Alternative Parenting Books
By Helen Longstreth, 5th October 2016Features, Shop Funny, honest and definitely different - our pick of the best alternative parenting books
ByBuild Shop Letters Print
ByBuild Shop – the outlet for design studio Build – make the best alphabet prints in town. From A for Anteater to M for Marmoset, they come in a range of sizes from A4 to A2, and make a marvellous collection when hung together.
From £12; bybuildshop.com
Rose Blake ‘Riding into the past, with my dad, on the back of his toy elephant collection’
This limited edition screen print by London-based illustrator Rose Blake was commissioned by the Barbican for their new exhibition ‘Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector’, a show on the personal collections of post-war artists. Here, Blake depicts the extensive toy elephant collection of her father, the artist Peter Blake.
£50; barbican.org.uk
Moomins by Tove Janson
The V&A shop reissued this classic Moomins print at the end of 2014 to celebrate the centenary of Moomin creator Tove Janson’s birth. Available in three designs, taken from the original comic book covers, it is 360 x 280 mm and comes mounted on a white border.
£10; vandashop.com
Seaside Geometric Print
Inspired by the boats and seasides of Scotland, this abstract graphic print from Present and Correct is not strictly for children – but we love it. Part of a beautiful collection, it is screen-printed onto thick stock in A2. One for their room or yours.
£50; presentandcorrect.com
Roald Dahl characters by Quentin Blake
A tribute to one of the most important and enduring Godfathers of children’s literature, this heartwarming mini print shows a collection of some of Roald Dahl’s most memorable characters, as illustrated by Quentin Blake.
£10; vandashop.com