Book description
When the Great Raven steals their Mother's precious brooch, the
Twins, Henry and Henrietta, are blamed and told that, unless the
brooch is returned, their Birthday Party in four days' time will be
cancelled and that their four Animals, Curd the Lion, Pilgrim Crow,
Sweeney the Heenie (a hyena), and O'Flattery the Snake, will be given
away to the Charity Shop.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan studied photography/film and
architecture, and has worked as a photojournalist and cartoonist. He
also spent 18 years as the graphics editor of The Daily Telegraph,
winning 19 awards in that time, including numerous British Press Awards.
He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www. ravensquill. com
), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (including the
Penguin Group, Osprey (military), Brown Reference Group, Ivy Group and
Aurum), architects and developers, such as John McAslan (Olympic Energy
Centre) and Kit Martin (Prince Charles' Phoenix Trust advisor on
historic buildings). www. alangilliland. com
