Salvatore Rubbino
Salvatore Rubbino grew up near the old Arsenal Stadium in Highbury in North London, although he says this didn’t make him any better at football. He studied printmaking at art college where he discovered that you could think about drawing in lots of different ways. Later on at the Royal College of Art he studied illustration, and in 2005 was shortlisted for the Victoria and Albert Museum Illustration Awards for a series of paintings set in New York.
This series has been transformed into his first picture book, A Walk in New York (Walker Books), which charts the adventure of a walk through the Big Apple. Salvatore was chosen for a BookTrust Best New Illustrators Award in 2011.
Books
A Book of Feelings
Author: Amanda McCardie Illustrator: Salvatore Rubbino
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 5-8
Reading age: 7+
Feelings. We all have them - and sometimes they're uncomfortable. But what should we do with them? Bright, lively and sensitive pictures complement this warm and thoughtful narrative.
A Walk in London
Author: Salvatore Rubbino
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
Full of fascinating facts about the city, this lovely companion to A Walk in New York is enhanced by Salvatore Rubbino’s engaging retro illustrations and even includes an unfolding panorama of the Thames.
A Walk in New York
Author: Salvatore Rubbino
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
From the talented new illustrator Salvatore Rubbino comes this charming story about a boy and his father who spend an exciting day wandering around Manhattan ‘the busiest part of New York’.
Just Ducks
Author: Nicola Davies
Illustrator: Salvatore Rubbino
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Every morning when she wakes up, a little girl hears the ducks quack down on the river that flows through the town.