Helen Hancocks's Top Picture Book Picks!
By V&A Bookshop
By V&A Bookshop
Helen Hancocks's Top Picture Book Picks!
Helen Hancocks is an illustrator and writer, Her books include Penguin In Peril, Ella Queen of Jazz and Why Do We Wear Clothes? which inspired by the V&A's extensive Fashion collection. Her work has featured at the BFI, The Big Issue North, V&A and The Salzburg Global Seminar. She works in gouache and often features cats or cakes in her bright humour filled work.
I collect picture books and not just because it's part of my work but because I truly love the art of a picture book. It has a very big responsibility in that it can be the first introduction to the world and to art that a child has. With this in mind, it's very hard to pick just a few titles because the truth is every book I buy becomes my favourite. Here are just a few books I love for various reasons. I hope you find something to enjoy, lets your imagination go wild, that takes you on an adventure, makes you laugh or learn something new from.
Helen Hancocks is an illustrator and writer, Her books include Penguin In Peril, Ella Queen of Jazz and Why Do We Wear Clothes? which inspired by the V&A's extensive Fashion collection. Her work has featured at the BFI, The Big Issue North, V&A and The Salzburg Global Seminar. She works in gouache and often features cats or cakes in her bright humour filled work.