Puffin Annual - Puffin Books (1974)
Year: 1974
Format: Book
Illustrator: Jill McDonald (1927-1982)
Client: Puffin Books
Details: The cover of this 1974 Puffin annual was illustrated by Jill McDonald (1927-1982). She was a children's writer and illustrator born in Wellington, New Zealand.
Originally training as an architect, McDonald moved into illustration following her marriage. She became art editor of the New Zealand School Journal before moving to London with her two children in the mid 1960s, where she worked for Puffin Books.
She was the in-house illustrator for the Puffin Club, illustrating Puffin Post magazines, club-related paraphernalia and annuals such as this one.