Tag: Jane-Ray

Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award

The third volume in Jane Ray's stunning story collection featuring The Lion and The Unicorn, Brer Wolf, The Singing Ringing Tree, Theseus and the Minotaur and many more. Beautifully illustrated and designed with stories that keep you turning the pages. A perfect gift.

  • Paperback

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 27th October 2022
  • Age range: 8-10 years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-910716-50-2

RRP £16.99

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  • Publication date: 6th August 2015
  • Age range: 6-9 years
  • Dimensions: 175mm x 245mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-910126-39-4

RRP £17.99

Reviews

"...stunning illustrations . . .this is a wonderful collection to share."
– The Guardian

"Only an author and artist of Jane Ray’s dazzling talent could do justice to this stunning collection . . ."
– Shirley Hughes OBE

"A book to be relished for its text, art and overall design."
– Booklist

". . . visually stunning . . .a gorgeous collection."
– School Library Journal

"The three books are a delightful, sensory pleasure – great stories, wonderful illustration and books that have been produced to be loved and handled."
– The Letterpress Project

"The cover entices the reader to pick up the book with its striking, bold imagery. Once opened, the illustrations continue to engage the eye, in black and white they are intricate and detailed. They are as pivotal to the storytelling as the words themselves."
– Just Imagine Story Centre

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Vibrant collage artwork with stunning colours, Jane Ray has excelled herself by creating a beautiful new style.

Every night, all the best fruits in Jasmine's garden are eaten. But who can this very hungry, fruit eater be?
Jasmine decides to stay up all night to find out but is in for a big surprise and all her friends learn a lesson about greed!

  • Paperback

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 7th October 2021
  • Age range: 3-6 years
  • Dimensions: 273mm x 250mm 32 pages
  • ISBN: 9781910716625

RRP £7.99

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  • Publication date: 6th April 2017
  • Age range: 3-5 years
  • Dimensions: 273mm x 250mm 32 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-910126-73-8

RRP £12.99

Reviews

"Vivid collages create a sumptuous setting for an Indian fable of greed and just desserts."
– The Wall Street Journal

" . . evocative of Matisse, Ray’s collages are alive in colour, movement, and texture. . ."
– Booklist

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Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award

This is the first extraordinary volume of tales collected, retold and illustrated by Jane Ray, one of the world's leading artists of stunning picture books. This volume, The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales, includes many favourites such as The Happy Prince, The Owl and The Pussy Cat, and lesser known, but equally enjoyable stories such as Jorinda and Joringel.

Download the Jane Ray Collection brochure.

  • Paperback

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 27th October 2022
  • Age range: 8-10 years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-910716-54-0

RRP £16.99

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  • Publication date: 5th September 2013
  • Age range: 6-9 years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-907152-59-7

RRP £12.99

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Reviews

"Only an author and artist of Jane Ray’s dazzling talent could do justice to this stunning collection of bird stories, which she has told with elegant simplicity and illustrated in full colour throughout. This is the perfect gift to make a child’s imagination soar."
– Shirley Hughes OBE

". . . stunning illustrations . . . this is a wonderful collection to share . . ."
– Julia Eccleshare, Love Reading and the Guardian children’s book editor

"A book to be relished for its text, art and overall design."
– Booklist

". . . visually stunning . . .a gorgeous collection."
– School Library Journal

"The three books are a delightful, sensory pleasure – great stories, wonderful illustration and books that have been produced to be loved and handled."
– The Letterpress Project

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Nominated for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award

Introducing the second magnificent volume of tales collected, retold and illustrated by Jane Ray. This volume, The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales, includes something for everyone: The Fisherman and His Wife; Whalesong; The Lobster Quadrille, A Ballad of John Silver and many more.

Download the Jane Ray Collection brochure.

  • Paperback

  • Hardback

  • Publication date: 27th October 2022
  • Age range: 6-9 years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-912757-84-8

RRP £16.99

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  • Publication date: 7 August 2014
  • Age range: 6-9 years
  • Dimensions: 245mm x 175mm 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-907152-74-0

RRP £17.99

Reviews

". . . stunning illustrations . . . this is a wonderful collection to share . . .
– Julia Eccleshare, Love Reading and the Guardian children’s book editor

"Only an author and artist of Jane Ray’s dazzling talent could do justice to this stunning collection of bird stories, which she has told with elegant simplicity and illustrated in full colour throughout. This is the perfect gift to make a child’s imagination soar.
– Shirley Hughes OBE

"A book to be relished for its text, art and overall design.
– Booklist

". . . visually stunning . . .a gorgeous collection.
– School Library Journal

"The three books are a delightful, sensory pleasure – great stories, wonderful illustration and books that have been produced to be loved and handled."
– The Letterpress Project

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Jane Ray

Author & Illustrator

Jane was born and brought up in London, where she still lives, working from a shed at the bottom of the garden. She has been illustrating and writing children`s books for 25 years and has a special interest in folk and fairy tales.

She enjoys writing her own stories (`Can You catch a Mermaid?` and `The Dolls House Fairy`, both published by Orchard Books) and illustrating stories by other people (`The Lost happy Endings` by Carol Ann Duffy and `The King of Capri` by Jeanette Winterson).

Jane's extraordinary new quartet of story collections for Boxer Books have been retold and illustrated by her. The first volume is The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales.

Jane also frequently works in primary schools, encouraging children to create their owns books and pictures,`

Ray lives and works in London. She is married to the conductor David Temple and has three children.

Jane has won numerous awards including the most prestigious Kate Greenaway award.