Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Quentin Blake: Colouring Books Stifle Creativity

Book2Book Monday 06 July 2015

One of Britain's best-loved illustrators has cautioned against giving children colouring books as a substitute for genuine creativity.


Blake's illustrations are commonplace in Roald Dahl's books.

Sir Quentin Blake, whose most recognisable work was for Roald Dahl's children's books, said that he was "completely against" the use of colouring in as a way of teaching children to draw because it limits the imagination.


The Australian

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