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Quixote1818

(31,158 posts) Sat Nov 20, 2021, 11:07 PM Nov 2021

My latest title. Animal version of The Night Before Christmas

Merry Christmas from Santa Paws! https://www.amazon.com/Night-Before-Christmas-Stephen-Richardson/dp/1736456504?fbclid=IwAR2sySwOh-YgKOR5Jl52oRgt9vJ5J8iDqjqMZxEdQnL5378Wvg0tCCqVzUo

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My latest title. Animal version of The Night Before Christmas (Original Post) Quixote1818 Nov 2021 OP

Great illustrations! Did you do them or the rewrite? sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #1

The rewrite. The illustrator is from the UK. Quixote1818 Nov 2021 #2

He's my idea of an illustrator! I wish I had a grandchild to give sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #3

Not yet. My book Paisley Rabbit was his first book Quixote1818 Nov 2021 #4

'Wind in the Willows' is my favorite childhood book. I guess fantasy sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #5

That looks WONDERFUL! Bayard Nov 2021 #6

Fantastic tale PATRICK Dec 2021 #7

sinkingfeeling

(58,053 posts)

1. Great illustrations! Did you do them or the rewrite?

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 11:37 PM

Nov 2021

Quixote1818

(31,158 posts)

2. The rewrite. The illustrator is from the UK.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 11:57 PM

Nov 2021

Chris Dunn: https://www.chris-dunn.co.uk/

He did the illustrations for another book I did: https://www.amazon.com/Paisley-Treehouse-Contest-Stephen-Richardson/dp/1736456512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QN87CANFW7RI&keywords=paisley+rabbit+and+the+treehouse+contest&qid=1637467025&qsid=145-3952160-2196665&sprefix=paisley+rabbit%2Cstripbooks%2C231&sr=8-1&sres=1736456512%2CB079NH9LDV%2C1736456504%2C0978642244%2CB07PX3WW5N%2C1659203864%2CB083JZRCSS%2CB009AW5HMU%2CB08STDBZ5G%2CB074JLL5KS%2CB0858DCC6P%2CB01IRM5U84%2CB08LQ3WK2N%2CB08NFC2GSR%2CB07XG6VSFM%2CB09GP5G46N&srpt=ABIS_BOOK

sinkingfeeling

(58,053 posts)

3. He's my idea of an illustrator! I wish I had a grandchild to give

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:02 AM

Nov 2021

your books. Looks like they would be wonderful Christmas gifts.

Did he ever illustrate for Brian Jacques on his 'Redwall' series?

Quixote1818

(31,158 posts)

4. Not yet. My book Paisley Rabbit was his first book

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:04 AM

Nov 2021

He was only doing gallery work until I approached him after seeing some of his work on a Facebook page. He has now done a lot of Wind In The Willows stuff though for several publishers. I want to do an animal version of A Christmas Carol with him.

I believe another illustrator I have worked with has done a bit of Redwall. Larry MacDougall: http://mythwood.blogspot.com/2011/03/mice.html

He did Gwelf which is a lot like Redwall:

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sinkingfeeling

(58,053 posts)

5. 'Wind in the Willows' is my favorite childhood book. I guess fantasy

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:25 AM

Nov 2021

worlds with animal characters are my thing. I owned 16 books of the Redwall series until I sold my estate last year. I kept my copy of 'Wind in the Willows'.

Bayard

(30,300 posts)

6. That looks WONDERFUL!

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:35 AM

Nov 2021

I may have to order for my baby great niece.

So much talent on DU!

PATRICK

(12,417 posts)

7. Fantastic tale

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:46 PM

Dec 2021

Wonderful pictures!

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