Book Covers - Wind in the Willows

I also looked at various different book cover designs for The Wind in the Willows, ranging from the traditional style to contemporary, published and unpublished covers.

Ernest H Shepard

Micheal Hague

Tasha Tudor

Charles Van Sandwyke

Robert Ingpen

Joanne Moss

Rosie Ling

Mauro Evangelista

Usborne Illustrated

Rachell Sumpter

I also looked at some posters and other illustrations done for Wind in the Willows.

a poster for the Polka Theatre performance of wind in the willows

illustration by Sophie Blackall

I found that a lot of covers and illustrations were very scenic and mostly of the characters boating on the river or having a picnic, so for my cover I am going to do something different that maybe hasn't been done before. While i was reading the book i made notes of each scene that stood out to me, Toad zooming in his motor car, the wild wood and the secret tunnel stood out to me as interesting scenes that would catch the attention of children looking at the cover.

Wind in the Willows Research

I looked into the illustrators that had their work published in editions of The Wind in the Willows.

The first illustrator was Ernest H Shepard in 1931.

In 1940, Arthur Rackham illustrated.

In 1966, Tasha Tudor

Michael Hague in 1980

Patrick Benson in 1994

and in 2006 Charles Van Sandwyke illustrated the edition for the Folio society.

The Great Editorial Race

For the great editorial race i did 3 very different editorials, here are the finished pages for each.

This illustration was for Jamie Oliver's magazine, a Christmas special for children on how to make gingerbread men.

I did a cover page and full page illustration for Therapy Today magazine on an article about how yoga can ease stress and depression.

For the last editorial I chose to do a fashion illustration for Asos fashion magazine, the article was an interview with model and rapper Iggy Azelea.

Finished Okido Page

Here is my finished double page spread for Okido - How to make a Bird Feeder.

Bird Illustrators

Since i'm making a bird feeder i thought i would look up some illustrators that draw birds and get a bit of style inspiration.

Helga

Geninne

"Bird of Blue", illustration by Seth Fitts

Amy Blackwell

3rd and Bird

Little Doodles

I cant find who did these last 2 illustration but thought i would include them because i like them.