Beautifully illustrated survey of Australian Gnomes & from where they originated. Ingpen is a recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.
Robert Ingpen Boeken
Robert Ingpen is een vooraanstaand Australisch kunstenaar wiens creatieve output zich uitstrekt buiten kinderliteratuur. Zijn illustraties en geschriften verkennen een breed scala aan onderwerpen, van geschiedenis en milieubehoud tot gezondheid. Ingpens kenmerkende stijl is duidelijk in zijn vermogen om klassieke werken tot leven te brengen, waarbij hij personages vaak verankert in hedendaagse contexten. Zijn artistieke invloed is ook zichtbaar in zijn grafisch ontwerpwerk, dat postzegelontwerpen en openbare kunstinstallaties omvat.






The jungle books
- 336bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.
The Magic Bookcase
- 32bladzijden
- 2 uur lezen
World-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen begins his magical journey through the world of classic children's stories with a mural he worked on for years, inspired by the great storybook characters.
Robert Ingpen's astonishing creative vision, expressed in well over 100 books, has enchanted countless families around the world. Like a keeper of our collective imagination, he has led us on wide-ranging 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 scenes of his own invention and the more real but no less captivating scenery of his beloved Australia. Wonderlands is a glorious celebration of Robert Ingpen's work as an illustrator and storyteller, told through his own illustrator's notes, original sketches and abundant illustrations from his award-winning publications - and revealing the places, stories and people that inspired him along the way.
Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places
- 256bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Treasure Island
- 184bladzijden
- 7 uur lezen
The story grew out of a map that led to imaginary treasure, devised during a holiday in Scotland by Stevenson and his nephew. The tale is told by an adventurous boy, Jim Hawkins, who gets hold of treasure map and sets off with an adult crew in search of the buried treasure. Among the crew, however, is the treacherous Long John Silver who is determined to keep the treasure for himself.Stevenson's first full-length work of fiction brought him immediate fame and continues to captivate readers of all ages.
If You Wish
- 32bladzijden
- 2 uur lezen
There’s a story inside every story, and a book inside every book. Every time you read you can find something new. But that only happens if you wish . . . This marvelous fantasy, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed Robert Ingpen, will have children re-reading their favorite stories and daring to travel inside the pictures as they discover that books are for more than just reading.
The Stolen White Elephant - First Edition
- 54bladzijden
- 2 uur lezen
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
The Hammerhead Light
- 127bladzijden
- 5 uur lezen
New edition of the award-winning author's adventure story about a lighthouse keeper and a young girl who are united in an attempt to save a threatened lighthouse. First published in 1976.
Gute Träume, böse Träume, wer möchte nicht gerne wissen, wo all die Traumgestalten herkommen und hingehen? Robert Ingpen erzählt seiner Enkelin in fantasievollen Bildern und Worten die wahre Geschichte über den Traumfänger. Gemeinsam mit seinen Gehilfen und seiner Schwester fängt er jede Nacht die bösen Traumgestalten mit Hilfe von Zaubertränken und Tinkturen, Fallen und Netzen und bringt sie zum großen alten Traumbaum, wo sie sicher aufbewahrt werden.

