Michael Foreman
April 2016
November 2015
July 2015
May 2015
Children's booksWhat are the best children's books about India?Drawing on its mythology and from its abundant wildlife there are a great many wonderful stories about India. From Gita Wolf to Madhur Jaffrey, the Book Doctor heads off in search of sunshine and splendour (and tries to avoid the snakes!)
April 2015
Children's booksWhich books deal with climate change for younger children?From Michael Foreman’s groundbreaking Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish to Barroux’s near wordless Where’s the Elephant, The Book Doctor seeks out the best picture books to share with younger children who want to know about our threatened environment
December 2014
Children's booksMichael Foreman: The amazing tale of Ali Pasha – in picturesHenry Friston, a 21-year-old sailor fighting in world war one, found a tortoise on the battlefields of Gallipoli. He called it Ali Pasha and resolved this was one innocent life that would not be a victim of a stupid war. This is their story, as told by Michael Foreman…
May 2011
March 2011
February 2010
Children's booksMichael Foreman: 50 years of picture booksMichael Foreman’s first picture book, The General, was published in 1961. In the half-century since he has become one of the best-known British writer-illustrators, with more than 300 titles for both adults and children. His acclaimed autobiography War Boy: A Country Childhood, which combines photographs and adverts with watercolours and pen-and-ink drawings, is now being exhibited at the National Army Museum
