SHELF is a biannual magazine celebrating picture book matters, because picture books matter!

SHELF is the go-to magazine for the very best from of the world of illustration and writing – ideal for parents, teachers, librarians, illustrators, designers, writers, editors, publishers or, indeed, anyone at all!

The biannual magazine that is all about picture book matters. Our beautifully curated and printed magazine takes a look at all aspects of picture book making.

Issue 4 includes:

• Carson Ellis & Mac Barnett in conversation about their latest collaboration, Rumplestiltskin 

• A peek into the world of illustrator Isabelle Arsenault 

• A heartfelt piece about grief and the process of making a book about it with author & illustrator Katie Cleminson

• Meet  French illustrator Magali Le Huche, illustrator of Bum Fish

With lots more, plus our big review section.

SHELF was founded in 2024 by illustrator & owner of the picture book shop Shelf Editions, Helen Hancocks, as a love letter to the art of the picture book and to broaden the coverage they receive.

Through its pages they hope to shine a spotlight on authors, illustrators, the industry and the market as a whole as well as treating picture books as an art form deserving of criticism and focus.

*Shelf Magazine is excluded from any promotional discounts or gift card credit