Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of

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and a

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for the ''

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''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002. Books that he wrote or illustrated have won three

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s and have been silver or bronze runners-up four times. On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK

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Life

Chris Riddell was born in 1962 in

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, where his father was a "liberal Anglican vicar" and was opposed to the system of

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. The family returned to Britain when Chris was one year old, where he spent the rest of his childhood with his sister and three brothers, who now live in South Africa, Brighton, and Egypt. He attended Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School in Kennington. Chris displayed artistic talent from an early age and was encouraged in this by his mother. (She gave him paper and pen to keep quiet during his father's sermons.) As a child, he admired the work of Sir

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, the first illustrator of '' Alice in Wonderland'', and W. Heath Robinson. At Brighton Polytechnic, he studied illustration; one teacher was

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, an earlier winner of two Greenaway Medals. Riddell worked as an illustrator at ''

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'' in the 1980s, and at the ''

'' starting in1995. In 2002, he named as influences Tenniel and E. H. Shepard, the first illustrator of ''

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'' and ''

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''. As of 2019, Riddell and his wife, Joanne Burroughes, an illustrator and print-maker, live in Brighton with three children. They also have a second home in rural

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where Joanne is from. Daughter Katy Riddell is also a children's book illustrator, including of ''Pongwiffy'' by Kaye Umansky. His brother Rick Riddell, a secondary teacher at the Alice Smith School, died in February 2012.

Career

The Edge Chronicles

Some of Riddell's most ncelebrated work is '' The Edge Chronicles'' (1998), a children's book series cowritten with Paul Stewart and illustrated by Riddell. Set in the fictional world known as "The Edge", the books have been praised for Riddell's beautifully detailed line drawings and the unique nature of their collaborative writing process.

Other works

For his illustrations, Riddell was a commended runner-up for the 1994 Kate Greenaway Medal ('' Something Else'' by Kathryn Cave) and highly commended for 1999 (''Castle Diary'' by Richard Platt). He won the 2001 Medal for illustrating ''Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter'' by Platt. The press release called '' Pirate Diary'' the first "information book" to win the Medal since 1975 and "a fictionalised account" when he spoke with author Richard Platt the harsh necessities of historical accuracy came into play. 'Everything I got excited about got shot down. No parrots, eye-patches or wooden legs. Thank god there were weapons and amputations!' (quoting Riddell). (After ''Castle Diary'' and ''Pirate Diary'', Platt continued the Diary series with illustrator David Parkins.) Three years later, Riddell won the Greenaway again, this time for his work on ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'' (Walker, 2004), retold by Martin Jenkins from the 1726 classic '' Gulliver's Travels''. The panel chair commented, "''Gulliver'' is a tour de force. Chris Riddell has given us 144 pages of fantastic, faultless illustrations, which constantly extend the power of the text. Our winning title also proves that today's picture books are not just for the youngest age-groups, but are lsoan important source of pleasure and learning for readers of all ages." (The 2001 and 2004 panels recommended ''Pirate Diary'' and ''Gulliver'' for readers age 8+ and 10+, while their recommendations for thirteen other shortlisted books ranged from 2+ to 7+.) Other books illustrated by Chris Riddell include '' Fergus Crane'', ''

Corby Flood ''Corby Flood'' is a 2005 children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.

'', and ''

Hugo Pepper ''Hugo Pepper'' is a 2006 children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Plot introduction This story is set in the sam ...

'', all set in the same world. These books were also co-written with Paul Stewart. Stewart and Riddell also collaborated with him on '' Muddle Earth'' and the

Barnaby Grimes The Barnaby Grimes series is written by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, and follows the title character of Grimes the "Tic-tock lad" (a young courier messenger specialising on very fast deliveries, as he takes the most direct route over the rooft ...

series. Most recently, Riddell has both written and illustrated the ''Ottoline'' series, written while he was on holiday visiting his brother in

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. The first book, ''

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'' is a children's book by Chris Riddell, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award and the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers. It was also sh ...

'' (2007), won the final Smarties Prize in age category 6–8 years (the Smarties were discontinued in 2008). It has been followed by ''Ottoline Goes to School'' and ''Ottoline at Sea''. Beside writing and illustrating books, Riddell is an acclaimed political cartoonist for the ''

'' newspaper in London, where his caricatures of politicians from John Major to

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, have earned him a reputation as a fine draughtsman and acute commentator on the political scene. Before working at the ''Observer'', Chris spent time working at the ''

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'' as an illustrator and occasional cover artist. Chris Riddell is the cover artist for the ''Literary Review'' magazine formerly edited by

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, a role he took over from the late

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. Chris's serial gag cartoon for this magazine, called "Illustration to Unwritten Books", was published in book form as ''The Da Vinci Cod and Other Illustrations to Unwritten Books''. In November 2017, Riddell publicly accused department store chain

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of plagiarizing elements of his 1986 picture book ''Mr Underbed'' for their Christmas advert "Moz the Monster". The chain defended the allegations, noting that the concept of a monster who lived under a child's bed was a common literary trope, and that both works had dissimilar plots. The row led to renewed interest in the book, with copies quickly selling out from stores.

Selected works

As author and illustrator

* ''Ben and the Bear'' (1986) * ''Mr Underbed'' (1986) * ''Bird's New Shoes'' (1987) * ''The Fibbs'' (1987) * ''The Trouble With Elephants'' (1988) * ''The Wish Factory'' (1988) * ''When the Walrus Comes'' (1989) * ''The Bear Dance'' (1990) * ''The Wonderful World of Zoom'' (1995) * ''Puzzle Boy'' (1996) * ''My Busy Book'' (1998) * ''Tribal Politics'' (1999) * ''The Da Vinci Cod'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Wendel's Workshop'' (2007) * ''Chris Riddell's Doodle-a-Day'' (2015) * ''100 Hugs'' (2017) * ''Travels with My Sketchbook'' (2017) * ''Once Upon A Wild Wood'' (2018) * ''Timorous Beasts'' (2021) * Humphrey: ** ''Humphrey the Hippo'' (1986) ** ''Humphrey of the Rovers'' (1986) ** ''Humphrey Goes to the Ball'' (1986) ** ''Humphrey's New Trousers'' (1986) * Platypus: ** ''Platypus'' (2001) ** ''Platypus and the Lucky Day'' (2002) ** ''Platypus and the Birthday Party'' (2003) * Ottoline: ** ''

'' (2007) ** ''Ottoline Goes to School'' (2008) ** ''Ottoline at Sea'' (2010) ** ''Ottoline and the Purple Fox'' (2016) * Alienography: ** ''Alienography or How to spot an alien and what to do about it'' (2010) ** ''Alienography – Tips for Tiny Tyrants'' (2012) * Goth Girl: ** ''Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse'' (2013) ** ''Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death'' (2014) ** ''Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright'' (2015) ** ''Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen'' (2015 World Book Day edition) ** ''Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony'' (2017) * The Sleep Of Reason: ** ''The Sleep Of Reason Volume I'' (2019) ** ''The Sleep Of Reason Volume II'' (2020) ** ''The Sleep Of Reason Volume III'' (2021) * The Cloud Horse Chronicles: ** ''Guardians of Magic'' (2019) ** ''Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians'' (2022) * Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings: ** ''Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings'' - Volume One 2020 (2021) ** ''Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings'' - Volume Two 2021 (2022) ** ''Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings'' - Volume Three 2022 (2023)

As illustrator

Riddell has collaborated with Paul Stewart on dozens of books, including the '' Edge Chronicles'' series. He has also illustrated several books written by each of five other authors. ;written by other authors * ''The Mystery of Silver Mountain'' (1984) * ''Beware, Princess!'' (1986) * ''Love Forty'' (1986) * ''Dreamboat Brontosaurus'' (1987) * ''Gruesome Giants'' (1987) * ''The Magician's Cat'' (1987) * ''Beyond the Rolling River'' (1988) * ''Dracula's Daughter'' (1988) * ''Moon Whales'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988), an edition of the 1883 R. L. Stevenson classic * ''The Pirates of Pudding Beach'' (1989) * ''Manifold Manor'' (1989) * ''You're Thinking About Doughnuts'' (1989) * ''Ffangs the Vampire Bat and the Kiss of Truth'' (1990) * ''The Prism Tree'' (1990) * ''Lizzie Dripping and the Witch'' (1991) * ''Patrick in Person'' (1991) * ''Best Enemies'' (1992) * ''The Thing in the Sink'' (1992) * ''An Armful of Bears'' (1993) * ''A Trunkful of Elephants'' (1994) * ''Rent-a-Friend'' (1994) * ''Say Hello to the Buffalo'' (1994) * ''The Iron Wolf'' (1995) * ''Angus Rides the Goods Train'' (1996) * ''Brilliant Minds'' (1996) * ''Buddhism for Sheep'' (1996) * ''Feng Shui for Cats'' (1997) * ''Feng Shui for Dogs'' (1997) * ''The Castle of Inside Out'' (1997) * ''The Swan's Stories'' (1997) * ''The Tall Story'' (1997) * ''Until I Met Dudley'' (1997) * ''Buddhism for Bears'' (1998) * ''Buster's Diaries'' (1998) * ''Management for Martians'' (1998) * ''Stories for Me!'' (1998) * ''Castle Diary'' (1999), by Richard Platt * ''The Tao for Babies'' (2000) * '' Pirate Diary'' (2001), by Richard Platt * ''The Rabbits' Rebellion'' (2001) * ''Three Scary Stories'' (2001) * ''Hairy Bill'' (2002) * ''Un Italiano in America'' (2003) * ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'' (2004), '' Gullivers Travels'' (1726) adapted by Martin Jenkins * ''Politics Cutting Through the Crap'' (2006) * ''Don Quixote'' (2010), ''

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'' (1605) adapted by Martin Jenkins * ''

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classic * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (2014), by Russell Brand * ''The Box of Demons'' (2015), by Daniel Whelan * ''A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young'' (2015), by

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* ''Things You Find in a Poet's Beard'' (2015), by A. F. Harrold * ''Island'' (2015), by Nicky Singer * ''My Little Book of Big Freedoms'' (2015) * ''The Hunting of the Snark'' (2016), an illustrated edition of

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* ''The Castle of Inside Out'' (2016), by David Henry Wilson * '' The Lie Tree'' (2016), by

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* ''A Kid in My Class'' (2018), by Rachel Rooney * ''Poems to Live Your Life By'' (2018) * '' The Tales of Beedle The Bard'' (2018), by

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* ''Poems to Fall in Love With'' (2019) * ''The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations'' (2020), edited by Peter G. Tsouras * ''Poems to Save the World With'' (2020) * ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (2020), an illustrated edition of

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* ''Many Different Kinds of Love'' (2021), by

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* ''Indigo Takes Flight'' (2021), by Krista M. Lambert * ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (2021), an illustrated edition of

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* ''Arthur: The Always King'' (2021), by

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* ''The Big Amazing Poetry Book'' (2022) * ''We Wish You A Merry Christmas and other festive poems'' (2022) * ''A Passing On of Shells: 50 Fifty-Word Poems'' (2023), by Simon Lamb * ''The Little Prince'' (2023), an illustrated edition of

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;written by Paul Stewart * The Edge Chronicles: ** '' Beyond the Deepwoods'' (1998) ** '' Stormchaser'' (1999) ** '' Midnight Over Sanctaphrax'' (2000) ** '' Cloud Wolf'' (2001) - Side story ** '' The Curse of the Gloamglozer'' (2001) ** '' The Last of the Sky Pirates'' (2002) ** '' Vox'' (2003) ** '' Freeglader'' (2004) ** '' The Edge Chronicles Maps'' (2004) ** '' The Winter Knights'' (2005) ** '' The Stone Pilot'' (2006) - Side story ** '' Clash of the Sky Galleons'' (2006) ** '' The Lost Barkscrolls'' (2006) ** '' The Immortals'' (2009) ** ''

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'' (2015) ** '' The Descenders'' (2019) * Rabbit and Hedgehog Stories: ** ''A Little Bit of Winter'' (1998) ** ''The Birthday Presents'' (1999) ** ''Rabbit's Wish'' (2001) ** ''What Do You Remember?'' (2002) * The Blobheads: ** ''Invasion of the Blobs'' (February 2000) ** ''Talking Toasters'' (February 2000) ** ''School Stinks'' (March 2000) ** ''Beware of the Babysitter'' (April 2000) ** ''Garglejuice'' (May 2000) ** ''Silly Billy'' (June 2000) ** ''Naughty Gnomes'' (July 2000) ** ''Purple Alert!'' (August 2000) * Muddle Earth: ** ''Book 1: Muddle Earth'' (2003) *** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 1: Engelbert the Enormous'' *** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 2: Here be Dragons'' *** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 3: Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade'' ** ''Book 2: Muddle Earth Too'' (2011) *** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 1: Down with Stinkyhogs'' *** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 2: Pesticide the Flower Fairy'' *** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 3: Trouble with Big Sisters'' * Free Lance: ** ''Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls'' (2003) ** ''Free Lance and the Field of Blood'' (2004) ** ''Free Lance and the Dragon's Hoard'' (2005) * Far-Flung Adventures: ** '' Fergus Crane'' (2004) ** ''

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'' (2005) ** ''

'' (2006) *

: ** ''Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Nightwolf'' (2007) ** ''Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull'' (2008) ** ''Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead'' (2008) ** ''Barnaby Grimes: Phantom of Blood Alley'' (2009) * Wyrmeweald Trilogy: ** ''Wyrmeweald Book 1: Returner's Wealth'' (2010) ** ''Wyrmeweald Book 2: Bloodhoney'' (2012) ** ''Wyrmeweald Book 3: The Bone Trail'' (2013) * Scavenger Series: ** ''Scavenger: Zoid'' (2014) ** ''Scavenger: Chaos Zone'' (2015) ** ''Scavenger: Mind Warp'' (2016) ;written by Andrew William Gibson * ''Ellis and the Hummick'' (1989) * ''The Abradizil'' (1990) * ''Jemima, Grandma and the Great Lost Zone'' (1991) * ''The Rollickers and Other Stories'' (1992) * ''The Amazing Witherspoon's Amazing Circus Crew'' (1993) * ''Chegwith Skillet Escapes'' (1995) ;written by Kathryn Cave * ''Henry Hobbs, Alien'' (1990) * ''Out for the Count'' (1991) * ''Andrew Takes the Plunge'' (1994) * '' Something Else'' (1994) -

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prize, 1997 * ''Jumble'' (1995) * ''The Emperor's Gruckle Hound'' (1996) * ''Horatio Happened'' (1998) * ''William and the Wolves'' (1999) * ''Septimus Similon, Practising Wizard'' (2000) * ''Henry Hobbs, Space Voyager'' (2001) * ''Henry Hobbs and the Lost Planet'' (2002) ;written by

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* ''Kasper in the Glitter'' (1994) * ''Meteorite Spoon'' (1994) * ''Dakota of the White Flats'' (1995) * ''Mercedes Ice'' (1995) * ''Dreamboat Zing'' (1996) * ''Scribbleboy'' (1997) * ''ZinderZunder'' (1998) ;written by

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* ''Beowulf and the Monster'' (1999) * ''Juggling With Gerbils'' (2000) * ''The Story Giant'' (2002) * ''Gargling With Jelly'' (2003) * ''Thawing Frozen Frogs'' (2003) * ''The Utter Nutters'' (2007) ;written by Neil Gaiman * ''

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'' (2008) * ''The Sleeper and the Spindle'' (2013) - Kate Greenaway Medal winner, 2016 * ''Fortunately, the Milk...'' (2013) * ''

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Odd and the Frost Giants ''Odd and the Frost Giants'' (2008) is a World Book Day book by Neil Gaiman. It draws on Norse mythology and also the historical Vikings. Plot summary Odd is a young Norseman whose father, a woodcutter, drowned during a Viking raid. Soon afte ...

'' (2016) * ''

Neverwhere ''Neverwhere'' is an urban fantasy television miniseries by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC 2. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was d ...

'' (2017) * ''Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change The World'' (2018) * ''Pirate Stew'' (2020) ;written by Francesca Gibbons * A Clock of Stars: ** ''A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth'' (2020) ** ''A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains'' (2021) ** ''A Clock of Stars: The Greatest Kingdom'' (2022)

Awards and recognitions

Some of these awards and related honours may have recognised the writers of books Riddell illustrated. The three Greenaway Medals, two commendations, and three shortlists recognised Riddell as illustrator. ;Awards * 1997 ''Something Else'', written by Kathryn Cave, won the UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance. Later in a TV in 13.9.2001. (ages 3-6). * 2001 '' Pirate Diary'', written by Richard Platt, won the Kate Greenaway Medal. * 2003 ''Pirate Diary'' won the

Blue Peter Book Award The Blue Peter Book Awards were a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme ''Blue Peter''. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, ...

, Best Book with Facts. * 2004 ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'', adapted by Martin Jenkins from the 1726 classic, won the Greenaway Medal. * 2004 ''Fergus Crane'', written by Paul Stewart,

(ages 6–8) and the Smarties Prize "4Children Special Award". * 2007 ''

'', written and illustrated by Riddell, won the

(ages 6–8). * 2008 ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'' won a

Red House Children's Book Award The Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award is a set of annual literary prizes for children's books published in the U.K. during the preceding calendar year. It recognises one "Overall" winner and one book in each of three cat ...

. * 2013 ''Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse'' won the

Costa Book Awards The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, the ...

(Children's category). * 2016 ''The Sleeper and the Spindle'', written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Riddell, won the Kate Greenaway Medal. This made him become the first ever triple winner of the award. * 2019 He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to illustration and charity. ;Runners-up, etc. * 1994 ''Something Else'' by Cave was commended for the Greenaway Medal. * 1999 ''Castle Diary'' by Platt was highly commended for the Greenaway Medal. * 2002 ''Pirate Diary'' by Platt was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 6–8). * 2005 ''Corby Flood'' by Stewart was Smarties bronze runner-up (ages 6–8). * 2006 ''Hugo Pepper'' by Stewart was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 6–8). * 2006 ''

'', written and illustrated by Riddell, was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 0–5). * 2007 ''The Emperor of Absurdia'' made the Greenaway shortlist. * 2008 ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'', written and illustrated by Riddell, made the Greenaway shortlist. * 2008 ''Wendel's Workshop'', written and illustrated by Riddell, made the

Booktrust Early Years Award The Booktrust Early Years Awards, originally the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award(s), was a set of annual literary prizes for children's picture books. It was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity that promotes books and reading; from ...

shortlist. * 2010 ''

'', written by Neil Gaiman, made the Greenaway shortlist in its Children's Edition illustrated by Riddell. (Gaiman won the companion Carnegie Medal).

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