Richard’s Booklist

12 Mar 2009 2 Comments

by mashadutoit in books Tags: , , , , , ,

My colleague Richard is in the throes of finishing his masters.  Or rather – he should be.  I am not allowed to give him any distracting books to read.  In the mean time, I’m compiling a list for him to enjoy once that masters is submitted.

I’ve already got Richard to read Philip Pullman’s  “His Dark Materials” series.  These are easily the best books I’ve ever read.  You can read more about them here.

So, Richard, if you liked those ones, you will definitely  love Phillip Pullman’s “Sally Lockhart”  series.    Four books follow the life of a young orphaned girls in Dickensian London.  Sound a bit humdrum?  Just read the first paragraph: More

Philip Pullman- illustrations

15 Mar 2008 6 Comments

by mashadutoit in books, Illustration Tags: , , , , ,

I couldn’t very well write about Steve Augarde as author / illustrator and leave out Philip Pullman, who has written some of my favourite books: the “His Dark Materials” series.

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