illustrator Blog Posts

Books we give, books we get
February 14th is International Book Giving Day, a worldwide event that celebrates books.
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Meet the illustrator: Simone Manfrini
How do you illustrate a famous classic? What are the first steps you take in this exciting process?
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Meet the illustrator: Manuela Scarfò
What is it like to bring a character to life? How do you start working on a picture book for children? What inspires an illustrator?
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Meet the illustrator: Sara Menetti
What is it like to illustrate classic literature? How does an artist approach famous novels like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility?
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Hooked on Books: Illustrating the Classics with Viola Niccolai
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Hooked on Books: Michele Rocchetti on bringing illustration and literature into the language class
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Meet the illustrator: Catty Flores
What is it like to illustrate fairy tales, children's stories and classics? We chatted with Catty Flores, illustrator of much-loved children's books and readers.
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Meet three illustrators: Andrea Alemanno, Mario Onnis and Michele Rocchetti
Three illustrators, three distinctive visual styles and three different ways of looking at the world.
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Meet the illustrator: Cristiano Lissoni
When you look at readers illustrated by Cristiano Lissoni, you find yourself in an exciting, colourful world full of adventure.
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Mystery at the Mill: Projects and interview
Mystery at the Mill (Blue Readers Fiction, Level 5) takes you on an adventure in space and time, and it also raises some important issues in our society that your students will care about, too.
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Meet the illustrator Lorenzo Sabbatini
There is a growing number of picture books, graphic novels and beautifully illustrated readers available in the English language teaching world.
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