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John Vernon Lord

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John Vernon Lord is an award-winning author-illustrator who has been working for nearly 50 years. He has illustrated many classic texts by Aesop, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, as well as his own stories, and he was also a distinguished lecturer and teacher of illustration for 45 years until his retirement.

Books by John Vernon Lord

The Giant Jam Sandwich

An absolute picture book classic - the tale of one village's ingenious solution to an invasion of wasps!

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The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear

Reissued to celebrate the bicentenary of Edward Lear, this hardback edition is beautifully illustrated by the award-winning John Vernon Lord.

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