Victoria Turnbull

Victoria Turnbull

  • 5 stars across 4 books

VICTORIA TURNBULL is an emerging star in the picture book world, whose talent led her to win& the 2013 Association of Illustrators New Talent Award, Children's Book category. The Sea Tiger was one of the hot debuts of 2014 and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway 2015 medal. Key bloggers are taking note, with The Sea Tiger described as 'quite heart-stoppingly beautiful' (The Book Sniffer),'A book full of life, movement and fluidity, and yet at times utterly still... Truly magical' (The Illustrated Forest), and demonstrating 'echoes of Sendak' (Jill Bennett).

1st June 2014

The Sea Tiger

The Sea Tiger is Oscar's best friend, Oscar's only friend. They do everything together - explore the ocean, visit the ... MoreThe Sea Tiger

(4 reviews) Review
5th May 2016

Kings of the Castle

George doesn't want to spend the whole night moonbathing alone. But then the strangest creature he has ever seen comes o... MoreKings of the Castle

(3 reviews) Review
17th October 2019

Is it Really Nearly Christmas?

An enchanting Christmas picture book about the magic and anticipation of Christmas Eve. There's only one more sleep till... MoreIs it Really Nearly Christmas?

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    The Sea Tiger

    Loved loved LOVED this book. I loved the neat twist on Sea Tiger/Sea Lion, and I especially loved that Oskar is a merboy. I literally can't think of a...

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    George wants to build a sandcastle but his little puppy has other ideas. Then George sees someone emerge from the sea - and after many attempts to und...

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    A really interesting and unusual book. George wants to build a sandcastle but Boris isn't being very helpful. The illustrations are quite magical and ...