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Peter Pan and Wendy

Peter Pan and Wendy

by Sir J. M. Barrie and Robert Ingpen
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/11/2017

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A brand-new picture book edition of Peter Pan and Wendy, written by JM Barrie and illustrated by award-winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen, for young children.

JM Barrie’s classic tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up is retold here in abridged form so children can read it independently as well as enjoy listening to it as a bedtime story. Award-winning artist Robert Ingpen’s beautiful illustrations breathe new life into this most famous of modern fairy stories.

  • Includes a 10,000-word adapted text of this enduring classic.
  • Over 50 among the best original illustrations of Robert Ingpen from the Classics edition.
  • When Peter Pan flies in through the Darling children's nursery in search of his shadow, the scene is set for a classic tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults for over one hundred years.
ISBN:
9781760650254
9781760650254
Category:
Picture books
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-11-2017
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
64
Dimensions (mm):
267x224x14mm
Weight:
0.56kg
Robert Ingpen

Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Victoria, and educated at Geelong College. He still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. In 1968 he began work as freelance designer, illustrator and author. Robert has written and/or illustrated more than 100 published books. These include children's picture books and fictional stories for all ages. His nonfiction books mostly relate to history, conservation, environment and health issues. His many books on Australian life include Pioneers of Wool (1972), Marking Time (1979), Aussie Battlers (1982, with Michael Page), and Imprints of Generations (2006).

In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and, in 1989, he was awarded the Dromkeen Medal, also for his contribution to children’s literature. In 2007 he received an Order of Australia for service to literature.

More recently he has illustrated the acclaimed series of classics that began with Peter Pan and Wendy (2004) followed by Treasure Island, The Jungle Book, Wind in the Willows, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Tom Sawyer, The Secret Garden, The Wizard of Oz, Around the World in Eighty Days, and Just So Stories (2013). The series continues to be published in many editions worldwide.

Thirty years ago Robert Ingpen illustrated an edition of Banjo Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow. That work led him to want to look more deeply into the legend of Clancy to explain his belief that the shearer-drover-battler of the bush never was real but thankfully survives to nourish and encourage our imagination. In Looking for Clancy, Robert has turned back to Paterson's times when Clancy was created and has travelled outback to find ‘the Overflow' and other places.

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