Robin Lawrie

Robin Lawrie is a Scottish-born artist and children's book illustrator.[1] Throughout his career, he has illustrated books by CS 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 abulard 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.[13][11][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.[16][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 CS 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
  • Enid Byton The First Green Goblin.[35]
  • Enid Blyton Josie, Click, & Bun & Little Tree House.[36]
  • Enid Blyton The Second Green Goblin Book[37]
  • Enid Blyton More about Josie Click and bun[38]

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 – via ebscohost.
  3. Dempsey, Dianne (1993). "Putting children in the picture". Sunday Age (Melbourne, Australia). December 19, 1993 Sunday Late Edition: 7.
  4. Prue, Leith (1983). Cooking for friends. Sevenoaks: New English Library. ISBN 0-450-05371-7. OCLC 12475862.
  5. Turner, Judy (2003). "Picture book highlights". The Bookseller.
  6. Robin, Lawrie (1974). Motorway monsters : how motorways are built and the machines that build them. London: Abelard-Schuman. ISBN 0200721739. OCLC 16304534.
  7. Robin, Lawrie (1973). Under the bonnet: how cars work and how to keep them working. London: Abelard-Schuman. ISBN 0-200-72051-1. OCLC 497900325.
  8. Robin, Lawrie (1987). Katy's kit car. London: Hamilton. ISBN 0241121396. OCLC 16474260.
  9. Robin, Lawrie (2011). Welsh speed kings. Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 9781845273538. OCLC 755066545.
  10. Robin, Lawrie (2016). Chain Reaction (The Chain Gang, 1). Lawrie, Christine. Isleworth, UK: Mms Publishing. ISBN 9781842347607. OCLC 973306799.
  11. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: Title Index. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1975.
  12. Robin, Lawrie (1971). Ready for take-off : how an aeroplane flies and how it is flown. London: Abelard-Schuman. ISBN 0200717995. OCLC 16195950.
  13. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: January-June. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1975.
  14. "The guardian and the observer; Briefing" (Document). 1973. ProQuest 476134373. {{cite document}}: Cite document requires |publisher= (help)
  15. Owen, Maureen (20 January 1996). "Teenage Stories; "No short measure"". Times [London, England].
  16. Thompson, Anthony (February 1979). "Buying a Heart". Hollins Critic. 16 (1): 18–20. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  17. MacBeth, George (1978). Buying a heart. [Great Britain]: Omphalos Press. ISBN 0906139007. OCLC 16444253.
  18. Murray, Peter (1999). Dreams: the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Lawrie, Robin. [Plymouth, MN]: Child's World. ISBN 1567662234. OCLC 33335279.
  19. Mcguire, Megan (1999). "Preschool to Grade 4: Nonfiction". School Library Journal. 45/8: 148 – via EBSCO.
  20. Robert, Mathias (1985). The stories of Hans Andersen. Lawrie, Robin; Andersen, Hans Christian. Hamlyn. ISBN 0600309096. OCLC 59252504.
  21. Lewis, C. S. (1993). The lion, the witch and the wardrobe. Lawrie, Robin. London: Lions. ISBN 0001854747. OCLC 59890912.
  22. Wilton, S (August 1995). "Grades 3-6: Fiction". School Library Journal. 41 (8): 142 – via Education Research Complete.
  23. Hodgson Burnett, Frances (1994). The Secret Garden (Mini Classic). Parragon Plus. ISBN 9781858137582.
  24. Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1994). The secret garden. Lawrie, Robin. London, England: Puffin Books. ISBN 0140366660. OCLC 31525035.
  25. Barrie, J. M. (1993). Peter Pan. London: Diamond Books. ISBN 026166056X. OCLC 85959659.
  26. Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Lawrie, Robin. London: Hamlyn. 1984. ISBN 0600308146. OCLC 12461257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  27. Grahame, Kenneth (1983). The wind in the willows. Lawrie, Robin. London: Puffin. ISBN 0140366857. OCLC 31710598.
  28. Noble, Barnes &. "The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Robin Lawrie |, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®". prerelease.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  29. "The Secret Garden, a book review by Chua Wan Xuan". Gathering Books. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  30. Barrie, J. M. (1993). Peter Pan. Avonmouth, Bristol: Paragon Book Service. ISBN 1858135761. OCLC 222404803.
  31. "The Open University".
  32. Burnett, Frances Hodgson (2012). A little princess. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1627889902. OCLC 973757562.
  33. Koralek, Jenny (1996). A treasury of stories from the brothers Grimm. Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm; Lawrie, Robin. London: Kingfisher. ISBN 1856973522. OCLC 60266571.
  34. "Muddy Mayhem by Robin Lawrie, Christine Lawrie | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  35. Blyton, Enid (1992). The first green goblin book. Crompton, Paul, 1956-. Red Fox. ISBN 009993700X. OCLC 60092265.
  36. Blyton, Enid (1994). Josie, Click and Bun and the little tree house. Wheeler, Dorothy M. London: Red Fox. ISBN 009999710X. OCLC 31077776.
  37. Blyton, Enid (1993). The second green goblin book. London: Red Fox. ISBN 0099937107. OCLC 60102747.
  38. Blyton, Enid (1996). More about Josie, Click and Bun. Wheeler, Dorothy M. London: Red Fox. ISBN 009937191X. OCLC 34410203.
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