Quentin Blake has been illustrating and writing books for nearly 50 years. Not all 300 of them are still in print but these pages feature out-of-print works which you may be able to track down second-hand. Click on the covers for some featured illustrations.

Willie the Squowse by Ted Allan, illustrated by Quentin Blake published by The Anchor Press, 1977 Willie is an extraordinary half-squirrel, half-mouse who sings and dances and performs on the trapeze. But his trainer Joe just can’t get him the work – he’s not box-office, as agent Pete says, and Willie is forced to settle down to a life away from the footlights, in a wall between two house.He has no idea about the new tricks he starts performing when he stuffs the hole between the Pickerings and the Smiths with crisp pieces of paper he finds lying around… Hot news: Japanese fans of Quentin Blake will be pleased to hear that this book is still in print in Japan!

Uncle and the Treacle Trouble by JP Martin, illustrated by Quentin Blake published by Jonathan Cape, 1967 This is the fourth in the popular ‘Uncle’ saga about a benevolent millionaire elephant who wears a purple dressing-gown and rules a domain peopled by characters such as villain Beaver Hateman , artist Waldovenison Smeare and Brashbag the antique-shop owner. This is pure fantasy adventure perfectly complemented by Quentin Blake’s scratchily extravagant drawings.