The Coal Mine - Derek Slater

A first for Rockpool Children’s Books, 

a non-fiction book!

The Coal Mine tells the story of deep coal mining.

The story is told through the dramatic paintings of

North East pitmen painter Derek Slater.

His paintings depict the hard working pitmen in harsh,

difficult conditions deep underground as they toil to fulfill the

unrelenting demands of industry and homes for coal.

The Coal Mine shows not only a way of life, which has

been consigned to history, but also a superb example

of the pitmen painter genre.

The Coal Mine at the Rockpool Albury BookShelf 

www.derekslater.co.uk 

Rockpool Albury BookShelf

See inside is available for all of the books on

the Albury BookShelf

This allows you to see and read up to 5 spreads of

a book so you know it's the right one for you!

 

Rockpool Albury BookShelf

The Rockpool Children's Books Albury BookShelf 

is now open for business 

with nearly 60 titles on offer, old, new and French.

Also several delightful new picture books

in various stages of production.

I'd like to thank Imago and Hannah for all

of the help they've given me in this process.

Lot of hard work on both sides, so many thanks! 

I'd also like to thank Sam Walshaw, Heather Heyworth,

Rosie Brooks, Simon Partington, Mark Williams, Lisa Slater

and Derek Slater ( no relation )

for their faith, patience and continued support.

Rockpool Children's Books & Albury Books

Rockpool Children's Books, now established in the North East of England, are delighted to announce their publishing partnership with Albury Books.

Albury Books is a subsidiary of Imago, a global leader in the provision of print and production services to the publishing industry for 35 years.

Through Albury Books' streamlined Print-On-Demand publishing platform, the Albury BookShelf, Rockpool Children's Books are able to keep all of their extensive list available and in print, whilst retaining access to a host of more advanced print options and a global market-place.

This means that we have more time to focus on what we love - developing quality, inspiring, well-designed children's books in all formats, richly diverse in both stories and illustration that can be enjoyed by children of all ages.  

 

Stuart Trotter - 'All About Picture Books' Talk - Warwick 27th August 2016

The Followers of Rupert Bear annual bash 

is on Saturday 27th August at Warwick School.

As well as countless items of Rupert ephemera, 

and replacement copies of those long-lost Rupert 

annuals from childhood, there is also origami,

face painting, a Rupert story performed in the theatre.

the unique, original, Rupert illustration

by Stuart Trotter available in the raffle,

but also this year, Stuart will be doing his talk 

"All about picture books". 

As Publisher and Creative director of

Rockpool Children's Books, Stuart will be

 talking about the process of
writing, illustrating, and producing picture books,

which of course also involves Rupert.

Rupert Bear - Warwick 27th August 2016

The Followers of Rupert Bear annual bash 

is on Saturday 27th August at Warwick School.

As well as countless items of Rupert ephemera, 

and replacement copies of those long-lost Rupert 

annuals from childhood, there's also talks, origami,

and a Rupert story play performed in the theatre.

There is also the unique, original, Rupert illustration

by Stuart Trotter pictured below, available in the raffle.

 

Shaun - before he was famous

 Another drawing from the early 2000's...

Shaun the Sheep before his own series!