Children’s books for Christmas gifts
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
David Doran is a UK illustrator and author. He graduated with a first class degree in illustration from Falmouth University in 2014.
He has worked with international clients including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Oscars, Creative Review, Telegraph Magazine and The Sunday Times.
His first self-authored book is Alphabet Cities, published through Flying Eye Books.
He also illustrated the title Orchestra as an author-illustrator.
Goodreads lists eighteen works by David Doran, including both Orchestra and Alphabet Cities.
He is represented for book work by Penguin Random House / Flying Eye Books.
A recent milestone: publication of his authored book Alphabet Cities.
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in autumn 2019. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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