August 07, 2008
Narnia Illustrator, Pauline Baynes 1922-2008
Pauline Baynes died on Friday, August 1 in the cottage in Dockenfield, Surrey, where she had lived and worked for many years. She was best known for her illustrations in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia books. She also illustrated some of J. R. R. Tolkien's books.
J. R. R. Tolkien. Bilbo's Last Song
The hobbit Bilbo Baggins bids farewell to his friends and to the world of Middle-earth as he sets forth on his last journey.
C. S. Lewis. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Pauline Baynes. The Elephant's Ball
A rhyming story about a grand party in the forest, given by the elephant and attended by all the animals.
Posted by Kathleen at August 7, 2008 09:48 AM
