Anita jeram original artwork for sale
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Anita Jeram featured at Eden Gallery in Lichfield
Anita Jeram was born and brought up in Portsmouth. Anita worked in a variety of jobs after leaving school, before doing a foundation course in Visual Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, followed by a degree course in illustration. Her first book, Bill’s Belly Button, was published a year after she graduated. Anita is best known as an illustrator of children’s storybooks, particularly the modern classic
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award.
Anita is married to a palaeontologist and has three children and a menagerie of animals, including cats, dogs, rabbits, toads, a lizard, a snake and a tortoise. She lives in Northern Ireland, and hopes eventually to set up a wildlife sanctuary there.
These illustrations are taken from the best-selling books Guess How Much I Love You, written by Sam McBratney. These books have become an iconic family classic, and these wonderful illustrations taken from the original books are a Collector’s Limited Edition Print (ap
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Anita Jeram (1965-) Biography
Born 1965, in Portsmouth, England; Education: Attended Portsmouth College of Art, 1983; Manchester Polytechnic, B.A. (with honors), 1990. Hobbies and other interests: Pet-keeping, all art and craft work, natural history.
Addresses
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England.
Career
Factory worker, Portsmouth, England, 1983-85; kennel assistant, Hampshire, England, 1985-86; shop assistant, Portsmouth, England, 1986; freelance author and illustrator, Anita Jeram 1990—. Member, Ulster Wildlife Trust, and St. Tiggywinkles Hospital for Sick and Injured Wildlife; founding member of Reptile and Amphibian Society of Northern Ireland.
Honors Awards
Highly commendable designation, Benson & Hedges Illustration Awards, 1989; shortlisted for Kurt Maschler Award, British Book Trust, 1994; shortlisted for Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, Publishing News British Book Awards, 1994; Book of the Year designation, American Booksellers Association, 1996, for Guess How Much I Love You English author and illustrator (born 1965) Anita Jeram (born 1965) is an English author and illustrator of picture books for children. Growing up in Portsmouth, England, Jeram always enjoyed drawing, but worked a variety of jobs before pursuing a degree course in illustration at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). [citation needed]Soon after graduation she wrote her first book, Bill's Belly Button, which was published by Walker Books in 1991.[1] Other books she has written include Contrary Mary (1995), Bunny, My Honey (1999), and I Love My Little Storybook (2002). As an illustrator, Jeram received recognition for her illustrations in Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (1994), which was a picture-book best seller[2][3] as well as a 1996 ALA Notable Children's Book.[4] She has also illustrated several books by Dick King-Smith and Amy Hest.[5] In addition to her work on picture books Jeram also publishes greeting cards through Two B
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Anita Jeram
Life and career
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