Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake: The Theater of the Page
November 7, 2006 - March 11, 2007 Exhibition Poster

By Joanna Carey
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

"An Urge to Draw" by Joanna Carey.
Catalog design by Rita Marshall.
23 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pages.
1,000 copies, First Edition.

From "Acknowledgments" by H. Nichols B. Clark:
"We are delighted to present Quentin Blake: The Theater of the Page, a selection of work from the career of this distinguished artist. In Great Britain, Blake is a national treasure; in America, he is best known for his devishly exquisite illustrations for Roald Dahl's children's books. But there is so much more, and this exhibition, while concentrating on his children's book illustration, hopes to heighten awareness of Blake's broad range of talent."

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

In this lavishly illustrated treasury, readers will find the most dazzling examples of the storytelling genius of Roald Dahl, the most important and beloved children's writer of the twentieth century. More than seventy-five stories, poems, letters, and essays are here, including selections from Dahl's most popular books: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Boy, Matilda, The Twits, and many, many more.

By Michael Rosen
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

"Who is sad? Sad is anyone. It comes along and finds you." We all have sad stuff. Maybe you have some right now, as you read this. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it. This is a very personal story that speaks to everyone: whether or not you have known what it's like to feel really deeply sad, its truth will surely touch you.

By Russell Hoban
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Tom is so good at fooling around that he does little else. His Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong, who thinks this is too much like having fun, calls upon the fearsome Captain Najork and his hired sportsmen to teach him a lesson. So the Captain challenges Tom to three rounds of womble, muck, and sneedball, certain that he will win. However, when it comes to fooling around, Tom doesn't fool around, and his skills prove so polished that the results of the contest are completely unexpected...

By Russell Hoban
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Tom is happy with his new Aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet who is delighted to be asked to join him in his latest invention, a jam-powered frog. When the frog hops past Captain Najork's window Tom does not expect to be chased by a pedal powered snake, complete with the Captain and his hired sportsmen, bent on revenge. As Tom, the Captain and Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong Najork all converge on a nearby girls' boarding school, the tables are suddenly turned with the Captain finding himself in a very precarious situation...

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

With candy-colored pages and Quentin Blake's vibrant full-color artowrk, this lavish anniversary edition celebrates forty years of Roald Dahl's beloved classic.

By Margaret Mahy
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

A pair wild and woolly stories from two of the most notable figures in children's literature. The Great Piratical Rumbustification introduces us to Alpha, Oliver, and Omega Terrapin, alone for the evening with Orpheus Clinker, a reformed pirate turned respectable (?) babysitter. Before you can say "Yo, Ho, Ho" the Terrapin household becomes headquarters for the biggest pirate party ever.

The Librarian and the Robbers is an equally tickling tale of a band of wicked robbers who carry off the lovely and learned librarian, Serena Laburnum, who not only outwits the robbers by turning them into respectable citizens, but also introduces them to the everlasting pleasure of the Dewey Decimal System.

By Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Hold on to your seatbelt: the indomitable Anastasia Armitage and her faithful dog Breakspear are off on another wacky adventure -- and it's sure to be a bumpy but exhilirating ride.

By Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake presents a fascinating selection of works by famous and lesser-known artists, all from the wonderful collection at the Petit Palais in Paris, exploring the mystery, image and reality of Parisian women in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Quentin Blake's perceptive and lucid introductions to the pictures, as well as his own exuberant and witty drawings, accompany us on this journey of discovery.

By Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake picks some of his favorite paintings and encourages everyone to look for the stories they tell.

By Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Following a blustery night, Angela Bowling finds a baby bird blown out of his nest. She wraps him up carefully in her scarf, and takes him home with her. Intent on taking good care of her new charge, Angela does her best to make him comfortable. She names his Augustus and stuffs him with gourmet food. She swaddles him in blankets and sweaters and builds a special garden shed to house him. He seems content enough...until one night another windstorm blows him free of the blankets and sweaters and garden shed. What will happen when Augustus takes off into the air for the first time?

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Mr. Willy Wonka might be a genius with chocolate, but Charlie's family doesn't trust his flying skills one bit. And right now, he's at the helm of a giant glass elevator that's picking up speed and hurtling through space - with Charlie and the entire Bucket family stuck inside. As the elevator zips and zooms through the stratosphere, its passengers visit the world's first space hotel, battle the dreaded Vermicious Knids, discover reverse-aging pills, and - whether they know it or not - save the world.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Danny has a life any boy would love. His home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny learns the shocking sevret that his father has kept hidden for years. Now the secret's out, and Danny's off on a wild adventure - until Mr. Hazell shows up, that is. The greedy landowner is hopping mad, and he's come to claim what's his. Now a classic, this warm and funny father-and-son story continues to delight Dahl fans everywhere.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

George has a miserable grandma, the most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. "Just try to behave, George," she says. "Stop eating chocolate. Eat cabbage instead," she snaps. "Don't forget my medicine!" She yells. No, George will not forget her medicine. In fact, he has a special plan for her eleven o'clock spoonful - a wild sort of plan to cure her of her grouchiness forever! George's potion has bewitching - and hilarious - results in this uproarious story that has long delighted Dahl fans of all ages.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends - the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away - and the adventure begins!

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Meet Boggis, a terrible man; Bunce, a nasty man; and Bean, a beastly man. They're the three meanest farmers around, and a daring little thief has been robbing them blind. It's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone, they could never catch him, but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any thief - Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender. But only the most fantastic plan can save him now.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda is a sweet, 5-year-old genius with horrible, mean parents. Fortunately, she has a great time giving them what they deserve. But at school things are different. At school there's Miss Trunchbull: two hundred pounds of kid-hating headmistress. Giving Miss Trunchbull what she deserves will take more than a genius...it will take a superhuman genius!

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories - but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face to face with The Grand High Witch herself!

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver, but she is in love with someone else - Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn't even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman's heart is through her tortoise.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or any of the other giants - rather than the BFG - she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that they are flushbunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything - except playing mean jokes on each other, catching unsuspecting birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. With the help of Roly-Poly Bird, they set out to get some well-deserved revenge. Filled with gross-out humor and wickedly funny characters, this outrageous story is sure to captivate a new generation of readers.

Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Hungry? Why not cook up some Stink Bugs' Eggs? Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Stink Bugs' Eggs and Eatable Marshmallow Pillows? Now you can make - and eat - the extraordinary foods found in Dahl's books. Whether you crave Willy Wonka's Hot Ice Cream for Cold Days, or Mr. Twit's Beard Food, this unique cookbook has something for every occasion.

Illustrated by Quentin Blake

A is for Adenoids, B is for Blabbermouth, C is for Chocolate and...D is for DAHL. A delicious book to dip into, full of amazing top-secret facts about Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka, The BFG, Charlie Bucket, beards, and lots, lots more.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can't control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems...

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Who needs a ladder when you've got a giraffe with an extending neck? The Laddlerless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn't. They don't need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. With a monkey to do all the washing and Billy as their manager, this business is destined for success. Now they have their big break - a chance to clean all 677 windows of Hampshire House, owned by the richest man in all of England! That's exciting enough, but along the way there are surprises and adventures beyond their wildest window-washing dreams.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Charlie Bucket, our hero, is honest and kind, brave and true, and very, very hungry. And he can't believe his luck when he finds the very last of Mr. Willy Wonka's Golden Tickets inside his chocolate bar. He and four other children have each won the chance to enter Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory. What happens when the big factory doors swing open to reveal Mr. Wonka's secrets? What happens when they come upon the tiny factory workers who sing in rhyme? What happens when, one by one, the children disobey Mr. Wonka's orders?

By Quentin Blake and John Cassidy
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

This is a book for people who want to draw but don't mind starting at the beginning. It's a sketchbook with training wheels. There's plenty of open space for you to play on, but around the edges you'll find the handrails of help and encouragement.

Included with this book are two artist quality watercolor pencils, and one artist quality sketch pen. The pen and pencils conform to ASTM D 4236.

By Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Julian is almost too old to believe in Santa Claus. But since his parents talk about Santa constantly, Julian decides to write the big guy in red one more time...just in case. This time he asks for a big present - a state-of-the-art video game system. Sure enough, on Christmas morning, there's the gift, just as fabulous as Julian had imagined. But then he spots another package - one wrapped in plain brown paper - under the tree. What can it be? His parents have no idea where it came from. It doesn't look all that exciting, but when Julian opens the box and discovers what's inside, the magic begins.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Henry Sugar is a man with an amazing talent: he can see with his eyes closed. But will he use his power for good or personal gain? Find out in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, one of seven short stories in this extraordinary collection. A clever mix of fact and faction, this volume also includes the tale of a boy who can understand animals, the magical true story of the Mildenhall treasure, and Roald Dahl's own account of how he became a writer (with a wealth of tips for aspiring authors).

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

With his famous wicked humor and the cunning of a big bad wolf, master storyteller and satirist Roald Dahl retells his six favorite fairy tales. Get ready for...

"Little Red Riding Hood"
He ate her up in one big bite
But Grandmamma was small and tough,
And Wolfie wailed, "That's not enough!"

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
This is actually a book
About a brazen little crook...

"The Three Little Pigs
Pigs are noble, pigs are clever
Pigs are courteous. However,
Now and then, to break this rule,
One meets a pig who is a fool...

"Cinderella," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarts," and "Jack and the Beanstalk" complete this wickedly twisted collection, illustrated by Quentin Blake at his astringently witty best.

By William Steig
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Wizzil is bored stiff. So with a little coaxing from Beatrice, her parrot, she turns herself into a common housefly and head on over to Frimp Farm to stir up some trouble. Little does she know, DeWitt Frimp hates all breeds of fly, especially Musca domestica, and Wizzil narrowly escapes his swatter. Wasting no time at all, she cooks up a nasty plan to teach DeWitt a lesson - but in the end, Wizzil finds something much sweeter than revenge.

By Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

One day, Clown is thrown into the trash, but he doesn't stay there long. He tries to find someone to take care of his friends, but no one listens. Then Clown finds someone he can take care of, and together, they make a home for everyone.

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Roald Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the absurd characters you'll meet in Dahl's collection of comic verse!