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The Art of Emily Hughes

h1 July 2nd, 2015 by jules


“It was a flower. It was alive and wonderful. It gave the gardener hope
and it made him work even harder.”
— From The Little Gardener
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From Wild
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Last week, I talked to author-illustrator Emily Hughes over at Kirkus, so today I’m sharing some spreads from her new book, The Little Gardener, coming to shelves in August, as well as 2013’s Wild (both published by Flying Eye Books).

Enjoy!


 

Art from The Little Gardener (August 2015):


 


“This was the garden. It didn’t look like much …”
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“… but it meant everything to its gardener.”
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“Only, he wasn’t much good at gardening. It wasn’t that he didn’t work hard.”
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“He would have no joy. One night, feeling tired and sad, he made a wish.”
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“The next day the gardener was weary and slept the whole day.
He slept the whole week. He slept the whole month.”
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“And when he finally awoke, it had been just lost enough for something to change.”
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“He doesn’t look like much, but he means everything to his garden.”
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Art from Wild (2013):


 


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THE LITTLE GARDENER. Copyright © 2015 by Emily Hughes. Published by Flying Eye Books, London. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher.

WILD. Copyright © 2013 by Emily Hughes. Published by Flying Eye Books, London. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher.





7 comments to “The Art of Emily Hughes”

  1. I love her work so, so much.

         by Adam Rex July 2nd, 2015 at 8:13 am

  2. Wonderful and charming artwork! Thank you for sharing.

         by Dow Phumiruk July 2nd, 2015 at 8:24 am

  3. I wish I had captions for the Wild art, but I don’t have my copy of the book in front of me. Sorry ’bout that.

         by jules July 2nd, 2015 at 8:46 am

  4. I *LOVE* her work! I have collected many books that have been featured on this blog, and now I want to add these two as well- they are so beautiful and unique.

         by Erin Taylor July 2nd, 2015 at 8:53 am

  5. I love her work, it has quirky timeless feel to it.

         by Darshana July 2nd, 2015 at 2:23 pm

  6. Wow – love her art!!!!! These are beautiful.

         by Allison July 3rd, 2015 at 4:36 pm

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         by richard brown August 27th, 2015 at 4:56 pm

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