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Born 1970, in Plymouth, England; daughter of Chris and Marion Chapman; married Tim Warnes (an illustrator and writer), April 16, 1994; children: Noah, Levi.
EDUCATION:Attended Redruth Comprehensive School and Yeovil Art College; Brighton University, B.A. (graphic design II; with first-class honors).
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Author and illustrator. Worked as a portrait painter, 1995-96; soft-toy designer for Russ Berrie, 1995-97. Exhibitions: “Artist And Makers @ Hunter’s Moon,” Dorset, England, 2018.
AVOCATIONS:Quilting, embroidery, patchwork, cinema.
MEMBER:Society of Authors.
AWARDS:Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award and Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts selection, National Council of Teachers of English, both c. 1998, both for One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root; Times Educational Supplement Junior Information Award, 1999, for The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins; Kate Greenaway Medal nomination, 2001, for One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies; Charlotte Zolotow Award highly commended designation, 2003, for Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson; National Parenting Publications Honor Award, 2003, for Bear Wants More by Wilson; Booktrust Early Years Award, 2005, for The Very Dizzy Dinosaur; Nottingham Children’s Book Award shortlist, 2006, for Incy Wincy Spider by Keith Chapman; Booktrust Early Years Award shortlist, 2008, for Daddy Hugs by Tim Warnes; Missouri Building Block Award nomination, 2015, and Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award nomination, 2016, both for Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson.
RELIGION: Christian.WRITINGS
One Duck Stuck was adapted as an animated segment of the BBC television program Words and Pictures. Several books featuring Chapman’s illustrations have been paired with audiocassettes, among them The Crunching Munching Caterpillar, Little Tiger Press, 2005.
SIDELIGHTS
British artist Jane Chapman shares her gift for creating engaging animal characters in the pages of picture books such as Phyllis Root’s One Duck Stuck, Tracey Corderoy’s The Magical Snow Garden, and Karma Wilson’s popular Bear Snores On and its sequels. Chapman’s signature acrylic artwork features bright colors balanced by realistic details, and her use of subtle variations in hue both complement and augment the story line she is illustrating. She also illustrates several original stories, among them I’m Not Sleepy! and No More Cuddles!, and she leads a creative double life by publishing some of her work under the pen name Jack Tickle.
Born in Plymouth, England, and raised in a middle-class family, Chapman graduated from Brighton University with a degree in graphic design, having specialized in illustration. Although she began her career as a portrait painter, she soon decided to change track. “Although my work was commercial, I was never going to be anything other than a penniless artist unless I got some royalties coming in!,” she recalled to SATA. Reassessing her career path, Chapman decided to follow in the footsteps of her husband, fellow artist Tim Warnes, and become a children’s book illustrator.
One of Chapman’s first illustration projects, the picture book Mary’s Baby, features her original text recounting the story of Christ’s birth. Jane Marino, reviewing the work for School Library Journal, commented that Chapman’s “controlled vocabulary and short sentences” pair with her “round, childlike figures, with button eyes and little black circles for mouths” to “emphasize the simplicity of the story.”
Among Chapman’s other self-illustrated works are Very Special Friends and I’m Not Sleepy! In the first, several animal companions spend a sunny day frolicking along the riverbank, and in the second a tiny owl playfully refuses its grandmother’s requests to go to bed. Critiquing Very Special Friends for School Library Journal, Susan E. Murray described Chapman’s artwork here as “lush and evocative,” and a writer in Kirkus Reviews noted that her prose “features a lilting rhythm to illustrate the quiet hustle and bustle of the natural world.” Reviewing I’m Not Sleepy!, School Library Journal contributor Blair Christolon wrote that “Chapman’s simple story is full of good humor.”
In Chapman’s Is It Christmas Yet?, energetic and inquisitive bear cub Teddy tests the patience of Big Bear while he is busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. “The cozy illustrations do a great job expressing Teddy’s exuberance,” noted Diane Olivo-Posner in School Library Journal. Described as “a fully rounded … and visually inviting story” by a Kirkus Reviews writer, No More Cuddles! focuses on a soft, furry bigfoot that finds itself at the mercy of several bunny rabbits all too eager to dispense hugs. “In its clarity and good humor, Chapman’s story jells,” the critic concluded.
The self-illustrated tale With Your Paw in Mine focuses on Miki, a baby sea otter that learns to swim with the help of her patient and affectionate mother. While Mama goes searching for food one day, Miki floats in a patch of seaweed where she meets Amak, another pup waiting for a parent. The young otters become fast friends, with Miki offering to hold Amak’s paws to ease his loneliness. Later, when a terrible storm hits the region and the pups are separated from their mothers, they cling to one another for support until help arrives. A writer in Kirkus Reviews described With Your Paw in Mine as “timeless and endearing,” further noting that Chapman’s “cool palette and spare, maritime scenery focus the art tightly on the characters.”
In Chapman’s picture book Me Too, Grandma!, an owlet named Ollie grows sad and jealous when his grandmother appears to lavish all of her attention on Lily, his baby cousin. Noticing Ollie’s discomfort, Grandma offers a reassuring message to the young barn owl, letting him know that individuals are capable of boundless love. “Youngsters dealing with a new sibling or new relative who appears to dominate the family landscape will feel Ollie’s pain here,” a critic stated in Kirkus Reviews.
In addition to her original, self-illustrated picture books, Chapman also creates the art for the traditional rhymes and stories to be found in Sing a Song of Sixpence: A Pocketful of Nursery Rhymes and Tales and Old Macdonald Had a Farm. Much of her time, however, is devoted to illustrating texts by a range of popular children’s authors. Her work for Julie Sykes’s farmyard stories Dora’s Eggs and Dora’s Chicks was praised for using bold yet simple forms to convey a harmonious impression and a sense of trust. Jane Doonan, writing in School Librarian, took particular note of the colors and “nuances of textures” in Chapman’s art for Dora’s Eggs, and in School Library Journal Marlene Gawron deemed the artwork for Dora’s Chicks both “large and bright.”
Chapman’s use of bright colors gives her work a contemporary feel that appeals to children. A Publishers Weekly reviewer commented of Phyllis Root’s One Duck Stuck that “the illustrator revels in juxtaposing strong colors.” In The Emperor’s Egg, an award-winning picture book by Martin Jenkins, Chapman’s artwork “balances realistic details with the penguin’s implicit charm,” according to a Publishers Weekly reviewer.
In addition to strong color, Chapman’s art emphasizes texture, and her work in Diana Hendry’s The Very Noisy Night and The Very Busy Day expands the books’ setting and the world of Hendry’s mouse protagonists. Thread spools become tables and playing cards are used as beds in the miniature world she creates; postage-stamp pictures, matchbox dresser drawers with button handles, and birthday cake candles for bedside lights spark the imagination of young readers and reveal new discoveries upon each successive turn of the page. In a review of The Very Busy Day for School Library Journal, Linda M. Kenton praised Chapman’s art here as “innovative and inviting,” adding that “it is delightful to examine how resourceful these mice are” in repurposing common household objects.
In Wilson’s Bear Snores On a brown bear, sleeping snugly in its cave during a winter snowstorm, is quietly joined by a succession of creatures, including Mouse, Squirrel, Hare, Gopher, and Raven. Chapman’s “delightful illustrations … depicting the animals’ party are the perfect accompaniment to [Wilson’s] … lyrical text,” wrote a Kirkus Reviews critic of the popular picture book. Heather E. Miller noted in School Library Journal that the artist’s renderings of the animal characters in Wilson’s story are “infused with warmth and humor.”
A creative collaboration that has yielded particular riches, Chapman and Wilson’s Bear Snores On inspired several more volumes featuring the good-natured brown bear and its affectionate and fun-loving forest friends. Festivities are underway in Bear Stays up for Christmas, while relationships strengthen in Bear’s New Friend. In Bear Wants More the arrival of spring finds the small woodland creatures arranging a post-hibernation feast for their newly awakened and famished ursine friend. “Bear is rendered as appealing as ever,” noted a Kirkus Reviews writer in describing Bear Wants More, and the story’s star character “is as cozy and comforting as a well-loved teddy.”
Another “Bear” story, Bear Feels Scared, focuses on Bear’s fear of becoming lost while on a walk in the woods, and here author and illustrator “once again tap into the psychology of preschoolers,” according to a Publishers Weekly contributor. Chapman’s illustrations “perfectly mesh realism with emotional expression,” noted School Library Journal contributor Amy Lilien-Harper in an appraisal of Bear Feels Scared.
A concept book aimed at preschoolers, Bear Counts “is enhanced by Chapman’s acrylic paint illustrations which feature bright colors, apt expressions, and perfect detail,” Catherine Callegari explained in School Library Journal. In Bear Sees Colors, the gentle bruin spots berries and other blue items as he strolls through the woods with Mouse, explores red objects with Hare, and searches for all things yellow with Badger. “Chapman’s vibrant acrylics give children plenty to pore over,” wrote a Publishers Weekly contributor. Wilson and Chapman introduce young readers to the idea of opposites in Big Bear, Small Mouse. Chapman alternates lush forest scenes with distilled images set against white backdrops—a nifty visual contrast of its own,” a reviewer in Publishers Weekly explained.
Wilson and Chapman introduce another endearing character, a penguin named Little Pip, in a series of humorous stories. In Where Is Home, Little Pip? the baby penguin finds itself lost after a succession of playful activities lead into unknown territory. In capturing the penguin’s search for home, Wilson’s “well-structured text” and Chapman’s “beautiful” paintings in tones of cool Arctic blue highlighted by warm pink and tan, combine to produce “a wonderful story of a loving family,” according to School Library Journal critic Mane Marino. Other books in the series include Don’t Be Afraid, Little Pip and What’s in the Egg, Little Pip?
Published under Chapman’s Jack Tickle alias, Fish on a Dish! employs die-cut holes and a gatefold spread in telling the story of two ravenous penguins and the clever fish they intend for their next meal. “The rhyming text is appropriately minimal,” observed a Kirkus Reviews contributor, and the book’s special effects “should … delight pre-readers.” As Tickle, Chapman also produced the artwork for The Very Greedy Bee, Steve Smallman’s humorous picture book about an insect that gobbles so much nectar that it grows too heavy to fly. “The cartoonlike artwork, with bold, rounded, brightly colored creatures, leaps off the page,” DeAnn Okamura commented in School Library Journal.
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Chapman has enjoyed working on several Christmas-related books, including The Snowiest Christmas Ever! and ‘Twas the Night before Christmas. The Littlest Christmas Tree, which Chapman wrote and illustrated, features a little bear cub who is helping his father find the perfect Christmas tree. They dig it up, take it home, and then joyfully decorate it in the living room. After enjoying the tree through the holidays, however, the little cub is not ready to say goodbye quite yet, and his father comes up with a clever idea.
“A nod to both Christmas excitement and post-holiday big feelings,” wrote a reviewer in Kirkus Reviews. They enjoyed how the “quaint illustrations” are able to “set cozy scenes.” The result is a “sweet tale” that encourages readers to “hold a little bit of Christmas magic tight.” A writer in Children’s Bookwatch agreed, calling the book “beautifully illustrated” and “utterly charming.” They predicted the book will be a “much cherished addition” to libraries and bookshelves.
The long-running “Bear Books” series, written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Chapman, continued with Bear Feels Sad. In this story, Bear is feeling lonely as all of his friends are off busy. He tries to cheer himself up, but even building a fort does not have the same joy. That changes, however, when he finds a gorgeous field of flowers and realizes he can surprise his friends with some lovely gifts, and then he discovers that they have not forgotten him at all. A contributor in Kirkus Reviews praised the book as “sure to banish melancholy feelings once and for all.” They described the story as “sweet” and appreciated its “keen observations” about emotions and friendship.
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Discussing her career as an artist, Chapman once told SATA: “In terms of inspiration, I find my husband a great model! He spends so much time on the research and rough stage, perfecting every little detail, that I feel shamed into trying to follow suit!” The illustrator added: “Although this career wasn’t my first choice when I first left college it certainly is now. … Now I’m happy to say that I wouldn’t do anything else.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Booklist, December 1, 1999, Marta Segal, review of The Very Noisy Night, p. 711; January 1, 2000, Linda Perkins, review of The Emperor’s Egg, p. 932; November 1, 2002, Ilene Cooper, review of Happy Christmas, Honey!, p. 507; December 1, 2002, Ilene Cooper, review of Happy and Honey, p. 97; April 15, 2001, Amy Brandt, review of Touch the Sky, My Little Bear, p. 1563; December 1, 2001, Hazel Rochman, review of One Tiny Turtle, p. 656; January 1, 2002, Ellen Mandel, review of Bear Snores On, p. 868; February 15, 2002, Helen Rosenberg, review of The Very Busy Day, p. 1019; December 1, 2002, Kathy Broderick, review of The Best Fall of All, p. 674; April 15, 2003, Connie Fletcher, review of Bear Wants More, p. 1479; March 1, 2004, Ilene Cooper, review of Dilly Duckling, p. 1194; June 1, 2004, Hazel Rochman, review of Tigress, p. 1740; September 1, 2004, Hazel Rochman, review of Sing a Song of Sixpence: A Pocketful of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, p. 126; May 15, 2005, Hazel Rochman, review of Mommy Mine, p. 1667; February 1, 2006, Karin Snelson, review of Time to Say Goodnight, p. 56; November 1, 2008, Daniel Kraus, review of Where Is Home, Little Pip?, p. 50; September 1, 2014, Carolyn Phelan, review of Bear Sees Colors, p. 118; April 1, 2023, Connie Fletcher, review of Mole’s Quiet Place,p. 75.
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, November, 2001, review of One Tiny Turtle, p. 99; March, 2003, review of Bear Wants More, p. 294; July-August, 2004, Hope Morrison, review of Tigress, p. 460.
Children’s Bookwatch, November, 2023, review of The Very Snowy Christmas; December, 2024, review of The Littlest Christmas Tree.
Guardian Education (London, England), August 31, 1999, Vivian French, review of The Very Noisy Night, p. 5.
Horn Book, July-August, 2004, Margaret A. Bush, review of Tigress, p. 466.
Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2001, review of One Tiny Turtle, p. 1210; November 15, 2001, review of Bear Snores On, p. 1616; November 1, 2002, review of Happy Christmas, Honey!, p. 1618; December 1, 2002, review of Bear Wants More, p. 1776; March 1, 2003, review of I Love My Mama, p. 389; December 15, 2003, review of Dilly Duckling, p. 1450; May 15, 2004, review of Tigress, p. 490; July 1, 2004, review of Sing a Song of Sixpence, p. 626; November 1, 2004, review of Bear Stays up for Christmas, p. 1055; February 15, 2005, review of Mommy Mine, p. 237; November 1, 2005, review of Mortimer’s Christmas Manger, p. 1197; February 15, 2006, review of Time to Say Goodnight, p. 186; September 15, 2007, review of Bear Feels Sick; April 15, 2008, review of Daddy Hug; May 15, 2008, review of The Dark, Dark Night; September 15, 2008, reviews of A Long Way from Home and The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm; May 1, 2012, review of Very Special Friends; August 15, 2012, review of I’m Not Sleepy; July 1, 2013, review of Who Are We?; August 15, 2014, review of Bear Sees Colors; December 15, 2014, review of Silly Dizzy Dinosaur!; May 15, 2015, review of No More Cuddles!; July 15, 2015, review of Fish on a Dish!; January 15, 2017, review of Me Too, Grandma!; January 15, 2018, review of With Your Paw in Mine; November 1, 2019, review of I Love You with All My Heart; February 1, 2021, review of Bear Can’t Wait; January 1, 2024, review of Bear Finds Eggs; July 15, 2024, review of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas; August 15, 2024, review of The Littlest Christmas Tree; February 1, 2025, review of Bear Feels Sad.
Publishers Weekly, September 18, 1995, review of Mary’s Baby, p. 98; May 4, 1998, review of One Duck Stuck, p. 211; November 15, 1999, reviews of The Very Noisy Night, p. 64, and The Emperor’s Egg, p. 65; October 9, 2000, review of Honey Helps, p. 86; November 26, 2001, review of Bear Snores On, p. 60; September 23, 2002, review of Happy Christmas, Honey!, p. 39; September 30, 2002, review of The Emperor’s Egg, p. 75; January 20, 2003, review of I Love My Mama, p. 80; January 26, 2004, review of Dilly Duckling, p. 252; July 5, 2004, review of Tigress, p. 55; September 17, 2004, review of Bear Stays up for Christmas, p. 61; September 26, 2005, review of Mortimer’s Christmas Manger, p. 86; February 13, 2006, review of Time to Say Goodnight, p. 88; July 21, 2008, review of Bear Feels Scared, p. 158; September 16, 2013, review of Is It Christmas Yet?, p. 47; July 14, 2014, review of Bear Sees Colors, p. 72; October 3, 2016, review of Big Bear, Small Mouse, p. 121.
School Librarian, August, 1997, Jane Doonan, review of Dora’s Eggs, p. 134; winter, 1999, Lucinda Jacob, review of The Very Noisy Night; winter, 2015, Hannah Breslin, review of Bear Counts, p. 224.
School Library Journal, October, 1995, Jane Marino, review of Mary’s Baby, p. 36; September, 1998, Heide Piehler, review of Run with the Wind, p. 179; November, 1999, Robin L. Gibson, review of The Very Noisy Night; December, 2000, Wendy S. Carroll, reviews of Happy and Honey and Honey Helps, p. 108; May, 2001, Linda M. Kenton, review of Touch the Sky, My Little Bear, p. 109; December, 2001, Margaret Bush, review of One Tiny Turtle, p. 120; January, 2002, Heather E. Miller, review of Bear Snores On, p. 114; March, 2002, Linda M. Kenton, review of The Very Busy Day, p. 189; July, 2002, Marlene Gawron, review of Dora’s Chicks, p. 100; October, 2002, Mara Alpert, review of Happy Christmas, Honey!, p. 59, and Pamela K. Bomboy, review of The Best Fall of All, p. 111; February, 2003, Amy Lilien-Harper, review of Bear Wants More, p. 124; April, 2003, Lisa Gangemi Kropp, review of I Love My Mama, p. 129; April, 2004, Judith Constantinides, review of Dilly Duckling, p. 110; July, 2004, Patricia Manning, review of Tigress, p. 69; October, 2004, Jane Marino, review of Sing a Song of Sixpence, p. 139; July, 2005, Linda M. Kenton, review of Mommy Mine, p. 84; March, 2006, Robin L. Gibson, review of Time to Say Goodnight, p. 196; July, 2006, Julie Roach, review of Bear’s New Friend, p. 90; May, 2007, DeAnn Okamura, review of The Very Greedy Bee, p. 108; September, 2007, Susan E. Murray, review of Bear Feels Sick, p. 178; October, 2007, Diane Olivo-Posner, review of The Snow Angel, p. 101; May, 2008, Anne Parker, review of Daddy Hug, p. 111; July, 2008, Gay Lynn Van Vleck, review of The Dark, Dark Night, p. 67; September, 2008, Amy Lilien-Harper, review of Bear Feels Scared, and Jane Marino, review of Where Is Home, Little Pip?, both p. 161; December, 2008, Laura Butler, review of A Long Way from Home, p. 84, and Donna Atmur, review of The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm, p. 85; September, 2012, Susan E. Murray, review of Very Special Friends, p. 112; December, 2012, Blair Christolon, review of I’m Not Sleepy!, p. 86; October, 2013, Diane Olivo-Posner, review of Is It Christmas Yet?, p. 69; March, 2015, Catherine Callegari, review of Bear Counts, p. 129; October, 2016, Amy Shepherd, review of Big Bear, Small Mouse, p. 70.
Times Educational Supplement (London, England), March 10, 2000, Diana Hinds, review of The Emperor’s Egg.
ONLINE
Dorset Online, http://www.dorsetmagazine.co.uk/ (December 23, 2013), Helen Stiles, profile of Chapman.
Jane Chapman website, https://www.chapmanandwarnes.com (August 5, 2025).
Miss Marple’s Musings blog, http://joannamarple.com/ (September 26, 2012), Joanna Marple, interview with Chapman.
Walker Books website, http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/ (January 15, 2010), autobiographical essay by Chapman.*
I studied illustration at Brighton University a long, long time ago, but now I live in a tiny village in Dorset. I illustrate children’s books, and write them when I can think of a story.
Writing is more difficult than painting, but painting takes longer to do. I used to draw pictures sometimes under the pseudonym, Jack Tickle, but these days I am just Jane Chapman all the time.
I have illustrated over a hundred books, and am celebrating 25 years in Children’s Books – hooray! It is such a pleasure to see books become real. I sometimes have to pinch myself that a story can start in my brain and become an actual thing that people want to read.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jane Chapman
Nationality British
Education University College London
London School of Economics
University of Cambridge
Occupation Academic
Title Professor of communications, University of Lincoln
Spouses
Jeremy Corbyn
(m. 1974; div. 1979)
Martin Clarke (m. 1982)
Children 2
Jane Chapman is a British academic, professor of communications at the University of Lincoln, a research associate and a former fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. She is the author of twelve books and over 35 academic articles and book chapters.[1]
Early life
Chapman has a bachelor's degree in history from University College London, a postgraduate certificate in education from Cambridge University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.[2]
Career
Media and academic fields
As the author of over 200 television films and videos, 12 academic books and over 40 articles and book chapters, Chapman's career combines equal amounts of experience in both university research and the media industry. She was Breakfast TV's first on-screen reporter for the north of England, and ran her own independent production companies Chapman Clarke Television, Chapman Clarke films and Chapman Clarke Multi Media for 14 years, producing documentary and educational films and series for the UK's broadcasters, such as 'Women- the Way Ahead' (Open College for C4), 'Europe by Design' (BBC Education for BBC1) and 'Cider People' (HTV West).[citation needed]
She has won awards ranging from the New York Film and TV Festival through best media history book of the year by American Universities, to best academic article of the year by Emerald Publishing, and sharing the 2017 Colby Prize for Victorian Literature (for the Routledge Handbook of 19th British Periodicals and Newspapers).[citation needed]
Since 2005 at the University of Lincoln, Chapman has gained and managed eight research grants in journalism and cultural heritage, for the British Academy, ESRC, and AHRC. She is acknowledged academically as an international pioneer in comparative method, due to her book 'Comparative Media History'.[citation needed]
Chapman and her team worked with community groups both nationally and locally to enable research and commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, re-discovering hundreds of original cartoons in soldier newspapers produced from the trenches. She was an academic advisor for the BBC’s World War One at Home.[3]
Politics
Chapman was a Haringey Borough Councillor, alongside future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and became chairman of the housing committee.[4][5] She stood as a Labour candidate in United Kingdom general elections in the late 1970s: Dorking and Dover and Deal.[5]
Personal life
Chapman divorced from future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 1979.[4][6]
Chapman has two adult sons. Since 1982 she has been married to retired film editor/director, Martin Clarke.[6]
Selected publications
Books
2019, Chapman, Jane: Early Black Media, 1918-1924, Palgrave Macmillan. Basingstoke, UK.
2018, Chapman, Jane: Afro Caribbean Voices from 1919, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK.
2015: Comics and the World Wars – a Cultural Record (a monograph), Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK
2015: Chapman, Jane L., Ellin, D and Sherif, A. Comics, Hiroshima and the Holocaust (a mini-monograph), Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK
Chapman, Jane (2013) Gender, citizenship and newspapers: historical and transnational perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780230232440 Nominated for US Best Book of Year, AJHA/AEJMC.
King, Elliot and Chapman, Jane L. (2012) Key readings in journalism. Routledge, New York London. ISBN 9780415880275
Chapman, Jane and Nuttall, Nick (2011) Journalism today: a themed history. Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA. ISBN 9781405179539
Chapman, Jane (2009) Issues in contemporary documentary. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745640105
Chapman, Jane and Kinsey, Marie (2008) Broadcast journalism: a critical introduction. Routledge, London. ISBN 0203886453
Chapman, Jane (2007) Documentary in practice: filmmakers and production choices. Polity, Cambridge. ISBN 0745636128
Chapman, Jane (2005) Comparative media history, an introduction: 1789 to the present. Polity, Cambridge. ISBN 0745632424 Nominated for US Best Book of the Year, AJHA / AEJMC
Chapman, Jane (1990) Women working it out [2nd ed.]. Careers & Occupational Information Centre, Sheffield, HMSO. ISBN 0861105524
Chapman, Jane (1988) Women working it out [1st ed.]. Careers & Occupational Information Centre, Sheffield, HMSO. ISBN 0861104668
Book sections
Chapman, Jane (2019)'The Struggles and Economic Hardship of Women Working Class Activists, 1918-1923', in Letters to the Editor: Comparative and Historical Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
Chapman, Jane (2016) Transnational connections and the comparative approach. In: The Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers, eds Andrew King, Alexis Easley, John Morton, ISBN 9781409468882
Chapman, Jane (2016) The argument of the broken pane: Suffragette consumerism and newspapers. In: Redefining journalism in the era of the mass press, 1880-1920. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). ISBN 9781138658806
Chapman, Jane and Ellin, Dan (2016) Dominion cartoon satire as trench culture narratives: complaints, endurance and stoicism. In: The British Empire and the First World War. Routledge. ISBN 9781138932197
Chapman, Jane (2014) Comic strip representation of female wartime bravery in Australia's Wanda the War Girl and Jane at War from the UK. In: Fashion and war in popular culture. Intellect Publishing, Bristol. ISBN 9781841507514
Chapman, Jane (2014) The essential Gandhi as literary journalism in Hind Swaraj. In: Global Literary Journalism: Exploring the Journalistic Imagination. Peter Lang.
Chapman, Jane (2012) From India's big dams to jungle guerillas: Arundhati Roy and the literary polemics of global versus local. In: Global literary journalism: exploring the journalistic imagination. Peter Lang, New York. ISBN 9781433118678
Chapman, Jane (2011) Female representation in Le Petit Journal, Europe's first mass circulation daily. In: Parcours de femmes: Twenty Years of Women in French. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783034302081
Chapman, Jane (2010) De-bunking feminisation claims and Northcliffe propaganda - Le Petit Journal and The Daily Mail, 19th century popular press and women. In: Media History. Sage.
Chapman, Jane (2010) Assessing the female influence in Europe's first mass circulation daily newspaper. In: Modern and Contemporary France. Taylor and Francis.
Chapman, Jane (2008) Republican Citizenship and the French Revolutionary Press. In: Communications Ethics Now. Richard Keeble, Troubadour.
Chapman, Jane (2007) The personal is the political: George Sand's contribution to popular journalism. In: The journalistic imagination: literary journalists from Defoe to Capote and Carter. Routledge, New York. ISBN 9780415417235
Articles
Chapman, Jane and Ellin, Dan (2014) Dominion Cartoon Satire as Trench Culture Narratives: Complaints, Endurance and Stoicism. Round Table (Journal of the Royal Commonwealth Society), vol. 103.2, pp. 175–192
Tulloch, John and Chapman, Jane (2013) An outlaw editor in the endgame of the Indian empire. Media History, 19 (1). pp. 17–31. ISSN 1368-8804
Chapman, Jane and Ellin, Daniel (2012) Multi-panel comic narratives in Australian first world war trench publications as citizen journalism. Australian Journal of Communication, 39 (3). pp. 1–22. ISSN 0811-6202
Chapman, Jane (2011) Female representation, readership, and early tabloid properties. Australian Journal of Communication, 38 (2). ISSN 0811-6202
Chapman, Jane (2011) Representation of female war-time bravery in Australia's Wanda the War Girl. Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 1 (2). pp. 153–163. ISSN 2045-5852
Chapman, Jane and Allison, Kate (2011) Women and the press in British India, 1928-34: a window for protest?. International Journal of Social Economics, 38 (8). pp. 676–692. ISSN 0306-8293 – Winner of publisher Best Article of the Year prize.
Chapman, Jane (2011) Counter hegemony, newspapers and the origins of anti-colonialism in French India. International Journal of Social Economics, 38 (2). pp. 128–139. ISSN 0306-8293
Chapman, Jane (2010) The origins of a public voice for marginalised workers in French India, 1935-37. Web Journal of French Media Studies (WJFMS), 8. ISSN 1460-6550
Chapman, Jane (2009) Hegemony and counter hegemony in communication history [Guest editorial of special issue on]. International Journal of Communication, 19 (1). pp. 5–8.
Chapman, Jane and King, Elliot (2009) A 'dozen best' essential readings in journalism. American Journalism, 26 (3). pp. 168–183. ISSN 0882-1127
Chapman, Jane (2009) Introduction to 'Counter Currents in Journalism History' as guest editor of special edition of International Journal of Communication, vol. 1, January–June (Bahri Publications, New Delhi)
Chapman, Jane (2007) India's Narmada dams controversy: interdisciplinary examples of global media advocacy. The Journal of International Communication, 13 (1). pp. 71–85. ISSN 1321-6597
Chapman, Jane (2007) George Sand: thwarted newspaper publisher or pioneer literary journalist. Modern and Contemporary France, 15 (4). pp. 479–495. ISSN 0963-9489
Chapman, Jane (2007) Arundhati Roy and the Narmada Dams controversy : development journalism and the 'new international public sphere'?. International Journal of Communication, 17 (2). pp. 21–39.
Chapman, Jane (2006) Reflections on 15 years of activist media and India's Narmada Dams controversy. International Journal of Communication, 16 (1-2). pp. 21–39.
Chapman, Jane (2006) George Sand: journaliste litteraire, www.republique-des-lettres.fr
Chapman, Jane (2006) La citoyenneté républicaine, l'éthique et la presse sous la Révolution française 1789-92, www.republique-des-lettres.fr
Chapman, Jane (2005) Republican citizenship, ethics and the French revolutionary press 1789-92. Ethical Space: the International Journal of Communication Ethics, 2 (1). pp. 7–12. ISSN 1742-0105
Chapman, Jane I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART Tiger Tales (Children's Fiction) $17.99 1, 7 ISBN: 978-1-68-010189-8
Chapman adds to the I-love-you-always shelf.
When Little Bear's drumming gets a little too enthusiastic, she accidentally topples Mommy's favorite plant. To her credit, she goes right to Mommy with the snapped-off sunflower, quick to apologize. But she just knows it's not enough and that Mommy will "be sad…and angry…and you won't love me anymore!" Mommy is just as quick to soothe and reassure, asking Little Bear to put a paw over Mommy's heart to feel "my love beating on and on forever." Chapman nicely sidesteps what could be a sticky issue by having Mommy point out that this same love lives in Little Bear's heart, too, and the cub puts that knowledge to work the very next day to deal with a disappointment at school and to persevere while chasing her lost kite. And Mommy gets a dose of her own medicine when she burns a cake: Little Bear loves her always, even when things go wrong--and with this, the book ends abruptly. Chapman's signature adorable, expressive animals bring the tale to life; readers will have no problem empathizing with Little Bear.
Yes, hearts are full of love, and a heartbeat can be a soothing comfort to those in need of some TLC. (Picture book. 3-7)
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Wilson, Karma BEAR CAN'T WAIT McElderry (Children's None) $17.99 3, 30 ISBN: 978-1-4814-5975-4
A favorite ursine returns, this time squirmy and impatient.
Bear’s den is strewn with colorful streamers and presents. Bear himself wears a jaunty polka-dot bow tie. He is excited for a surprise, but it’s not happening until later. “He looks toward the sun, / but the day’s just begun. // But the bear / can’t / wait!” Gopher, Mouse, and Mole stop by with ingredients for a carrot cake, and everyone joins in mixing and measuring. “Raven brings a candle / and Owl brings flowers. / Bear asks, ‘Is it time?’ / But there’s still TWO hours!” Bear starts to get even more antsy. In true preschooler form, he starts to fidget and wriggle, tangling the decor around him. Then, when he rushes to be the first one to help with the cake, he trips—and the cake is squashed! All “because bear / couldn’t / wait!” Suddenly, Bear’s speedy (yet, this time, controlled) tendencies are needed as everyone puts the party together again. Impulsive tots will relate—patience is a difficult skill to grasp. Wilson’s sturdy, familiar verse steadies the story, even amid the flying frosting. Chapman’s equally familiar cute forest animals are as expressive as ever, and Bear’s postures as he struggles to wait will elicit both giggles and sympathy. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-22-inch double-page spreads viewed at 34.8% of actual size.)
Families fond of Bear won’t want to wait to read this installment. (Picture book. 3-6)
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Mole's Quiet Place. By Jane Chapman. illus. by the author. May 2023. 32p. Tiger Tales, $18.99 (9781664300194). PreS-Gr. 2.
Readers of Chapman's Goodbye, Bear (2022), in which Bear's friends learn to grieve his death, should be delighted by this return to the forest, though new readers may be confused by the fact that Bear is mentioned sometimes--but not his death. The story starts with Mole and Beaver lighting candles in a treehouse (as, we're told, Bear used to) and gazing out the window at the constellation Ursa Major. Friends Rabbit and Bunny come for a visit and to tell stories. The next night, Squirrel and Mouse come over and play music. Each night, more friends come over. We see Mole shrinking into his pillows, looking more and more uncomfortable. Finally, Mole's friends build him a little rowboat, and he paddles out to the middle of the lake, reveling in the quiet. Watercolor illustrations suffuse the scenes with a glow and lend a Beatrix Potter-like look to the animals. A nice look at one little introvert's solution to too much stimulation. --Connie Fletcher
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Fletcher, Connie. "Mole's Quiet Place." Booklist, vol. 119, no. 15, 1 Apr. 2023, p. 75. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A745656734/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=61326ade. Accessed 26 June 2025.
The Very Snowy Christmas
Diana Hendry, author
Jane Chapman, illustrator
Tiger Tales
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9781664350861, $7.99, Board Book, 22pp
https://www.amazon.com/Very-Snowy-Christmas-Diana-Hendry/dp/1664350861
Synopsis: In search of the perfect holly with shiny berries to decorate his Christmas tree, Little Mouse begins to make his way home. Suddenly soft white flakes begin falling all around him. "The sky is coming undone!" fears Little Mouse. As he hurries home to tell Big Mouse his imagination overwhelms him.
First, he sees a "strange creature" waving its arms at him as he passes the water. Then when he turns around he sees that an invisible monster is leaving footprints right behind him! Finally, after running circles Little Mouse arrives home only to find a giant "white monster" in front of the door.
When Big Mouse finds Little Mouse outside he reassures him that the sky is not coming undone, but that it is snowing; after explaining away lIttle Mouse's fears, he shows Little Mouse that snow makes for a magical Christmas indeed.
Critique: An original, charming, fun, and a delightfully Christmas themed board book for children ages 2-5, "The Very Snowy Christmas" is an ideal and choice selection for family, daycare center, preschool, kindergarten, and community library Holiday Board Book collections.
Editorial Note #1: Diana Hendry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Hendry) is a poet, short story writer, and the award winning author of more than 30 books for children and young adults.
Editorial Note #2: Jane Chapman (https://janekchapman.com) studied illustration at Brighton University. She has illustrated over one hundred books, and is celebrating 25 years in Children's Books!
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Wilson, Karma BEAR FINDS EGGS McElderry (Children's None) $18.99 1, 16 ISBN: 9781665936552
In his latest outing, Bear and his pals go in search of eggs.
Bear "lumbers with his friends through the Strawberry Vale." Raven finds a nest; climbing up, "The bear finds eggs!": a refrain that appears throughout. Instead of eating the robin's eggs, however, Bear leaves a gift of dried berries in the nest for the "soon-to-be-chicks." Next, the friends find 10 mallard eggs (as bright blue as the robin's), and Bear leaves sunflower seeds. Then the wail of Mama Meadowlark, whose bright yellow undercarriage strikes a warm golden note, leads them to promise to find her lost eggs. With his friends' assistance, Bear finds one, and they decide to paint them "so they aren't lost again." Another is discovered, painted, and placed in Hare's basket. After hours of persistent searching, Bear suddenly spots the remaining two eggs "in a small patch of clover." Before they can return these eggs, the chicks hatch and rejoin their mother. Back at his lair, Bear, with his troupe, is visited by all 17 chicks and the robin, mallard, and meadowlark moms: "And the bear finds friends!" Though this sweet spring tale centers on finding and painting eggs, it makes no overt references to Easter. The soft green and blue acrylics, predictable rhymes, and rolling rhythm make this series installment another low-key natural read-aloud.
Cheery fun that will leave series fans "egg"-static. (Picture book. 3-6)
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Moore, Clement C. 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (Children's None) $18.99 9, 3 ISBN: 9781464222580
Christmas Eve, replete with adorable animals: What could be more festive?
Papa Bear narrates this delightful, all-animal version of Moore's perennially favorite holiday classic. He and Mama Bear have just settled down with their family for the night on Christmas Eve when a "clatter" outside awakens him. Lo and behold, he sees a "miniature sleigh and eight tiny dog-deer, / With a polar bear driver," who, in this telling, subs for jolly, red-suited and red-capped St. Nick. In this very cheery adaptation, dogs of different breeds retain the names of the reindeer fleet in the original, so kids familiar with that poem may very well call out their monikers as the book is read aloud. The verse remains the same as in the 19th-century version, except where animal-themed word changes--as noted above--are required to suit these most adorable, child-appealing acrylic illustrations. The artwork depicts not only the pajama-clad bear family and furry pooches adorned with striped antler headbands, but also winsome mice, owls, cats, foxes, raccoons, a hedgehog, and a squirrel or two. The bears have decorated their home for the holiday colorfully, and the cubs have bedded down cozily with their stuffed toys. This is a sweet, endearing way to introduce young children to Moore's Christmas poem.
A Christmas charmer worth making room for. (the origins of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas")(Picture book. 3-7)
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"Moore, Clement C.: 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS." Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 2024. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A801499430/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=d8ad3074. Accessed 26 June 2025.
Chapman, Jane THE LITTLEST CHRISTMAS TREE Tiger Tales (Children's None) $18.99 9, 3 ISBN: 9781664300477
A bear cub befriends a tiny Christmas tree.
Cubby tromps through the snowy woods with Daddy Bear and other forest friends to search for a Christmas tree. Cubby slips in excitement and tumbles "into a flash of fuzzy green." Instead of Cubby finding a tree, a tree has chosen Cubby! Daddy Bear lugs it home to their den. Amid the flurry of lights and other decorations, Cubby bonds with the tree, reading it stories and attempting to share cocoa with it. (Luckily, Daddy Bear steps in before the hot liquid spills everywhere.) Cubby snuggles next to Little Tree at night and confides, "You've filled our home with happiness." On Christmas Day, all the woodland friends come to celebrate. But when it's time to take the decorations down, Cubby is sad. "That means Christmas is over. It's the end of HAPPINESS!" Daddy Bear shows Cubby how they can replant Little Tree outside their den to use again next year. Centering a single-parent family, this sweet tale reminds readers that they can hold a little bit of Christmas magic tight each day, not only during the holiday season. Quaint illustrations of Cubby and Daddy Bear set cozy scenes, reminiscent of those in collaborations between Chapman and author/illustrator Karma Wilson.
A nod to both Christmas excitement and post-holiday big feelings.(Picture book. 3-6)
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The Littlest Christmas Tree
Jane Chapman
Little Tiger c/o Tiger Tales www.tigertalesbooks.com
9781801046497, $18.99, HC, 32pp https://www.amazon.com/Littlest-Christmas-Tree-Jane-Chapman/dp/1801046492
Synopsis: Cubby the bear cub is out with Daddy one day to find the perfect Christmas tree. They find one and dig it up, and when they get home, they give it the perfect spot in the living room and decorate it. Cubby is thrilled to have Little Tree in their house and treats the tree like a member of the family. But when Christmas is over, it's time to take down the decorations--including Little Tree. Cubby doesn't want to lose a friend--but Daddy has a clever idea of how to be sure that they have Little Tree with them every Christmas!
Critique: Beautifully illustrated, utterly charming, "The Littlest Christmas Tree" by author/illustrator Jane Chapman is a brilliant, delightful, original, fun, and much cherished addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Christmas themed picture book collections for children ages 3-7. This hardcover edition of "The Littlest Christmas Tree" from Tiger Tales is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $11.99) as well.
Editorial Note: An award winning illustrator, Jane Chapman (https://janekchapman.com) graduated from Brighton University with a First Class Honours degree in illustration. Working as both Jane Chapman and under her pseudonym, Jack Tickle, she has had more than 100 titles published in over 20 countries. Jane is perhaps best known for her illustrations in Karma Wilson's 'Bear' books, an internationally bestselling series which has garnered a string of awards including the Oppenheim Platinum Book Award for 'Bear Snores On'.
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Wilson, Karma BEAR FEELS SAD McElderry (Children's None) $19.99 5, 6 ISBN: 9781665936576
Friends can brighten one's disposition.
Deep in his lair, Bear's lonely because no one's around to play with him. Mouse, Wren, and Owl are foraging, while Hare's helping his sister dig weeds. Badger's fishing, and Gopher and Mole are digging tunnels. Raven, writing poetry, can't be disturbed. "I'm bored!" sighs Bear. "I don't want to be alone!" "And the bear feels sad"--a refrain the rhyming text repeats frequently. Bear's carrot snack isn't so tasty when there's no one to share it with. Building a blanket fort passes the time, but it isn't nearly as much fun on his own. Even the discovery of a field filled with beautiful flowers is cause for unhappiness--his buddies can't see them. Bear fashions bouquets uniquely suited to each friend. Thinking about his pals gladdens him somewhat, and he heads home. Near his den, Bear hears voices: His friends have returned, bearing gifts for him from their exploits. Raven reads his poem, and Bear distributes his bouquets. Everyone plays and chats. Bear's mood now? "GLAD!" This sweet tale, expressed in well-constructed verse, makes keen observations about how the warmth of camaraderie can swiftly turn sadness to joy. The sunshine-bright acrylic illustrations, featuring endearing animal characters, will lift readers' spirits as the kindness of Bear's companions boosts his own.
A read sure to banish melancholy feelings once and for all.(Picture book. 4-7)
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