Shelf's Issue 4 is the latest instalment of the biannual magazine about picture book making, a large-format print publication that treats picture books as an art form worth reading closely and talking about at length. This issue brings Carson Ellis and Mac Barnett together in conversation about their latest collaboration, a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, alongside an interview with Michael Rosen and a look inside the world of illustrator Isabelle Arsenault. There is a candid piece from author and illustrator Katie Cleminson on grief and the process of making a book about it, and a profile of French illustrator Magali Le Huche, who illustrated Bum Fish. Plenty more features round it out, plus a substantial review section. Thick pages and bold colour, with a design made to be kept and returned to. For anyone who takes the craft behind picture books seriously, whether that is a job, a pastime, or both. Biannual print magazineIssue 4Printed in the United Kingdom Shelf is a biannual magazine about picture book matters, founded in 2024 by illustrator Helen Hancocks, who also runs the picture book shop Shelf Editions. Printed in the United Kingdom, each issue treats picture books as an art form worth serious attention, with conversations, features, and reviews spanning the authors, illustrators, and industry behind them.
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