. [more...]

Miffy
Dick Bruna, born in Utrecht in 1927 is one of the Netherlands most famous artists. He is best known for his character Miffy, a little white rabbit drawn with a simplicity of line and bright flat colour, which he created in 1955. His books have sold more than 85 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. This set of six collectors edition prints are presented with a deep bevel cut mount and are limited to 495 worldwide. [more...]

Molly Brett
Molly Brett was born in Surrey in 1912 and studied art at the Press Art School, followed by the Guildford Art School . She started her career illustrating children’s’ weekly papers and annuals, including illustrations for books by Enid Blyton. She worked with The Medici Society, producing greetings cards and postcards. She also wrote several children’s books and appeared on many radio and television programmes. She was a member of the Guildford Art Society from 1947 onwards and died in 1990. [more...] 

Mr Benn
Mr Benn was created in 1967 by writer and illustrator David McKee in the book Mr Benn Red Knight. Mr Benn lives a very ordinary life until one day he is invited to a fancy dress party.  He enters a shop and “as if by magic ... a shopkeeper appeared.”  He tries on a suit of armour and walks out of the changing room into medieval times, the first of many adventures. The BBC commisioned 13x15 minute episodes narrated by Ray Brooks, in which Mr Benn enters the magic costume shop and becomes a spaceman, a hunter, a clown and a cowboy to name but a few. [more...]

Mr men and little miss
These charming hand painted  etchings are taken from the first series of editioned prints released by the Hargreaves family .The series consists of 12 Mr Men and 12 Little Miss prints, published in 2006 in an edition of 500 worldwide. They are displayed in a museum board bevel cut window mount to 200mm x 250mm. [more...]

Mr men bookplates
A set of giclee prints limited to only 200 worldwide, taken from the original artwork used in the making of the books. The images were chosen by Adam Hargreaves, the son of Roger Hargreaves, who has continued his father’s work. [more...]

Paddington Bear
Michael Bond was born in Berkshire in 1926.  After serving in the RAF he began writing short stories and radio plays in 1945. He wrote ‘A bear called Paddington’ in 1958 while working as a cameraman for the BBC and went on to write a whole series that was televised by the BBC from 1976 onwards and has enjoyed enduring success. In 1997 he was awarded an OBE for services to children’s literature. [more...]

Quentin Blake / Roald Dahl
Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s most distinguished illustrators. He was head of the illustration department at the Royal College of Art from 1978 to 1986, and was appointed as the first Children’s Laureate in 1999. He has illustrated over 300 books to date, and first collaborated with Roald Dahl on ‘The Enormous Crocodile’. This series of collector’s editioned prints features illustrations from some of Roald Dahl’s most popular books and includes a museum board double mount. [more...]

Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes was born in 1929 and grew up in West Kirby, a quiet seaside town on the Wirral. She spent her wartime childhood drawing, painting and making up stories with her two sisters. She studied at Liverpool Art School followed by the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. She finally settled in Notting Hill, London and concentrated on book illustration. She has written and illustrated over 50 books and has won the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal twice, and was awarded an OBE in 1999. These prints were released in 2006 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alfie, one of Shirley’s best loved characters. [more...]

Thomas and friends
This set of limited edition etchings features the trains and other characters from the British children’s television series ‘Thomas and Friends’, first broadcast in 1984. The programme was based on ‘The Railway Series’, the classic books written in 1945 by the Rev. W. Awdry for his son Christopher while he had measles. Each print is hand painted and numbered and is limited to only 500 worldwide.[more...]

Trumpton
Gordon Murray toured with a puppet company for many years before becoming a producer with the BBC Children’s Department in the 1950’s.  Using the labour intensive process of stop frame animation, he produced Camberwick Green in 1966, followed by Trumpton in 1967 and Chigley, the final part of the Trumptonshire trilogy in 1969.  All three series have remained firm favourites with both children and adults. [more...]