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Humour,
Extended Family,
Unwelcome Guests,
Boy's Own Adventure!
Terry is a freelance illustrator and commercial artist based in Whitstable, UK.
He has worked in almost all areas of illustration from publishing to advertising and as a book designer. As an illustrator, Terry has the gift of being able to 'see' the story from the inside and bring the humour, pathos or drama to 'leap off the page' life!
His work is produced using both digital and traditional media - although over the last ten years or so digital image creation has predominated. However, he has recently rediscovered painting, so who knows which direction his work will go over the next ten years…
He has exhibited prints at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and The Royal Society for Painter Etchers.
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In the Dog House
BLURB: Boy’s Own Rules! It’s boy-Paradise with Mum, Dad and Uncle Murgatroyd in uncle’s gothic mansion, “Gaul Stones.” Everything is crazy as normal. Then Dad’s oddball relatives arrive… Pog, the dog, and the creature in the attic make sure things go REALLY haywire!
A Word Wings picture book collaboration, Illustrated and designed by Terry Hand, written by J.R.Poulter - Multi-award winning author of over 30 books, awards include Children's Choice, New Zealand, has worked as a senior educator and librarian. Teacher notes and activity sheets available on request via the contact form on this site.
FIVE STAR REVIEW:
In the Dog House by J.R. Poulter is a rambunctious tale for young readers about an odd family, but in fact, as one reads on, it’s not such an odd family at all. Illustrations by Terry Hand make the story leap off the pages. Large fonts every now and again for emphasis on actions are the kind of thing that young readers will love in this comic book style layout. The illustrations make one think of Gaul Stones as a kind of Fawlty Towers with a lot of ‘fawlty’ antics and upheaval. This story is all about action and each page is vibrant, energetic, and captivating. There’s a lot for youngsters to enjoy. Young readers will love this story and the style of action contained in the illustrations and text. This is the kind of story that boys who are not keen on reading will love. By Fiona Ingram, journalist, author, reviewer for Readers' Favorite
TEACHER REVIEW: “This book is GREAT reading for boys in the target age group! The illustrations complement the author’s choice of language perfectly! A really FUN adventure!” Adrienne T. O’Connell, teacher, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed. taught children from outback indigenous to multicultural big city classrooms.
Themes: Subjects: pets, dogs, possums, extended family, family, uninvited guests, imagination, adventure, heirlooms, ancestry
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