"Whiff" by Ian Whybrow, Illustrated by Russell Ayto (Picture Corgi Books, London 2000) - Part 2

This book should be a classic if it isn't one already! A simple story about accepting - and embracing - the differences between various species (and obviously among us humans!). The cute little pig of the story is plagued by hundreds of flies (and bad smells) that follow him everywhere, causing nuisance to any new acquaintances... Until he finds somebody who really appreciates all those flies!

 This beautiful and very funny story is made even better with Russell Ayto's brilliant drawings. Ayto (born 1960, UK) has been my favourite contemporary children's illustrator for some years now. This short biography on wikipedia is good for reference on the many books he illustrated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Ayto

"Whiff" by Ian Whybrow, Illustrated by Russell Ayto (Picture Corgi Books, London 2000)

"Where's Tim's Ted?" Ian Whybrow, illustrated by Russell Ayto - PART 2

One more picture of all the great characters by Russell Ayto. You can view some more of his work on this previous post as well: http://picturesfromanoldbook.blogspot.com/2010/04/fat-cat-by-james-sage-and-russell-ayto.html

"Where's Tim's Ted?" Ian Whybrow, illustrated by Russell Ayto (HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, London 1999)

Another great children's book by Whybrow and Ayto - quirky, funny and, as always, implausible! The characters are so well designed, beautifully drawn and lovable. The craftsmanship, originality and richness in Ayto's work is unlike anything else available in the bookshops these days.

These rhyming lines are such a pleasure to read to a child - as I had to, dozens of times for my daughter. There's always something new each time you open the book that you hadn't spotted before!