Cosy Moments with Teddy Bear
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from the gift edition of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory illustrated by Quentin Blake and with design and typography by Peter Campbell. The successful collaboration between Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake has played an important part in the popularity of Dahl’s work over the last fifteen years. Blake’s unmistakable artwork truly complements Dahl’s writing. His economical, amiable, illustrative style balances out Dahl’s often expansive language. And the liveliness, humour and pathos of the drawings offer a softer side to Dahl’s sometimes gloriously grotesque, sometimes cruel descriptions of his characters.
Thanks to Penguin Children’s Books for their help in producing this July cover which commemorates the thirty years anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s first UK publication.
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Cosy Moments with Teddy Bear
I recently visited an infants school during their OFSTED week to find a wonderful teacher in the middle of her pre-planning for a book project on teddies. I lost track counting the number of different teddy titles on classroom display, but in a congested arena McQuade's illustrations deserve special mention. The book is first and foremost a collection of quite beautiful paintings of special moments in teddy's day: in bed with cat, wrapped in a fluffy towel, watching the sunset and more besides. Rarely can an artist have so deftly evoked a living, breathing teddy - just look at the eyes! The recto pictures are complemented by a thoughtful verso text: simple, bold words for the very young reader at the top of the page, with a slightly longer text below. My own two-year-old has demanded Cosy Moments every evening for a month now - and he at least shows no signs of wilting!
