Jean Adamson, a writer and illustrator of children’s books who joined with her husband in 1960 to launch the popular Topsy ...

Topsy and Tim creator Jean Adamson has died aged 96 ... these books helped parents and carers introduce new experiences and ideas to young children with warmth and reassurance and a sense of ...

Their first book, “Topsy and Tim’s Monday Book” (1960), includes the twins helping their father wash the family car and caring for a friend’s pet guinea ... ideas for new stories never ...