British illustrators

John Patience
Fairy Tales  

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Traditional Fairy Tales

John has illustrated many traditional Fairy Tales.
This page shows just a few examples.

An illustration from The Little Mermaid

Hans Andersen Fairy Tales


This illustration is from The Little Mermaid by Hans Andersen, illustrated by John
Titles in the series:

  • Thumbelina & The Nightingale
  • The Emperor's New Clothes & It's Absolutely True
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier & The Princess and The Pea
  • The Little Mermaid & The Red Shoes

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Fairy Tale Pop-ups - 2 series

Fairy Tale Pop-Ups

6 full-page spreads.

Titles in the Series:

  • Cinderella
  • Snow White
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Aladdin

Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.

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Snow White cover

An illustration from Cinderella


A pop-up from Cinderella

 

Fairy Tale Favourites

6 full-page spreads.

Titles in the Series:

  • Hansel & Gretel
  • Puss in Boots
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Jack and the Beanstalk

Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.

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Jack and the Beanstalk cover

An illustration from Jack and the Beanstalk

A pop-up from Jack and the Beanstalk

 

Once Upon A Storytime

This is an illustration from Beauty and the Beast

13 Titles in the Series


Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.

 

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Illustration from Beauty and the Beast

Illustration from Puss in Boots An illustration from Puss in Boots

 


John's Own Fairy Tales

John has also written some 'fairy tales' of his own.

Witches, Wizards and Magical People

This title, published in 2001 (and with a new cover in 2004), is a compilation of all four of the titles in the Happy Endings series described below. It is a very nicely produced book of over 100 pages, with a padded cover, good quality paper and printing.The book is in a large format of approximately 310mm x 240mm with full-colour illustrations on every page, and yet its UK retail price is only £4.99! As you can tell, we think it's a real bargain.

Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.

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  • 122 pages
  • 310mm x 240mm approx
  • only £4.99

Happy Endings Series

A lovely series of books, these are John's own fairy tales and poems, and they include all the characters you would expect to find in traditional stories – witches and wizards, giants, dragons, fairies and elves.

This illustration is from Hubble Bubble written and illustrated by John

Titles in the Series:

  • Hubble Bubble – tales of witches and wizards
  • Tall Stories – tales of giants
  • Dragon Tales – tales of dragons
  • The Little People – tales of fairies and elves

Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.

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Another illustration from Hubble Bubble.

 

A detail from the endpapers of The Little People

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Select for a larger view of an illustration from Tall Stories An illustration from Tall Stories – Ben reads a bedtime story to his friend, the giant.

 

 


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