Annie Kubler
Annie Kubler was born in 1960, in the north east of France, in a mountainous area called the Vosges, where she spent her childhood.
After gaining a National Diploma in Visual Communication at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, with a specialisation in children's illustration, she moved to England in 1985. She joined the Child's Play team having been offered a job by publisher Michael Twinn, owner and founder of Child's Play.
For the past 20 years she has been art director of Child's Play, while illustrating many children's titles, including Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (winner of the Sainsbury's Baby Book Award in 2002).
Authored Books
Incey Wincey Spider
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
Part of the Sign and Singalong series of bright, colourful books featuring children showing signs and actions to accompany simple rhymes.
What's the Time, Mr Wolf?
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
A captivating story of wolves with dinner on their minds. The wolf finger puppet attached to the book brings the story to life and is great fun for snapping at little fingers.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play (International)
Actions to accompany the verses are demonstrated in lively watercolour illustrations of bright and cheerful babies, bursting with energy.
My First Signs
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
Lots of fantastic baby pictures illustrate this introduction to sign language.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
This book is all about signing and singing-along! The clear hand movements encourage signing as well as dancing.
I'm a Little Teapot!
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Childs Play
A lively board book in which children introduce the popular rhyme and the accompanying actions. One of the children pictured has a hearing aid.
Peek-a-Boo!
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
The exuberant characters include children on supported mats, a child with a leg splint and a parent with a hearing aid.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play (International)
This is a happy book for babies and toddlers, one that no-one will be able to listen to and remain sitting still!
This Little Piggy
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child's Play
Annie Kubler’s exuberant characters tell the well-known rhyme. One child uses a supported chair.