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By Ron Brooks

A shiny, looking out memoir of lifestyles, love, and bookmaking through a grasp of the paintings of photo books

Ron Brooks grew up a rustic boy with a yen for drawing and remark of the existence round him. He turned an said grasp of the picture-book shape, successful acclaim either nationally and across the world for classics akin to The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek and John Brown, Rose and the nighttime Cat by means of Jenny Wagner—both in print always for more than 30 years—and Old Pig and the multi-award-winning Fox through Margaret Wild. but luck by no means got here effortless. during this looking memoir he recreates his existence as an artist, husband, and father, with all its twists and turns, ache and pleasure. alongside the way in which he deals infrequent insights into the "secret" strategy of picturemaking and tale shaping. Illustrated with roughs and comprehensive artwork from his best-loved books, this tale of a lifestyles lived intensely in search of fact, love, and beauty is a vintage in its personal right.

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