Perhaps we need to be thinking in terms of promoting reading more than books? I’m definitely in the keep books camp, but it would be great to see smaller numbers and higher quality. After all, the books we have are the ones we love.
Tag: books
Chicken!
It’s been an incredible few months.I’ve been slowly and steadily heading back to doing books full-time and it hasn’t been easy at all. The plan was to return to the days when there were only books and book ideas on my work list. I have a couple of titles to try as ebooks and started…… Continue reading Chicken!
New For July, 2013
Two new Lenny Books; Lenny Goes to School & Where’s Lenny? Available in the UK from July… These two tittles took a little time but came together very well. It’s still thrilling to see your own work in print! K
Pop Up Festival 2012
Ken Wilson-Max takes part as one the group of illustrators and authors at the Pop Up Festival 2912. Pop Up inspires communities through stories. Our far-reaching literature and story-making programme for schools and families impacts on thousands of children and parents. This is followed by a major public celebration bringing communities and families, authors and…… Continue reading Pop Up Festival 2012
Books are too expensive, or so I’ve been told
What can you do? You hear something like, I really love your books but this one is too expensive. Why is so pricey? You explain; all the expertise, time and hours that have gone in to making the book, the production in China, the… You realise that your fan has glazed over, dipped out, you’ve…… Continue reading Books are too expensive, or so I’ve been told
What about other cultures?
I spent time in book shops over the festive season. I realised it is still a better experience than being online. I also noticed the lack of contemporary stories for children about other cultures. Most, if not all publishers have an anthology of folk tales from ‘the world’. Then, most publishers have the obligatory ‘multicultural’ collections, or a…… Continue reading What about other cultures?
The Illustrationist 