Gold, frankincense or silver?…

Lauren Child’s new Charlie and Lola Christmas book coincides with the 25th anniversary of the first Charlie and Lola book.

The cover uses a gold foil.We tried silver foil to compare and contrast.

PLUS: there’s a spot UV inside (thanks to Soren Lorenson).

I Am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas cover sparkle

The book’s cover, and the silver foil option shown below.

The author visits the studio to talk about the text design.

Lauren Child in studio photo by mackintosh

LC cutting and assembling the collage for an illustration in the new book.

Lauren Child in studio photo by mackintosh

Collage in progress. No glue in sight yet.