Picture Book Appreciation Society

Friday 20th June 7pm, Word Play

EVENTS

Are you a grown up who loves picture books? If yes then welcome to the inaugural meeting of the Picture Book Appreciation Society. We’re inviting picture book enthusiasts to join us for an evening discussing and celebrating the best in illustrated books.

Think Desert Island Discs for picture books, we’ve invited picture book aficionado’s Helen Hancocks and Ben Javens to pick 3 books from their collection:
1 – Their most treasured book from their childhood
2 – The book they love to read / share with people
3 – Their most recent picture book discovery

We’ll get to find out why they picked them, which one they would save from a fire and whether they think picture books should be kept on a high shelf away from children, or should they be out for everyone to share and get their grubby hands on.

About the contributors
Helen Hancocks first picture book, Penguin in Peril, was the UK’s best-selling debut picture book of 2013, and she has been delighting readers with her vibrant, witty work ever since, with books such as I Really Want to Be a Cat; William Heads to Hollywood; William and the Missing Masterpiece; How to Look After Your Human and Ella, Queen of Jazz. She owns and runs Shelf Editions children’s bookstore in Lincoln. Helen has also created work for The Portland Stamp company, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The BFI and The Lincoln Film Society. She lives in Lincoln with her cat, Mac

Ben Javens is an illustrator and designer whose drawings have featured in The New York Times, School of Life, and The Guardian. He is the chief designer and illustrator for Anorak and Dot magazines and illustrator of Alex and Alex (Cicada, 2021) Story & Truth (2021) and All About Flags (Cicada 2024) (He is also the long suffering husband of the owner of How Brave Is The Wren and therefor had to make all of the shelves)

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