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Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. The company published 18 books in 1980 and now publishes 300 books per year.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' Where's Wally? series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991. In 1993, Walker Books also entered the Australian market by establishing another sister company, called Walker Books Australia.
In 2001, co-founder of Walker Books Amelia Edwards won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her contributions to children's literature as the publisher's art director.
The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury.
The company have supported Bliss, the special care baby charity since 2008.
Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's novelist and poet, the author of 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He has been a TV presenter and a political columnist.
Rosen was born into a Jewish family in Harrow, Middlesex, the son of communist parents. His father Harold (1919–2008) was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. His mother was Connie (née Isakofsky) Rosen (1920-1976). Harold Rosen settled in the East End of London at the age of two, when his mother returned to the country of her birth. While a member of the Young Communist League, Harold met Connie Isakofsky, his future wife and Rosen's mother, in 1935. Harold was a secondary school teacher before becoming a professor of English at the Institute of Education in London, and Connie was a primary school teacher before becoming a training college lecturer; she also broadcast for the BBC. Producing a programme featuring poetry, she persuaded her son to write for it, and used some of the material he submitted. Their ancestors came from Poland, Russia, and Romania. Rosen was raised in Pinner, Middlesex, and went to various state schools in Pinner and Harrow, and Watford Grammar School for Boys; having discovered the range of Jonathan Miller, he thought "wouldn't it be wonderful to know all about science, and know all about art, and be funny and urbane and all that". Subsequently, in his own words:
Michael Rosen reading his poem 'Lunchtime' from ‘A Great Big Cuddle’, a new poetry book for the very young illustrated by Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell.
Here is a video of me performing a poem from my book, ‘A Great Big Cuddle’, with pictures by Chris Riddell, published by Walker Books. http://www.walker.co.uk/A-Great-Big-Cuddle-9781406343199.aspx Video directed by Joe Rosen. Go behind the scenes and see how it was made: https://workbyjoe.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/michael-rosen-shoot/
http://www.jointhebearhunt.com For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through the award-winning favourite picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury In this video, Michael Rosen performs the book - why not sing along with your copy at home!
The perennial bestseller -- one of the world's best-loved picture books -- in an exquisite brand-new pop-up edition. With sales of over 23 million copies, Guess How Much I Love You tells the story of a game Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare play as they try to express their love for each other. But as each tries to outdo the other, they discover that love is not an easy thing to measure! This gorgeous new pop-up edition is one that children will ask for time and again.
CAN IT TEXT? BLOG? SCROLL? WI-FI? TWEET? No. . . It's a book. No matter how many electronic devices are available these days, you can't deny the simple appeal of a good book. Monkey is reading a book, but his friend wants to know what the book can do. Does it have a mouse like his computer? Can you make the characters fight? And does it make loud noises? No, it's a book. Monkey's friend discovers that a good book doesn't need fancy electronic accessories.
Walker Books Picture Book Picnic Trailer
Here are the books I was kindly given by the publisher to read and review at the Walker Books Summer Picnic. http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=Chaucer81bam DISCLAIMER: If you buy books using the links provided I will receive a small commission to help support my channel. My other social stuff: Twitter: @robertson_elena Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23728635-elena-robertson Instagram: EReadsBooks
In which I invade another publisher! And pillage all their books! Music: Thingamajig by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
The first of a series of stories taken from the children's book: 'The Elephant's Friend And Other Tales From Ancient India'. A wonderful collection of old Indian folk tales beautifully retold and illustrated by Marcia Williams. www.marciawilliams.co.uk/ Published by Walker Books, available at all good book stores. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0763659169?_encoding=UTF8&al;_rs=#al_rp