Skip to navigationSkip to content
Painting of a grey and a brown mouse inside a brown herringbone coat pocket

Draft cover illustration for A Pocket Full of Mice Janina EdeCommissioned by Hodder and Stoughtonc. 1984

British illustrator Janina Ede (1937-2018) created covers and illustrations for over 100 books from the 1950s to the 1980s. Many of her illustrations feature animals, which she drew from life.

Stay up-to-date

Mailing List

© Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration 2025

Registered charity number
1095210

Made possible with National Lottery Heritage Fund
Janina Ede, Draft cover illustration for A Pocket Full of Mice , c. 1984 | Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration