Illustrator and creator of the Meg and Mog children's books, who also used pop-up and paper cut-outs to thrilling effect Jan Pieńkowski, who has died aged 85, was a most original illustrator, writer and designer of pop-up books, whose Polish childhood and experiences as a wartime refugee fed into his mesmerising work. He published more than 140 books for children and described the essence of his prodigious output simply as telling stories in pictures. Pieńkowski's characteristic style is immed...
Illustrator and creator of the Meg and Mog children's books, who also used pop-up and paper cut-outs to thrilling effect Jan Pieńkowski, who has died aged 85, was a most original illustrator, writer and designer of pop-up books, whose Polish childhood and experiences as a wartime refugee fed into his mesmerising work. He published more than 140 books for children and described the essence of his prodigious output simply as telling stories in pictures. Pieńkowski's characteristic style is immed...
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