Friends

by
Helen Oxenbury
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury

Books without words are great for the youngest of babies as they invite adults to talk about the pictures and to interact with the baby as they look at the book together. This is one in an excellent series.

Publisher: Walker Books

Helen Oxenbury

Growing up in Ipswich, England, Helen Oxenbury loved nothing more than drawing. As a teenager, she entered art school and basked in the pleasure of drawing, and nothing but drawing, all day. During vacations she helped out at the Ipswich Repertory Theatre workshop, mixing paints for set designers. It was there that she decided her future lay in theatre design. While studying costume design, however, Helen was told by a teacher, "This is hopeless, you know. You ought to go and do illustrations - you're much more interested in the character, and we don't know who's going to play the part!"

Helen Oxenbury