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Jan Pieńkowski

    August 8, 1936 – February 19, 2022

    Jan Pieńkowski was a Polish-born British author and illustrator of children's books. His work is characterized by its use of bold colors and dramatic forms that bring stories to life for young readers. He became particularly renowned for his pop-up books, which employ intricate mechanics to create engaging three-dimensional scenes. Pieńkowski's approach to illustration often blends a theatrical sensibility with a playful visual aesthetic, offering readers a unique and immersive experience.

    The Thousand Nights and One Night
    Meg's Castle
    Meg's Eggs
    The Kingdom Under the Sea
    A Necklace of Raindrops
    Meg and Mog
    • Meg the witch and Mog her cat go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches. The spell they cast goes off with a BANG.

      Meg and Mog
    • A Necklace of Raindrops

      • 108 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      4.4(127)Add rating

      " The cat sat on the mat. Lots of cats do that, everybody knows. And nothing strange comes of it. But once a cat sat on a mat and something strange did come of it. In Joan Aiken s classic story collection, the strange often happens, and with fantastic consequences... Characters spring out of their books and chase around the room, cats grow bigger than elephants, and houses on legs lay eggs. Buses live on clouds, patchwork quilts become flying carpets, and pies float away when they have a corner of sky baked into them The magical meets the everyday in these much-loved modern fairytales, now in a beautiful new edition with Jan Pienkowski s original silhouette illustrations."

      A Necklace of Raindrops
    • A wonderful new reissued edition of the classic Joan Aiken short story collection illustrated with Jan Pienkowski's iconic silhouettes. These East European fairytales have it all: drama, magic, heroes, fairies, dragons, mermaids, adventure, bravery and beauty...

      The Kingdom Under the Sea
    • While casting a spell to produce something for supper, Meg the witch creates three eggs that hatch dinosaurs.

      Meg's Eggs
    • Meg the witch and her friends spend the night in a castle where they meet an unfriendly ghost and two knights.

      Meg's Castle
    • The Thousand Nights and One Night

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      4.1(26)Add rating

      Alternate cover edition for 9780141382883Welcome to an ancient world of enchantment and adventure where animals talk, genies grant wishes and sorcerers and sultans rub shoulders with men. Based on the original nineteenth-century English translation by Sir Richard Burton, David Walser retells these fantastic tales with a flourish of magic. Jan Pie kowski's exquisite silhouettes on stunning colour bring the stories vivdly to life, with silver ink printing throughout making this a truly sumptuous production of one of the oldest and best-loved story collections.

      The Thousand Nights and One Night
    • Meg's Car

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Meg, Mog and Owl try to go on a picnic in a car conjured up by Meg.

      Meg's Car
    • Mog is locked up in a cage after the zoo-keepers mistake him for an escaped tiger.

      Mog at the Zoo
    • Numbers

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A timeless, colourful picture book to introduce a simple concept to young children. Combining simple text with bold, colourful illustrations, this classic book is ideal for introducing nursery children to the concept of numbers.

      Numbers
    • Meg, Mog and Owl are back in a wonderful outdoor adventure. The three head off in a canoe for an exciting hunting trip but it doesn't take long for things to start going wrong. First, they forget to tie up the canoe, then they can't find anything to eat and finally disaster looms when they can't light a fire. Meg resorts to using one of her trusty spells, managing to conjure up a charming Chinese dragon who lights their fire, provides something to eat and flies them all safely home.

      Meg up the Creek