Colin Hawkins
Autore di Jen the Hen
Sull'Autore
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Serie
Opere di Colin Hawkins
The Dance of the Dinosaurs 2 copie
Storie di mostri e fantasmi 1 copia
Ufot 1 copia
Popi vai Dormi 1 copia
The Granny Book (Picture Lions) 1 copia
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1945
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di residenza
- England (birth)
- Istruzione
- Blackpool Art School
- Attività lavorative
- illustrator
teacher (art) - Relazioni
- Hawkins, Jacqui (wife)
- Breve biografia
- He collaborates extensively with his wife, Jacqui Hawkins.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 142
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 3,077
- Popolarità
- #8,298
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 32
- ISBN
- 416
- Lingue
- 12
First published in 1981, Witches is one of a number of picture-book guides from this husband-and-wife team to explore the world of different fascinating figures, including Spooks, Monsters, Vampires and Pirates. I was drawn to it because witchy picture-books and early readers are a pet project of mine, and because I enjoyed the Hawkins' subsequent Wizzie Witch (1999), which also offers a catalogue/guide to the witchy lifestyle. It's a shame I didn't encounter this as a child - it was definitely around when I was a girl - because I suspect that I would have greatly enjoyed poring over it, looking at all of the humorous illustrations, appreciating all the little jokes that are included. The text itself is quite interesting, not just for its entertaining mixture of humor and witchy "facts," but because it ties the figure of the witch and the grandmother together, and makes the argument that, for the most part, witches were/are good. As the narrator says, "on the whole, witches have usually practiced their arts to good purpose," and are "warm, sincere human beings." High praise indeed! Recommended to all the little witches and witch-lovers out there, and to fans of the Hawkins' distinctive art style.… (altro)