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Phillida Gili

Author of The Sleeping Beauty: A Pop-Up Book

6+ Works 57 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Image credit: Reynolds Stone Estate

Works by Phillida Gili

Associated Works

Thumbelina (1835) — Illustrator, some editions — 952 copies, 34 reviews
Thumbelina [Retold by Jenny Nimmo] (1997) — Illustrator — 2 copies

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Gender
female
Places of residence
London, England
Education
Saint Martin's School of Art
Occupations
illustrator
private press publisher
Relationships
Stone, Reynolds (father)
Stone, Edward (painter|brother born|1940)
Stone, Humphrey (designer|brother born|1942)
Gili, Jonathan (husband)
Beck, Ian (illustrator|brother in law|husband of her sister Emma)
Short biography
Phillida Gili's mother was Janet Woods (Janet Clemence Woods, b. Cromer, Norfolk, 1 Dec. 1912; m. 1938 Reynolds Stone (d. 1979; two sons, two daughters); d. Salisbury, Wiltshire, 30 Jan. 1998). Not however Janet Woods (b. 1939), US novelist, the only one currently on LT.

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Reviews

In a clever use of paper engineering, Cinderella: A Pop Up Book by Phillida Gili allows readers to observe the heroine's transformation from scullery maid to belle of the ball and, conversely, the coach turning back into a pumpkin at midnight with the pull of a tab. The glorious 3-D wedding scene serves as a fitting finale. Featuring pull tabs, pop-ups and flaps throughout, the classic fairytale of Cinderella will comes to life for the youngest of readers. Adapted and beautifully illustrated in watercolor and ink by Phillida Gilli, this is a sumptuous, interactive treatment of everyone's favourite princess story.… (more)
 
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Works
6
Also by
3
Members
57
Popularity
#287,973
Rating
3.8
Reviews
1
ISBNs
15
Languages
2

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