Charles Dickens

Robert Ingpen

Christmas Carol

Robert Louis Stevenson

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, Jim Hawkins and his innkeeper mother find a treasure map that leads to a pirate's fortune.

Treasure Island

Michael Lawrence

The Poppykettle is an Edward-Lear-like vessel in which five fingersize creatures, last survivors of their kind, set sail for a haven where people of sensible size can find a true place.

The Poppykettle Papers

A celebration of books, storytelling, and reading from one of the greatest living children's book creators Somewhere in the place between being awake and asleep lives the Dreamkeeper who uses tricks and traps to lure and capture the creatures of our dreams before they can escape to reality. Presented as a letter to his granddaughter, Robert Ingpen's breathtakingly detailed illustrations are infused with the magic of dreams

The Dream Keeper

Beatrice Phillpotts

In a new small format, this highly illustrated, enchanting journey through the history and traditions of wizardry takes readers from Merlin to Gandalf, and offers practical spells to try The story of magic and its famous practitioners is told in this enchanting compendium of magical lore. It explores the secrets of ancient sorcerers, the practices of medieval alchemists, and the rituals of modern magicians; and it reveals how lucky talismans work, suggests tools for successful spell-casting, and resolves the riddles that surround sacred sites and ceremonial magic. Along the way it introduces the most remarkable wizards in history and fiction, from the evil sorceress Circe to Professor Dumbledore. Specially commissioned paintings by Robert Ingpen, as well as works by artists such as Bosch and Goya, Arthur Rackham's atmospheric book illustrations, medieval woodcuts, and extraordinary engravings of arcana are all featured. Beautifully bound with specially padded covers, this is the perfect gift for fantasy fans and budding alchemists young and old.

The Wizard's Book of Spells

Step into Robert Ingpen's magical world with this book of wonderful images that have made Robert a worldwide household name for children's illustration. Here you will find his own autobiographical tales, illustrator's notes, original sketches and illustrations from his award-winning publications. Robert leads us on his journeys into the wondrous landscapes of the classics he has so famously illustrated (Neverland, the Riverbank, Oz and Alice's Wonderland) as well as into the magical landscapes of his own imagination and the more real but no less magical scenery of his own beloved Australia, and reveals the places, stories and people that inspired him along the way. Robert's astonishing creative vision has breathed life into more than one hundred books and delighted countless children around the world throughout his remarkable career as an illustrator. Wonderlands is a fitting celebration of Robert Ingpen's work as a master illustrator and storyteller. 'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' - Michael Morpurgo 'Every brush-stroke of his beautifully conceivedillustrations is a tribute to what is going on in the story.' - Books For Keeps Wonderlands and the wonderful art of Robert Ingpen has been featured on ABC TV and here on the ABC website. Also reviewed in The Guardian

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