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Francis Blake has been an illustrator for as long as he can remember. His artwork has appeared in magazines, books, and advertising materials across North America, Europe, and Asia. He is the illustrator of From Head to Toe and The A-Z of Everyday Things, both published by Tundra Books.
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Rude Stories
Written by Jan Andrews
Illustrated by Francis Blake
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies | 978-0-88776-921-4 (0-88776-921-7) | October 2010 | 21.99
Meet Mr. Mosquito, drawn from a Gypsy story. He's cantankerous and nasty enough to raise belly laughs along with the eyebrows of the polite. In a story inspired by Australian bush tales, we meet Ella and Bella, two hilarious (and flatulent) sisters. Angelina's earthy wit is memorialized in a story from... [read more]
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Rude Stories
Written by Jan Andrews
Illustrated by Francis Blake
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies | 978-1-77049-092-5 (1-77049-092-2) | November 2011 | 11.99
Meet Mr. Mosquito, drawn from a Gypsy story. He's cantankerous and nasty enough to raise belly laughs along with the eyebrows of the polite. In a story inspired by Australian bush tales, we meet Ella and Bella, two hilarious (and flatulent) sisters. Angelina's earthy wit is memorialized in a story from... [read more]
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Stories at the Door
Written by Jan Andrews
Illustrated by Francis Blake
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations; Juvenile Fiction - Ethnic - Other | 978-1-77049-905-8 (1-77049-905-9) | December 2012 | 9.99
Jan Andrews draws on folk stories from around the world to build her newest collection of tales, rife with humor and tingling with action. Cleverly threaded together by verses describing the arrival of unbidden stories that enter boldly through the door and stay just long enough to have their say, these... [read more]
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The A to Z of Everyday Things
Written by Janice Weaver
Illustrated by Francis Blake
eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - How Things Work; Juvenile Nonfiction - Reference | 978-1-77049-904-1 (1-77049-904-0) | July 2012 | 9.99
• Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills?
• Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty?
• Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April?
• Why is yawning contagious?
• Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so... [read more]
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The A to Z of Everyday Things
Written by Janice Weaver
Illustrated by Francis Blake
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Science & Technology - How Things Work; Juvenile Nonfiction - Reference | 978-0-88776-671-8 (0-88776-671-4) | November 2004 | 12.99
• Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills?
• Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty?
• Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April?
• Why is yawning contagious?
• Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so... [read more]
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From Head to Toe
Written by Janice Weaver
Illustrated by Francis Blake
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Art - Fashion; Juvenile Nonfiction | 978-0-88776-654-1 (0-88776-654-4) | September 2003 | 22.99
Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award
Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List
Named Notable Book by the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award in the intermediate nonfiction category
Did you know that:
• in some parts of sixteenth-century Europe, men wore their beards so long that they had to wrap the... [read more]
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