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Alex Brychta - Illustrator

Alex Brychta was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to children's literature.

Illustrator of many of the Oxford Reading Tree stories, Alex has developed the style of illustration that has become the trademark of Oxford Reading Tree.

There are always more details than strictly necessary in every picture. Observant children soon notice that a dog is often somewhere in the landscape and that most stories have a pair of spectacles seemingly abandoned in odd locations. Alex tells children a story that explains both these additions:

"I often go to a park where there is a notice saying 'Dogs must be kept on the lead'. I nearly always meet a dog off the lead, so clearly the dog is too short-sighted to read the notice. So I buy old pairs of spectacles from junk shops and when I meet a dog in the park I put a pair of spectacles on him. Of course, he shakes his head and they drop off sooner or later, so that is why there are pairs of spectacles in odd places in my pictures."

Books Illustrated By Alex Brychta

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 4: More Stories A: The Balloon

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Pre-order. 15th April 2024

£5.58 £6.20

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 4: More Stories A: The Wedding

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Pre-order. 15th April 2024

£5.58 £6.20

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Stories: The Dragon Tree

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Pre-order. 1st April 2024

£5.58 £6.20

Oxford Phonics Spelling Dictionary

Debbie Hepplewhite

Paperback

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

My Oxford Reading Tree Dictionary

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 1+: More First Sentences C: Mud Pie

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£4.32 £4.80

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: First Sentences: The Big Egg

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£5.13 £5.70

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: More Stories A: Floppy's Bath

Roderick Hunt

Paperback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£5.13 £5.70