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Guy Parker-Rees

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Illustrator of books including Giraffes Can't Dance - author of Dylan books (now on TV as Dylan's Playtime Adventures). MycologistπŸ„β€πŸŸ«. Would rather be an elephant.

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Old oak tree. Working out colour palette for my latest picture book - #wip #oaktree

28.03.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I didn’t even know there was an International Day of Happiness. But apparently there is -so wishing everyone a very happy one! #thechimpanzeeshappytree #internationaldayofhappiness

21.03.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Katherine Rundell Β· Why children’s books? Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...

I loved the brilliant series on radio 4 by #KatherineRundell about how essential children's books are- 'children's books are not a luxury.'
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
#kidlit #childrensbooks #readingforpleasure

14.02.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK copyright law consultation β€˜fixed’ in favour of AI firms, peer says Exclusive: Beeban Kidron says plans will lead to β€˜wholesale’ transfer of wealth from creative industries to tech sector

Urgent! We're seeing the transfer of wealth from the creative industries to the tech sector! #ai
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

11.02.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A great post - essential reading!

10.02.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought I would post some drawings by children from past school visits - because I just love the freshness of children's drawings and they fill me with joy!

06.02.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is lovely.

#writers #amwriting πŸ’™πŸ“š

(I still treasure my 'necessary bewilderment'.)

01.02.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vive l'amour! πŸ’‹ #GiraffesCantDance #ValentinesDay

28.01.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup

28.01.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tag yourself, I'm green

28.01.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 1
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'Lucky the Dog' is out today! It's the last collection in a series of ten stories I illustrated set on 'Farms for City Children' -special farms run by a charity set up by Michael Morpurgo and his wife Claire in 1976 offering groups of inner city children a magical week away on the farm.
#kidlit

15.01.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes- will do Sharon!

30.12.2024 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to see #giraffescantdance in top 5 most borrowed children's fiction loans in Hampshire!

10.12.2024 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank youπŸ¦’πŸ™

30.11.2024 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to hear that 'Dylan's Playtime Adventures' is one of three shortlisted for the prestigious Kidsceen Award Best New Series (Preschool) all down to the incredible work of 9Story Media Group and Brown Bag films #dylansplaytimeadventures

28.11.2024 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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From 'Every Little Hippo Can' 🦩

20.11.2024 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for doing this Abie - if you do, can you add me to list for online visits ? Thanks x

18.11.2024 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I do, too!

18.11.2024 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's not πŸŽ„ChristmasπŸŽ„ again already is it!
Get in the mood by singing along with this fun Jingle Bells stocking filler. I see it as a song in a panto performed by the cast of #GiraffesCantDance
πŸ¦’ #picturebook #kidlitart #Christmasbook #Christmas #picturebookart

18.11.2024 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Marianne- I'm very new to this brave new world of Bluesky but would be honoured to be included- thank you

17.11.2024 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Bluesky people! Looking forward to connecting with you, sharing this kinder space and building a kinder world. Here's my illustration from the book 'Kind' by Alison Green #kindbook #picturebooks

17.11.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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