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The Rupert Annual 2026

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ISBN: 9780008682262

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 291.0mm

Weight: 660g

Pages: 120

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2026 Annuals Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Farshore Rupert Bear

About the Author

Alfred Bestall was born in Burma in 1892. He served in the First World War and on returning became an illustrator for books and magazines. In 1935 he began writing and illustrating ‘Rupert’ stories for the Daily Express, which he did for 30 years, creating in the process perhaps the best-loved incarnation of the famous bear.

John Harrold was born in Glasgow in 1947 and studied drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1973 he was asked to illustrate "Lots of Fun to Cook with Rupert", and this led to the Daily Express asking him to draw some Rupert strips for the newspaper. John worked as the official Rupert artist for over 30 years.

Stuart Trotter is an experienced children's illustrator/storyteller. He has been the official Rupert artist since 2008.

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