In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert has many more adventures with the sugar birds, a lost locket, flavoured rain ... and much more! Enjoy a brand-new story `Rupert and the May Queen' originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter plus much-loved favourite tales illustrated by John Harrold and Alfred Bestall.
The stories included are:
Rupert and Bill and the Treetops, Rupert and theSugar Bird, Rupert and the Turnips, Rupert and the Coral Island illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Rupert and the Flavours illustratedby Alex Cubie; Rupert and the Christmas Tree illustrated by John Harrold. Plus new story, Rupert and the May Queen originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter.
The Rupert Annual 2019
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Author Description
Alfred Bestall was born in Burma in 1892. He served in the First World War and on returning became an illustrator for books and magazines. In 1935 he began writing and illustrating `Rupert' stories for the Daily Express, which he did for 30 years, creating in the process perhaps the best-loved incarnation of the famous bear.
John Harrold was born in Glasgow in 1947and studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1973 he was asked to illustrate "Lots of Fun to Cook with Rupert", and this led to the Daily Express asking him to draw some Rupert strips for the newspaper. John worked as the official Rupert artist for over 30 years.
Stuart Trotter is an experienced children's illustrator/storyteller. He has been the official Rupert artist since 2008.