Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Four and Twenty Blackbirds

from Richard Fowler's book

of Nursery Rhymes.

Published By Campbell Books

1990

Ted and Dolly
Ted and Dolly

Submarine Surprise.

A pop-through-the-slot book

Published by Marks & spencer

1884

Ladybird Moves Home
Ladybird Moves Home

A pop-in the-slot-book.

Written and illustrated by Richard Fowler

Winner: Friends of the Earth

Earthworm Book Award 1994 - infant fiction category

Published by Doubleday 1993

Pussy cat, pussy cat...
Pussy cat, pussy cat...

From Richard Fowler's

Book of Nursey Rhymes.

Published by Campbell Books

1990

The Birthday Surprise
The Birthday Surprise

Illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Written by

Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books 1993

There's a-Mouse-About-The-House
There's a-Mouse-About-The-House

Written, illustrated and engineered

by Richard Fowler

Spread nine of my most

successful pop-in-the-slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklamoma

1983.

There's a-Mouse-About-the-House!
There's a-Mouse-About-the-House!

Written, illustrated and engineered

by Richard Fowler

Spread six, of my most

successful pop-in-the-slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklahoma

1983

The Rumbling Tum
The Rumbling Tum

Sample illustration for

stories centred around the

Cafe called The Rumbling Tum.

In which eventually every one

is welcome...

2003

The Birthday Surprise
The Birthday Surprise

'Out of the house they came'

Plate 4 page 26

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1993

But Dad!
But Dad!

illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

Tony Potter Publishing

Pop-Up Theatre -Cinderella
Pop-Up Theatre -Cinderella

illustration and paper-engineering 

by Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

Published by Kingfisher 1994

My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck
My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck

spread 4

illustration and

Paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carson-Delosa

2010

The Birthday Surprise
The Birthday Surprise

frontispiece

Illustrated by Richard Fowler

Written by Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books

1993

Chloe Cloo
Chloe Cloo

Sample artwork for

Chloe Cloo's Catwalk Caper.

In which Chloe and Patch

foil a fashion-show heist...

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Mole's Bedtime Story
Mole's Bedtime Story

Pop-in-the Slot book

Slot concept and illustration

by Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

This edition Published by Doubleday

2007

Ready, Teddy, Go!
Ready, Teddy, Go!

Spread four. Hardback edition

Published by Campbell Books

1998

The Toy Cupboard
The Toy Cupboard

Pop-Up Book

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard fowler

written by David Wood

Published by Pavilion

2000

My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck
My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck

Centre spread

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carlton-Delosa

2010

Lights Out!
Lights Out!

Pop-Up shadow-play book

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Barron's Educational

2006

My Amazing POP-UP Boat
My Amazing POP-UP Boat

Illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carson-Delosa

2010

A Bus-full of Beans
A Bus-full of Beans

'Out for the Count!'

spread 11

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by Longman 1979

The Toy Cupboard
The Toy Cupboard

Spread 4

illustration and

paper engineering

by Richard Fowler

written by David Wood

Published by Pavilion 2000

Here we are!
Here we are!

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1997

Honeybee's Busy Day
Honeybee's Busy Day

A pop-in-the-slot-book.

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 1994

A Book-Full of Beans
A Book-Full of Beans

Cover illustrations.

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

published by Longman 1978

Goldilocks and Friends
Goldilocks and Friends

Rear endpapers.

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Written by Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books 1991

Inspector Smart Gets the Message
Inspector Smart Gets the Message

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by

World's Work 1982

Funny Bunny
Funny Bunny

A 'Magical' pop-inthe-slot book

Written by David Wood

illustrations and slot device by

Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 2000

Mole's Bedtime Story
Mole's Bedtime Story

Spread 3 ; Mole pops up in

elephant's bed by mistake!

Written by David Wood

illustrations and slot device

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday

2000

The Amazing Story of Spaceship H-20!
The Amazing Story of Spaceship H-20!

My second pop-through-the-slot book.

Featuring Chuck and Buzz

and Captain Al B Backlater. In search of Big Ice.

Published by Marks & Spencer 1982.

 

A Book-Full-of-Beans
A Book-Full-of-Beans

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Title page artwork

Published by Longman

1978

Finger Trails
Finger Trails

Acrylic on board.

Art from a proposed series of

four books - 2010

Unknown Title
Unknown Title

Sample artwork

Acrylic on board

2010

A Squirrel's Tale
A Squirrel's Tale

Spread from the Pop-in-the-Slot book

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by EDC 1983

There's a mouse about the house!
There's a mouse about the house!

Written, illustrated and

engineered by Richard Fowler.

Published by EDC 1983

one of my 'best sellers'

 

A Squirrel's Tale
A Squirrel's Tale

Companion book to

Mouse about the house.

pop-in-the slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklahoma

1983

The Ashridge Bears
The Ashridge Bears

Book one in the series.

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1993

The Ashridge Bears
The Ashridge Bears

Book three in the series.

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1994

Mole's Bedtime Story
Mole's Bedtime Story

page eight. Eeek!

Mole disturbs Little Mouse.

Written by David Wood

illustration and slot device

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 2007

 

A Giant Problem
A Giant Problem

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler. UK edition

Published by Piccadilly Press

1988

A Giant Problem
A Giant Problem

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Piccadilly Press

1988

Stand-up-Stories
Stand-up-Stories

A series of four 'cut-out' books.

Where the character reads their own story.

Concept, illustration and text by

Richard Fowler.

1st Published by Viking Kestrel 1985

Ted and Dolly's Magic Carpet Ride
Ted and Dolly's Magic Carpet Ride

My very first pop-in-the-slot book.

There were paper shortages at the time.

So I came up with a novelty device

that used very little extra card and minimal handwork.

Published by Marks & Spencer 1982

Cat's Story
Cat's Story

One of the four 'Stand up Stories'.

Each book had it's own fold-out stand.

So they could be placed on a bed-side table or shelf

after reading.

Published in UK by Viking Kestrel 1985

Ladybird Moves Home
Ladybird Moves Home

Spread 2 - 'walk' Ladybird

along the path and into the flower pot.

Turn the page to continue the story...  

Mr Little's Noisy Plane
Mr Little's Noisy Plane

No. 5 in the series of lift-the-flap books.

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by Heinemann 1989

 

Snapdragon
Snapdragon

sample illustration for a

'novelty book' proposal featuring

a dragon taking snaps of his friends

with curious results...

Richard Fowler 2005

Ashridge Bears
Ashridge Bears

Visitors to Stay

Written by Margaret Carter

Illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1994

A Giant Problem
A Giant Problem

The storm

written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published By Piccadilly Press

1988

Lights out!
Lights out!

By moving a torch back

and forth and from side to side

the shadows are animated on

the starry backdrop.

Text, illustration, concept , paper engineering

by Richard Fowler

Published by Tony Potter 2006

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Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Ted and Dolly
Ladybird Moves Home
Pussy cat, pussy cat...
The Birthday Surprise
There's a-Mouse-About-The-House
There's a-Mouse-About-the-House!
The Rumbling Tum
The Birthday Surprise
But Dad!
Pop-Up Theatre -Cinderella
My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck
The Birthday Surprise
Chloe Cloo
Mole's Bedtime Story
Ready, Teddy, Go!
The Toy Cupboard
My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck
Lights Out!
My Amazing POP-UP Boat
A Bus-full of Beans
The Toy Cupboard
Here we are!
Honeybee's Busy Day
A Book-Full of Beans
Goldilocks and Friends
Inspector Smart Gets the Message
Funny Bunny
Mole's Bedtime Story
The Amazing Story of Spaceship H-20!
A Book-Full-of-Beans
Finger Trails
Unknown Title
A Squirrel's Tale
There's a mouse about the house!
A Squirrel's Tale
The Ashridge Bears
The Ashridge Bears
Mole's Bedtime Story
A Giant Problem
A Giant Problem
Stand-up-Stories
Ted and Dolly's Magic Carpet Ride
Cat's Story
Ladybird Moves Home
Mr Little's Noisy Plane
Snapdragon
Ashridge Bears
A Giant Problem
Lights out!
copy r notice.jpg
Four and Twenty Blackbirds

from Richard Fowler's book

of Nursery Rhymes.

Published By Campbell Books

1990

Ted and Dolly

Submarine Surprise.

A pop-through-the-slot book

Published by Marks & spencer

1884

Ladybird Moves Home

A pop-in the-slot-book.

Written and illustrated by Richard Fowler

Winner: Friends of the Earth

Earthworm Book Award 1994 - infant fiction category

Published by Doubleday 1993

Pussy cat, pussy cat...

From Richard Fowler's

Book of Nursey Rhymes.

Published by Campbell Books

1990

The Birthday Surprise

Illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Written by

Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books 1993

There's a-Mouse-About-The-House

Written, illustrated and engineered

by Richard Fowler

Spread nine of my most

successful pop-in-the-slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklamoma

1983.

There's a-Mouse-About-the-House!

Written, illustrated and engineered

by Richard Fowler

Spread six, of my most

successful pop-in-the-slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklahoma

1983

The Rumbling Tum

Sample illustration for

stories centred around the

Cafe called The Rumbling Tum.

In which eventually every one

is welcome...

2003

The Birthday Surprise

'Out of the house they came'

Plate 4 page 26

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1993

But Dad!

illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

Tony Potter Publishing

Pop-Up Theatre -Cinderella

illustration and paper-engineering 

by Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

Published by Kingfisher 1994

My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck

spread 4

illustration and

Paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carson-Delosa

2010

The Birthday Surprise

frontispiece

Illustrated by Richard Fowler

Written by Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books

1993

Chloe Cloo

Sample artwork for

Chloe Cloo's Catwalk Caper.

In which Chloe and Patch

foil a fashion-show heist...

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Mole's Bedtime Story

Pop-in-the Slot book

Slot concept and illustration

by Richard Fowler

Written by David Wood

This edition Published by Doubleday

2007

Ready, Teddy, Go!

Spread four. Hardback edition

Published by Campbell Books

1998

The Toy Cupboard

Pop-Up Book

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard fowler

written by David Wood

Published by Pavilion

2000

My Amazing POP-UP Fire Truck

Centre spread

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carlton-Delosa

2010

Lights Out!

Pop-Up shadow-play book

illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Barron's Educational

2006

My Amazing POP-UP Boat

Illustration and

paper engineering by

Richard Fowler

Published by Carson-Delosa

2010

A Bus-full of Beans

'Out for the Count!'

spread 11

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by Longman 1979

The Toy Cupboard

Spread 4

illustration and

paper engineering

by Richard Fowler

written by David Wood

Published by Pavilion 2000

Here we are!

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1997

Honeybee's Busy Day

A pop-in-the-slot-book.

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 1994

A Book-Full of Beans

Cover illustrations.

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

published by Longman 1978

Goldilocks and Friends

Rear endpapers.

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Written by Margaret Carter

Published by Campbell Books 1991

Inspector Smart Gets the Message

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by

World's Work 1982

Funny Bunny

A 'Magical' pop-inthe-slot book

Written by David Wood

illustrations and slot device by

Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 2000

Mole's Bedtime Story

Spread 3 ; Mole pops up in

elephant's bed by mistake!

Written by David Wood

illustrations and slot device

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday

2000

The Amazing Story of Spaceship H-20!

My second pop-through-the-slot book.

Featuring Chuck and Buzz

and Captain Al B Backlater. In search of Big Ice.

Published by Marks & Spencer 1982.

 

A Book-Full-of-Beans

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Title page artwork

Published by Longman

1978

Finger Trails

Acrylic on board.

Art from a proposed series of

four books - 2010

Unknown Title

Sample artwork

Acrylic on board

2010

A Squirrel's Tale

Spread from the Pop-in-the-Slot book

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by EDC 1983

There's a mouse about the house!

Written, illustrated and

engineered by Richard Fowler.

Published by EDC 1983

one of my 'best sellers'

 

A Squirrel's Tale

Companion book to

Mouse about the house.

pop-in-the slot book.

Published by EDC Tulsa Oklahoma

1983

The Ashridge Bears

Book one in the series.

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1993

The Ashridge Bears

Book three in the series.

Written by Margaret Carter

illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1994

Mole's Bedtime Story

page eight. Eeek!

Mole disturbs Little Mouse.

Written by David Wood

illustration and slot device

by Richard Fowler

Published by Doubleday 2007

 

A Giant Problem

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler. UK edition

Published by Piccadilly Press

1988

A Giant Problem

Written and illustrated

by Richard Fowler

Published by Piccadilly Press

1988

Stand-up-Stories

A series of four 'cut-out' books.

Where the character reads their own story.

Concept, illustration and text by

Richard Fowler.

1st Published by Viking Kestrel 1985

Ted and Dolly's Magic Carpet Ride

My very first pop-in-the-slot book.

There were paper shortages at the time.

So I came up with a novelty device

that used very little extra card and minimal handwork.

Published by Marks & Spencer 1982

Cat's Story

One of the four 'Stand up Stories'.

Each book had it's own fold-out stand.

So they could be placed on a bed-side table or shelf

after reading.

Published in UK by Viking Kestrel 1985

Ladybird Moves Home

Spread 2 - 'walk' Ladybird

along the path and into the flower pot.

Turn the page to continue the story...  

Mr Little's Noisy Plane

No. 5 in the series of lift-the-flap books.

Written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published by Heinemann 1989

 

Snapdragon

sample illustration for a

'novelty book' proposal featuring

a dragon taking snaps of his friends

with curious results...

Richard Fowler 2005

Ashridge Bears

Visitors to Stay

Written by Margaret Carter

Illustrated by Richard Fowler

Published by Campbell Books

1994

A Giant Problem

The storm

written and illustrated by

Richard Fowler

Published By Piccadilly Press

1988

Lights out!

By moving a torch back

and forth and from side to side

the shadows are animated on

the starry backdrop.

Text, illustration, concept , paper engineering

by Richard Fowler

Published by Tony Potter 2006

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