Jim Downer

Jim Downer

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Jim Downer is a retired exhibition designer, who conceived and illustrated Timmy the Tug as a young man fresh from art college in Leeds. He has always had a great love of the sea and now lives on the Isle of Wight, England. Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was an English poet and children's writer. He was the Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998, and is routinely ranked as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes published many books and poems for children, including The Iron Man, The Iron Woman and How the Whale Became.
21st September 2009

Timmy the Tug

Ted Hughes was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Now, over ten years after his death, Thames & Hudson is pu... MoreTimmy the Tug

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  • Timmy the Tug

    Timmy the Tug

    by Ithica

    This book is so different to anything we have read together. The illustrations are so unusual but captivating. The whole story is a poem about the tug...