If Elephants Wore Trousers - Richard Johnson Illustration

Elephant and boy sit beneath a pear tree eating pears. Richard Johnson illustrator.

Elephant has brown furry trousers like a bear. Bear wears Vincent Van Gogh style trousers. Richard Johnson illustrator.

Red plane and big blue elephant. Flying over fields and waving to mum. Richard Johnson Illustrator

Project: If Elephants Wore Trousers, Written by Henriette Barkow
Commissioned by: Chrysalis Children's Books
Purpose: 24 page Picture Book
Brief: Written by Henriette Barkow, a simple story of trousers and elephants! It was fun to interpret the story, as I wanted each spread to reflect a new environment and adventure dependent on which type of trousers the Elephant would be wearing. I also wanted the artwork to be simple and fun as the book is aimed at very young readers.
ISBN: 978-1844580569