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J. S. Goodall

Illustrator

(1908 - 1996)

John S. Goodall was an English artist and illustrator. At an early age, he showed talent for art. He attended the Royal Academy Schools, where he met his future wife, Margaret Nicol.



Bibliography

Five Children and It (1948)

Five children on holiday discover a sand fairy in a local quarry -- and it grants their wishes, with sometimes surprising results.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): J. S. Goodall

The Phoenix and the Carpet (1960)

The five children who discovered ‘It’ find a Phoenix’ egg rolled up in a magic carpet and hatch it in the nursery fireplace.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): J. S. Goodall

The Story of the Amulet (1949)

The five children re-encounter the Psammead—the “It” in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children’s other discovery, the Amulet.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): J. S. Goodall

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