Shelf - Issue 2
Shelf - Issue 2
Shelf - Issue 2
Shelf - Issue 2

Shelf - Issue 2

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!

COVER art and interview with Candian illustrator Jess Hannigan!

SHELF issue 2 has features on:

  • Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025
  • A sneak peek at THE TOUR by Katie Clapham & Nadia Shireen
  • Illustrator Rebecca Dautremer
  • Stillness in picture books
  • Illustrator Melissa Castrillion
  • The Tamer Institute
  • Funny Women

... and lots more, including REVIEWS on lots of new titles.

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

Helen Hancocks is an author-illustrator based in Lincoln, England. Her first picture book ‘Penguin in Peril’ was the UK’s best-selling debut picture book of 2013, and she has been delighting readers with her vibrant & witty work ever since. Her work often features cats and cake two of her favourite things. She is also the founder of the picture book shop Shelf Editions & picture book review magazine SHELF.

Helen founded Shelf & Shelf Editions in 2024 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.

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