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thirstygargoyle:

I love Quentin Blake’s drawings, and think his work on The Twits among the finest book illustrations I have ever seen, but I have never been able to fathom why Roald Dahl’s publishers have seen fit to replace Nancy Ekholm Burkert’s sensitive pencil illustrations for James and the Giant Peach with Blake’s more brash penwork. 

This version of James and the Giant Peach is the one I grew up with; I was pretty disappointed with the movie as a kid, though I appreciate more as an adult.

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    This version of James and the Giant Peach is the one I grew up with; I was pretty disappointed with the movie as a kid,...
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    I feel the same way about using Blake’s sketchy drawings in more recent editions of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Charlie &...
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