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Picture This: Children's Illustrated Classics

4 October 2013 - 26 January 2014

This exhibition explores 10 classic children’s books from the 20th century.

Autograph printer's copy of 'The Elephant's Child'

Autograph printer's copy of 'The Elephant's Child', Just So Stories. Illustrations by Rudyard Kipling (c) British Library Board

Discover how illustrators over the years have interpreted – and reinterpreted – our favourite tales in beautiful and imaginative ways. Be reunited with much-loved characters such as Paddington Bear, Peter Pan and Willy Wonka, and classic works such as the Just So Stories, The Wind in the Willows and The Hobbit.

Free / The Folio Society Gallery

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