Illustration for '100 Poésies Enfantines' by Daniel Jones

This charming illustration is one of a series of pen and ink illustrations that accompanied "100 Poésies Enfantines" or "100 Poems for Children" by Daniel Jones, a notable early phonetician. The book contained poems, maxims and proverbs written in French phonetics, a way of spelling developed in the 19th Century designed to help young children to learn speech sounds. Pugh's signature pen and ink is here simplified to a linear style. The mouse's smart jacket is reminiscent of an Edwardian soldier's uniform, a nod to her interest in costume design.