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The man who shaped children’s literature — in his own words and pictures. Few artists have shaped children’s books like Michael Foreman. Born in 1938 in a Suffolk fishing village — his father died before he was born, his childhood home was bombed in the war — he grew up to become one of Britain’s most prolific creators of children’s books, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
A Life in Pictures is his own story, told the way he tells everything: in words and images. From wartime Pakefield to art school in London and a scholarship to America, he traces the experiences behind beloved classics like War Boy and War Game — the books that made his warm, luminous watercolors familiar to generations.
Richly illustrated with drawings, paintings, and photographs: an inspiring memoir for anyone who loves picture books — and a fascinating portrait of the artist behind them.
Michael Foreman: A Life in Pictures
Few artists have shaped children’s literature like Michael Foreman. Born in 1938 in a Suffolk fishing village — his father died before he was born, his childhood home was bombed in the war — Foreman grew up to become one of Britain’s best-known and most prolific creators of children’s books, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
A Life in Pictures is his own story, told the way he tells everything: in words and images. From wartime Pakefield to art school in London and a scholarship to America, Foreman traces the experiences behind beloved classics like War Boy, War Game, and The Little Reindeer — the books that made his warm, luminous watercolors familiar to generations of young readers.
A Visual Memoir by a Master Illustrator
Richly illustrated with drawings, paintings, and photographs from his long career, this is an inspiring memoir for anyone who loves picture books — and a fascinating portrait of the artist behind them.
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