Rupert Annual 2019

In this year's Ruper Annual, Rupert sets off on adventures with the sugar birds, a lost locket, flavoured rain, and more! Enjoy a brand-new story, "Rupert and the May Queen", originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter plus much-loved favourite tales with classic illustrations by John Harrold and Alfred Bestall.

A genuine reproduction of the original publication that first appeared in 1965. Each beautifully presented copy is a limited edition of only 5,000 copies and bears its own individual number, making it a unique and highly desirable collectors item. Features classic stories, much-loved characters and activities.

In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert is having lots of fun with his friends, and he meets a few new faces, too. Stuart Trotter's new story, Rupert and Snowflake, is no exception. After a trip to the toy shop, Rupert finds he has a stowaway! Will he be able to see Snowflake safely home? Or will Snowflake continue to cause mischief in Nutwood? Annual Content: Rupert and the Boffit by Alfred Bestall Rupert and the Ocean Office by Alex Cubie Rupert and the Nut Hatch by John Harrold Rupert and Snowflake by Stuart Trotter Origami activity Game based on Rupert and Snowflake

In this year's annual, Rupert has many more adventures with a Skylark, a runaway kite and a windmill! Enjoy a brand-new story 'Rupert and the Bearcycle' originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter plus much-loved favourite tales illustrated by John Harrold and Alfred Bestall.

In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert discovers a secret path, goes on a chilly adventure to meet King Frost, solves a mystery with the help of a clever parrot and much more! Enjoy a brand-new story 'Rupert and April Showers', originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter, plus a selection of much-loved activities to complete at home. The stories included are: Rupert and Poll Parrot Rupert and the Secret Path Rupert and the Water Boatman Rupert and the Silent Dog Rupert and the Deep Freeze

Celebrate one hundred years of Rupert Bear with this official Annual.It has been one hundred years since the birth of Rupert Bear, and he remains as popular as ever. The 2021 Annual contains a collection of carefully curated stories and activities themed around the idea of celebration, including Rupert and the Rainbow (Alfred Bestall, 1948) and Rupert and the Apple Trees (John Harrold, 1999).It also includes a brand new story by Stuart Trotter, all about Rupert's birthday. This year, Rupert's birthday doesn't go quite as planned when Rupert and his chums find themselves in the middle of a time-travel adventure!

The result of many years careful and painstaking research, the author has pieced together the life of her godfather Alfred Bestall, who illustrated Rupert Bear in the Daily Express almost uninterruptedly for 30 years. The artwork was bequeathed by Fred Bestall to the author with the words - 'you will probably want to make a bonfire of this' - which would have been a tragedy. Caroline Bott has lovingly collected together and catalogued Fred Bestall's work, which ranges from incisive cartoons for Punch to romantic, dreamy watercolours, as well of course as his Rupert Bear illustrations. Caroline was also bequeathed his diaries, from which, alongside letters, photographs and other archive material, she has drawn together his life. What emerges is a gentle, very generous man, who was loved by all who met him. His diaries include his experiences in the First World War, and his travel diaries include remarkable journeys to Egypt as well as those of his beloved Wales. His fans are as diverse as Sir Paul McCartney (who has written the foreword), Prince Charles, Terry Jones, Terence Stamp, Richard Rogers and Sir Hugh Casson. A piece of pure nostalgia and a slice of time gone by that will enchant all those who pick it up.