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Book Reviews: Three New Picture Books
A notorious witch, some butterflies, and a fantail that can't stay still. Reviewer Holly Walker enjoys a trip down memory lane with...


THE SAMPLING: Secret World of Butterflies
We are very pleased to have permission to publish the first three spreads of the Giselle Clarkson-illustrated picture book, Secret World...


The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 14
How can we describe the theme of this month's comic by Giselle Clarkson? Two words: Bird. Arms. GISELLE CLARKSON Giselle Clarkson is a...


The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 13
Our illustrator, Giselle Clarkson, puts on her Investigative Scientist hat to take a deeper look into the physics within a Roald Dahl...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 12
Our illustrator looks into the notion that children's book writers and illustrators are all eccentric. Is there any truth in it? And...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 11
Poor Giselle. Our illustrator recently decided to look into the story behind another intriguing classic children's book (remember what...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 10
Our beloved illustrator Giselle Clarkson has fallen in love again... with another book! Scroll down to see her brilliant review of...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 9
Our biscuit & bird illustrator Giselle Clarkson has taken on her first *current* book review! Scroll down to get a brilliant perspective...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 8
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson not only features in the brand new Annual 2, she also has epiphanies in the shower. GISELLE CLARKSON...


Review: Annual 2, a Sophomore Success
The first Annual (Gecko Press) was one of the highlights of the Christmas offer in 2016. So it was with shaky hands and much excitement...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 7
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson has been thinking very hard about the classic Little Golden Book, Kathryn Jackson and Gustaf Tenggren's...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 6
Illustrator Giselle Clarkson shows us how books can be read differently each time ... and why sometimes this is advised. GISELLE CLARKSON...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 5
One of the lessons of childhood is that not everything has a happy ending. Or a tidy ending. Or an ending that can be understood ......

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 4
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson continues her attempts to cling to childhood innocence. This time, she delves into the deep, dark depths...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 3
This month, our illustrator takes on generational politics and the housing crisis, and comes up with a viable scapegoat ... GISELLE...
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