Robin Lawrie Explained

Robin Lawrie is a Scottish-born artist and children's book illustrator.[1] Throughout his career, he has illustrated books by C. S. Lewis,[2] [3] Prue Leith[4] and Enid Blyton.[5] He has written and illustrated several children's books of his own about building motorways,[6] car mechanics,[7] building kit cars,[8] rally drivers,[9] and mountain biking.[10]

Early publications

His early work included books that sought to introduce children to the mechanical processes behind vehicles such as airplanes and cars. His first book Under the Bonnet; How Cars Work and How to Keep Them Working was published by Abelard-Schuman in 1970.[11] The following year Ready for Take-off: How an Aeroplane Flies and How it is Flown[12] [13] was released in the autumn of 1971.[14]

Illustration styles

Robin Lawrie has illustrated in several different styles, including black and white line drawings[15] [16] as seen in the 1979 poetry collection Buying a Heart By George MacBeth.[17] He is also known for his pencil and watercolor style found in Dreams: the story of Martin Luther King, Jr [18] which utilises white space.[19]

Career highlights

Robin Lawrie gained notability in the children's book market in 1985 when he illustrated a book of fairy tales by Danish Author Hans Christian Andersen and retold by Robert Mathias.[20] In December 1993 he illustrated an abridged graphic novel edition of C. S. Lewis's, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe[21] for American publishing house: Harper Collins, in the style of an Edwardian Comic Book, framing the pages with decorative borders.[22] Later, in 1994 he illustrated two separate editions of Frances Hodgson Burnet's Children's Novel, The Secret Garden, for Parragon[23] and Puffin publishing respectively.[24] In the same year he also illustrated Peter Pan by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie; the cover and illustrations portrayed the lost boys as silhouettes.[25]

Notable works

Book jackets

Notes and References

  1. Walsh. Mick. February 2012. Robin Lawrie - Educating youngsters in motor sport lore. Classic and Sports Car. 30 /11. 46–47.
  2. Wilton. Shirley. August 1995. Lion the witch and the wardrobe abridged and illustrated by Robin Lawrie product review. School Library Journal. 41, 8. 142. ebscohost.
  3. Dempsey. Dianne. 1993. Putting children in the picture. Sunday Age (Melbourne, Australia). December 19, 1993 Sunday Late Edition. 7.
  4. Book: Prue, Leith. Cooking for friends. 1983. New English Library. 0-450-05371-7. Sevenoaks. 12475862.
  5. Turner. Judy. 2003. Picture book highlights. The Bookseller.
  6. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Motorway monsters : how motorways are built and the machines that build them. 1974. Abelard-Schuman. 0200721739. London. 16304534.
  7. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Under the bonnet: how cars work and how to keep them working. 1973. Abelard-Schuman. 0-200-72051-1. London. 497900325.
  8. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Katy's kit car. 1987. Hamilton. 0241121396. London. 16474260.
  9. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Welsh speed kings. 2011. Carreg Gwalch. 9781845273538. 755066545.
  10. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Chain Reaction (The Chain Gang, 1). 2016. Mms Publishing. Lawrie, Christine. 9781842347607. Isleworth, UK. 973306799.
  11. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: Title Index. 1975. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  12. Book: Robin, Lawrie. Ready for take-off : how an aeroplane flies and how it is flown. 1971. Abelard-Schuman. 0200717995. London. 16195950.
  13. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: January-June. 1975. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  14. News: The guardian and the observer; Briefing. March 25, 1973. The Observer . .
  15. News: Teenage Stories; "No short measure". Owen. Maureen. 20 January 1996. Times [London, England].
  16. Buying a Heart. Hollins Critic. February 1979. 16. 1. 18–20. 2018-04-27. Thompson. Anthony.
  17. Book: Buying a heart. MacBeth, George. 1978. Omphalos Press. 0906139007. [Great Britain]. 16444253.
  18. Book: Murray, Peter . Dreams: the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.. 1999. Child's World. Lawrie, Robin. 1567662234. [Plymouth, MN]. 33335279.
  19. Mcguire. Megan. 1999. Preschool to Grade 4: Nonfiction. School Library Journal. 45/8. 148. EBSCO.
  20. Book: Robert, Mathias. The stories of Hans Andersen. 1985. Hamlyn. Lawrie, Robin; Andersen, Hans Christian. 0600309096. 59252504.
  21. Book: Lewis, C. S. . The lion, the witch and the wardrobe. 1993. Lions. Lawrie, Robin. 0001854747. London. 59890912.
  22. Wilton. S. August 1995. Grades 3-6: Fiction. School Library Journal. 41. 8. 142. Education Research Complete.
  23. Book: Hodgson Burnett, Frances. The Secret Garden (Mini Classic). Parragon Plus. 1994. 9781858137582.
  24. Book: The secret garden. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. 1994. Puffin Books. Lawrie, Robin. 0140366660. London, England. 31525035.
  25. Book: Barrie, J. M. . Peter Pan. 1993. Diamond Books. 026166056X. London. 85959659.
  26. Book: Snow White and the seven dwarfs. 1984. Hamlyn. Lawrie, Robin. 0600308146. London. 12461257.
  27. Book: The wind in the willows. Grahame, Kenneth. 1983. Puffin. Lawrie, Robin. 0140366857. London. 31710598. registration.
  28. Web site: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Robin Lawrie, Paperback Barnes & Noble®. Noble. Barnes &. prerelease.barnesandnoble.com. 2018-04-27.
  29. News: The Secret Garden, a book review by Chua Wan Xuan. 2011-03-07. Gathering Books. 2018-04-27.
  30. Book: Barrie, J. M. . Peter Pan. 1993. Paragon Book Service. 1858135761. Avonmouth, Bristol. 222404803.
  31. Web site: The Open University.
  32. Book: A little princess. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-1627889902. Oxford. 973757562.
  33. Book: Koralek, Jenny. A treasury of stories from the brothers Grimm. 1996. Kingfisher. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm; Lawrie, Robin. 1856973522. London. 60266571.
  34. Web site: Muddy Mayhem by Robin Lawrie, Christine Lawrie Waterstones. 2021-06-27. www.waterstones.com. en.
  35. Book: Blyton, Enid. The first green goblin book. 1992. Red Fox. Crompton, Paul, 1956-. 009993700X. 60092265.
  36. Book: Blyton, Enid. Josie, Click and Bun and the little tree house. 1994. Red Fox. Wheeler, Dorothy M.. 009999710X. London. 31077776.
  37. Book: Blyton, Enid. The second green goblin book. 1993. Red Fox. 0099937107. London. 60102747.
  38. Book: Blyton, Enid. More about Josie, Click and Bun. 1996. Red Fox. Wheeler, Dorothy M.. 009937191X. London. 34410203.

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