Jan Pienkowski
Jan Pienkowski was born in Warsaw in 1936. After creating his first book at the age of eight, Jan went on to excel in his chosen field of design, working in such diverse areas as television, theatre and greetings cards. Published in 1968, A Necklace of Raindrops was the first of several wonderful collaborations between Jan and Joan Aiken - and it was also the very first book Jan illustrated. For over forty years, he has also worked on the Meg and Mog books. He has since twice won the Kate...See more
Jan Pienkowski was born in Warsaw in 1936. After creating his first book at the age of eight, Jan went on to excel in his chosen field of design, working in such diverse areas as television, theatre and greetings cards. Published in 1968, A Necklace of Raindrops was the first of several wonderful collaborations between Jan and Joan Aiken - and it was also the very first book Jan illustrated. For over forty years, he has also worked on the Meg and Mog books. He has since twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration, and has created many instantly recognizable classics. See less
Jan Pienkowski's Featured Books
Jan Pienkowski book reviews
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The First Christmas
Lovely Christmas choice
by Patricia, Mar 21, 2013
Top-notch service. Excellent copy of a beautifully illustrated, simple Christmas book. Read More
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The First Noel: A Christmas Carousel
Beautiful Christmas Gift !
by talitha, Jul 15, 2009
Though often listed as a children's pop-up book, I have found this "book" to be much, much more adult. "The First Noel" by Jan Pienkowski is a beautiful combination of paper-cutting and pop-up ... Read More
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Christmas-King James Ver
This book so lovely with the silhouetted pictures
"Christmas" by Jan Pienkowski. Nothing is so beautiful than reading the perfect holiday book by this wonderful children's illustrator. I couldn't afford the Easter & Christmas book, so I looked ... Read More
