Marion Deuchars – författare

Best-selling author/illustrator Marion Deuchars now takes her beloved bird through a daily workout in the natural sequel to Yoga for Stiff Birds.Marion Deuchars perfectly understands the difficult relationship some of us have with our daily fitness routine. In How to be a Fit Bird she raises a smile and brings levity to our workouts, using Bob the bird to see us through a number of routines: from holistic ten-minute workouts to more specific sessions focusing on particular parts of the body.

Loosen up with a smile on your face... Marion Deuchars has practiced yoga for many years, and well knows the benefits it brings. Now she shares that passion with her illustrated character Bob the Bird, whose expressive poses will charm you into a reviving session of yoga breathing, stretching, posing, and mindfulness. Yoga for Stiff Birds rejects the clichés of studio photography in favour of a more immediate, inviting, look. With a few brush strokes Marion helps Bob into every position from the downward-facing dog to the tree; both useful and inspiring, her art will raise a smile, whether you’re a regular practitioner or a yoga novice, and will encourage even the creakiest reader to breathe, stretch, and bend like they never have before.

What makes a colour work? What do colours mean to artists or cultures? Why does grey make a colour stand out? What colour are the oceans? Why is the yellow of lemons something to treasure? Award-winning illustrator Marion Deuchars takes us on a journey through colour, showing how its language is at the centre of how we think and feel about the world. Colour is everywhere. Through this book, we can see it afresh.

An enduring story about discovering what makes us unique, with a special arty spin. Bob’s bullies tease him for having skinny legs. Feeling self-conscious, at first he tries to change them, then he tries to hide them. Until art gives him confidence to express and be himself - and even his bullies are impressed.

Inspired by Paul Klee's quote, 'A drawing is simply a line going for a walk', this artful activity book is packed with playful ways to start a drawing. What if drawing could be as simple as picking up a pencil and moving it about on the page, as fun as playing a game or as exciting as setting out on an adventure? The answer is, you would spend all your time drawing, just like the author and illustrator of this book, Marion Deuchars! Featuring more than 100 drawing prompts, Take a Line for a Walk takes the pressure out of being creative by turning every drawing into a game. Having spent decades at the drawing board, Marion knows exactly how make art fun and easy. Whether it's drawing a line with the hiccups, playing a visual game of cat and mouse or walking your line around a maze of busy streets, Marion has endless suggestions for how to start a drawing. Without having to worry about what to draw, or what the results might be, young artists can enjoy following each prompt to see where it might take them. Peppered through the book are Marion's own beautiful line drawings, all of which are the result of simply taking a line for a walk.

Creating a work of art is as simple as playing with different colours. Packed with easy art activities, this book from Marion Deuchars will transform anyone into an artist! Marion Deuchars' latest activity book for children and families uses colour as the starting point for different types of art. Bright colours, light colours, clashing colours, matching colours: all the colours of the rainbow. Taking inspiration from Paul Klee and the Bauhaus artists, Deuchars has devised a series of simple art activities based on colour. Budding young artists will learn how to create planets that radiate, rainbows that glow, teetering towers, a sea full of colourful fish, and much, much more using simple games and techniques. The book teaches some basic colour theory, and reveals simple tricks such as how to mix colours with coloured pencils using cross-hatching, and how to reveal hidden rainbows of colour by scraping away layers of paint. With something for every artist, Play With Colour makes starting a work of art easy and immediately satisfying.

An enduring story about discovering what makes us unique, with a special arty spin. Bob’s bullies tease him for having skinny legs. Feeling self-conscious, at first he tries to change them, then he tries to hide them. Until art gives him confidence to express and be himself - and even his bullies are impressed.

Part of the Let's Look at... series of board books from best-selling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to the world of opposites.From up and down penguins to hot and cold aardvarks, the charming characters and bright colours will have your little ones exploring opposites in no time. Also available in the Let's Look at... series: Let's Look at...Numbers, Let's Look at...Shapes, Let's Look at...Animals and Let's Look at...Colours. Marion Deuchars is the award-winning and best-selling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series. Other titles, also published by Laurence King, include Bob the Artist, Bob's Blue Period and Bob Goes Pop, beautiful picture books about friendship, art, dealing with emotions and working together.

With creative ideas and inspired prompts, this art activity title will have young artists filling the pages with all sorts of wild and wonderful things about themselves. The activities range from simple things like your birthday, your eye colour, portraits of your family and friends or filling in information about your favourite foods or clothes, to the more weird and wonderful, like your favourite smells, how many star jumps you can do in one minute and what flavour you would be if you were an ice-cream.Perfect for self-expression and building children's confidence through creativity, the celebratory and fun activities will put each child centre-stage as they complete their very own book about themselves!

You're in charge! Let your mind run free and draw, paint and scribble your way through this fun and imaginative activity book.With over 20 activities, prompts and step-by-step drawing activities built in throughout, children will learn how to draw a whole host of animals, from foxes and rabbits to owls and elephants, and then create visual stories for their creatures to come to life in. Perhaps the rabbit wants to be a superhero, or fox has a party to attend. Created by award-winning illustrator Marion Deuchars, each spread features easy-to-follow steps and plenty of space for children to experiment and practise in.

In this imaginative activity book, Marion Deuchars makes learning about art fun. Young readers discover new ways of making art by being introduced to 18 great artists, learning about the methods, materials and ideas that made up their masterpieces and how these can be applied to one's own creations. Grouped into sections by artist, each one unfolds a series of creative projects in drawing, painting, printing and collage based on the artist's own methods and materials. At the end of the book is a series of biographies about each artist providing the background on how they became artistic geniuses.Take your pencil for a walk in the spirit of Paul Klee, experiment with colour and texture like Joan Miró or create your own surrealist-inspired artwork like Salvador Dalí.

Bob the bird is just like all his friends, apart from his skinny legs. When Bob is teased, he decides to try and change himself to fit in. But little does he know where all his efforts will lead him… An affirming picture book for age 3+ about the power of art and of being confident enough to be yourself.

Play with art like never before in this exciting new activity book from the bestselling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series.Marion Deuchars has created a surprising and engaging range of activities and games organized into seven sections of Drawing, Colour, Shapes, Paint, Paper, Printing and Pattern. Each section is not only a great opportunity to play, but also helps to shape and form artistic ability and confidence.Discover the joys of making your own marbled paper. Create your own language in pictures. Providing hours of endless fun and exploration, Art Play will bring out the artist in everyone.

Bob the Artist loves to paint with brightly colored splashes, but he has got into a bit of a mess. Help Bob clear up his paints by matching the colors and numbers in this fun game of dominoes.•⊂ Introducing the Bob the Artist domino game for children aged 3 years and up•⊂ Features Bob and his messy paint splatters in a high-quality gift package•⊂ Recognizing and matching different numbers and images is fun and educational•⊂ Follows up on the release of the Bob the Artist picture book

Award-winning British illustrator Marion Deuchars has returned with a new addition to her popular Let's Make Some Great Art activity book series. From drawing and painting to collaging and printing, Let's Make Some Great Art: Animals includes all kinds of art activities to engage budding artists and animal-lovers.Get creative as you blow-paint your own strange creatures, make handprint animals, or use paper and fingerprints to make greyhounds, giraffes and tigers

Award-winning British illustrator Marion Deuchars has returned with a new addition to her popular Let's Make Some Great Art activity book series. Draw, paint and collage all kinds of amazing patterns with Let's Make Some Great Art: Patterns, a jam-packed activity book.Spark your imagination and get creative as you make maze patterns, tessellating patterns, mosaics and even multi-coloured marbling patterns.

Award-winning British illustrator Marion Deuchars has returned with a new addition to her popular Let's Make Some Great Art activity book series. Focusing on all things colourful, Let's Make Some Great Art: Colours includes all kinds of art activities to engage budding artists.Learn the basics about colours and put your new skills to test in all sorts of colourful activities, including fingerprint art, drawing, painting, collaging and, of course, colouring.ALSO AVAILABLE: Let's Make Some Great Art: Animals and Let's Make Some Great Art: Patterns

With beautiful artwork from best-selling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to colours.

Learn all about shapes with this stunning board book, perfect for sharing with your baby or toddler.Part of a brand-new series of board books Let's Look At... and with beautiful artwork from bestselling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to shapes. Make learning fun and stimulating as you go through the pages of this gorgeous book for young readers, full of colourful and engaging illustrations.Marion Deuchars is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series. Other titles, also published by Laurence King, include Bob the Artist, Bob's Blue Period and Bob Goes Pop, beautiful picture books about friendship, art, dealing with emotions and working together.Also available in the Let's Look At... series: Let's Look at...Numbers, Let's Look at...Animals (August 2021) and Let's Look at...Colours (August 2021).

Introduce numbers from 1 to 10 with this stunning board book, perfect for sharing with your baby or toddler.Part of a brand-new series of board books Let's Look At... and with beautiful artwork from bestselling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to counting. Make learning fun and stimulating as you go through the pages of this gorgeous book for young readers.Marion Deuchars is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Let's Make Some Great Art series. Other titles, also published by Laurence King, include Bob the Artist, Bob's Blue Period and Bob Goes Pop, beautiful picture books about friendship, art, dealing with emotions and working together.Also available in the Let's Look At... series: Let's Look at...Shapes, Let's Look at...Animals (August 2021) and Let's Look at...Colours (August 2021).

With beautiful artwork from best-selling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to animals.

Celebrated illustrator Marion Deuchars is on a mission. Sharing a host of inspiring projects and ideas, this book shows people of all ages and artistic abilities how a little creativity every day can make a big difference.Live the life of a true creative! With over 100 projects and ideas, Marion invites you to release your artistic potential. Spill some ink. Draw with a stick. Have a go at hand lettering, or painting with a mop! The ideas in this book are all about having fun and realising it’s never too late to discover—or rediscover—your artistic side.Projects like hand printing, marbling, cyanotype, and rubber stamping will absorb you for an enjoyable afternoon; others like street photography, beach sculpture, and dog doodling can be done in the moment. Get painting, printing, drawing, making and imagining and discover how little moments of creativity can bring great joy.

Allow the delightful Bird to transport you to a calm place in this charming continuation of the bestselling series. Marion Deuchars completes her successful trilogy of health and wellbeing titles with this guide to achieving a peaceful and connected state. Accompanied by the wryly humorous Bird, Bat and Butterfly, she brings together mindfulness and meditation techniques and encourages the reader to find a little space in their day to take care of themselves. Marion has created all aspects of the book, from her quirky characters to the handwritten text, making this a truly unique package that will sit perfectly alongside her existing bestsellers Yoga for Stiff Birds and How to be a Fit Bird.

In this interactive colouring and activity book, Marion Deuchars takes the broad canvas of ART and fills it with drawings and activities that let you discover what art can be, how it can be made, what it can mean for you and what it has meant for people through the ages. This book is packed with stimulating ideas to spark your creative imagination. You can complete the Mona Lisa's smile, or design your own Jackson Pollock-inspired work with a marble, a tray, some paint and paper. There are step-by-step instructions for how to draw a bird and how to give it an expression, as well a foolproof method for drawing a bicycle.Aimed at children aged eight and older, the emphasis is on fun and making the creation of art a big part of the way you express yourself.