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Greenaway Medal
The Carnegie Medal for Illustration (until 2022 the Kate Greenaway Medal) is a British award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) which inherited it from the Library Association. The Medal was first named after the 19th-century English illustrator of children's books Kate Greenaway (1846–1901). It was established in 1955 and inaugurated in 1956 for 1955 publications, but no work that year was considered suitable. The first Medal was awarded in 1957 to Edward Ardizzone for ''Tim All Alone'' (Oxford, 1956), which he also wrote. That first Medal was dated 1956. Since 2007 the Medal has been dated by its presentation during the year following publication. This medal is a companion to the Carnegie Medal for Writing which recognises an outstanding work of writing for children and young adults. Nominated books must be first publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Book Illustration
Children's book illustration is a subfield of book illustration, and a genre of art associated with children's literature. Children's books with illustrations are often known as picture books. Illustrations contribute to the children's development and provides them with aesthetic impressions. History With the development of printing, the first illustrated books for children began to appear. At first they were primarily religious texts, grammar books, and works about good behavior. According to Cynthia Burlingham. the first books with illustrations that could be read for children were collections of fairy tales, especially ''Aesop's Fables'' (first English edition in 1484 by William Caxton), which soon became one of the most popular illustrated books for children. Another early example of an illustrated book for children was ''Fabulae Centum'' (1564) by Gabriel Faerno, William Feaver, however, named '' Orbis Pictus'' from 1658 by John Amos Comenius as the earliest illus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Morris
Jackie Morris (born 1961) is a British writer and illustrator. She was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2016 and won it in 2019 for her illustration of ''The Lost Words'', voted the most beautiful book of 2016 by UK booksellers. She is a recipient of the Tir na n-Og Award for children's book ''Seal Children''. Life Morris was born in Birmingham in 1961. Her family moved to Evesham when she was four. As a child she was told that she couldn't be an artist, but despite this she learned to paint. Morris went to High school at Prince Henry's High School in Evesham and afterward the Bath Academy of Art. On leaving college she found work in editorial, illustrating magazines like Radio Times, New Statesman, New Society and Country Living. She worked for years illustrating books and in 2016, she was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for ''Something About a Bear''. The book includes her water colours of different types of bear. She lives in a small house by the sea i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Kay
Jim Kay (born 4 April 1974) is a British illustrator and printmaker from Northamptonshire, England, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations for the book '' A Monster Calls'' by Patrick Ness. He was selected personally by J. K. Rowling to present colour illustrations of every title in the Harry Potter series. Career Kay's first love was for art and for natural history, in particular for botany and entomology and its relationship with the environment. He attended the University of Westminster at the Harrow Campus, a vantage point for views of London in the smog which had been used by Victorian painters. For two years, Kay worked at Tate Britain, in the Archives, working with the personal papers of artists such as Paul Nash and Stanley Spencer. His later work as the Assistant Curator for the Illustrations Collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew brought him into contact with the rich archives from Indian art collections, illustrated manuscripts, herbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Templar Publishing
Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denmark, when Bonnier published his first book, ''Underfulde og sandfærdige kriminalhistorier''. Gerhard's sons later moved to Sweden. The Bonnier book publishing companies in Sweden that are part of book publishing house Bonnierförlagen now include Albert Bonniers förlag, Wahlström & Widstrand, Forum, and Bonnier Carlsen, as well as other book publishers and imprints in Sweden. Bonnier Tidskrifter publishes magazines, including ''Veckans Affärer'', ''Damernas Värld'', '' Amelia'', ''Sköna hem'', ''Teknikens Värld'', '' Resume'', nearly a dozen crossword magazines, and the tablet magazine ''C Mode''. Other subsidiaries include the film production companies SF Studios and Sonet Film; daily newspapers , , ''Sydsvenskan'' and ''Helsingborg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levi Pinfold
Levi Pinfold is a British multi award-winning artist, writer and illustrator from Gloucestershire, England, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013 for his illustrations for the picture book ''Black Dog''. He is also the illustrator for the final two books in the ''Harry Potter'' Illustrated Edition series. Personal life Levi Pinfold was born in the Forest of Dean. He started drawing from a young age. Pinfold likes motorbikes, a lot of music, trees, and some cats. He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia with his girlfriend and Howard the lizard (i), (ii), and (iii). He attempts to grow vegetables in his spare time. Career Since graduating from University of Falmouth in 2006, Pinfold has worked as a self employed illustrator. Pinfold debuted in 2010 with the picture book ''The Django'', inspired by jazz legend Django Reinhardt. This book earned him the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award. Published by Templar in 2011, his second picture book ''Black Dog'' won the 2013 Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Not My Hat
''This Is Not My Hat'' is a 2012 children's picture book by the author and illustrator Jon Klassen. The story is told through the unreliable narration of a little fish, who has stolen a hat from a big fish and how the big fish reacts to the theft. It is a thematic follow-up to '' I Want My Hat Back'' (2011) and was meant to be a more literal sequel until Klassen took a suggestion to change which animals were in the story. The book was well received by critics, who praised its dark or ironic humor which could only be understood by comparing the words of the little fish's narration against the events of the illustrations. In addition to several positive reviews, Klassen received the 2013 Caldecott Medal and the 2014 Kate Greenaway Medal, making ''This Is Not My Hat'' the first book to win both awards. ''This Is Not My Hat'' was also a commercial success. Background and publication Following the success of '' I Want My Hat Back'', Klassen attempted unsuccessfully to tell more s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Klassen
Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book '' This Is Not My Hat'', which he also wrote. He is the first person to win both awards for the same work. ''This Is Not My Hat'' is a companion to Klassen's preceding picture book, '' I Want My Hat Back'' (2011), which was his first as both writer and illustrator. Both books were on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks; by April 2014 one or the other had been translated into 22 languages and they had jointly surpassed one million worldwide sales. Both books were recommended for children ages 5+ by the Greenaway judges. Klassen's "hat" trilogy was completed with the publication of '' We Found a Hat'' (2016). Early life and education Klassen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1981 and gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Eye Books
Nobrow Press is a British comics publishing company based in London, England. Nobrow is known for its bi-annual eponymous anthology, for publishing the works of Blexbolex, Luke Pearson, Jon McNaught and Jesse Moynihan, and for exposing the English-speaking world to works by European artists. The publisher is seen as a champion of DIY culture. Nobrow's works are distributed in the U.S. by Penguin Random House. History The company was founded in October 2008 by Sam Arthur and Alex Spiro with the intention "to publish books that deserved to be printed." In January 2012 the company curated the two-week "This Is Not a Pop-Up" event at the Hayward Gallery shop, where-by they hosted musicians, artists and a workshop for children as well as offering their products for sale. In September 2012 the company attended the Small Press Expo, with co-founder Arthur participating in the panel "British Comics: Does it Translate". In early 2012 it was announced that Nobrow was to work on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grill
William Grill is a British illustrator, whose first children's book, ''Shackleton's Journey'', depicting Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2015. His second book is titled ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'', and is based on the story "Lobo the King of Currumpaw," (from '' Wild Animals I Have Known'') by naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton. Biography Grill grew up in rural Hampshire and worked on a farm as a young adult, experiences which have influenced his art and writing. He graduated from University College Falmouth, is dyslexic, and runs a weekly art club at a local school. Awards and honors Two of Grill's books are Junior Library Guild selections: ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' (2016) and ''Earth Verse'' (2018). In 2014, ''The New York Times'' named ''Shackleton's Journey'' one of the best illustrated books of the year. ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' received a starred review from ''Publishers Weekly'', and ''Bandoola'' received a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australian sales office in Sydney CBD, and other publishing offices in the UK, including in Oxford. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The company was founded in 1986 by Nigel Newton, who had previously been employed by other publishing companies. It was floated as a public registered company in 1994, raising £5.5 million, which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children's books. A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandman'' (1989–1996) and the novels ''Good Omens'' (1990), ''Stardust (Gaiman novel), Stardust'' (1999), ''American Gods'' (2001), ''Coraline'' (2002), ''Anansi Boys'' (2005), ''The Graveyard Book'' (2008) and ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of ''Good Omens (TV series), Good Omens'' and ''The Sandman (TV series), The Sandman''. Gaiman's awards include Hugo Award, Hugo, Nebula Award, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Award, Bram Stoker awards and Newbery Medal, Newbery and Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, ''The Graveyard Book''. ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' was voted Book of the Year in the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medalsthe 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 Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes and have been silver or bronze runners-up four times. On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK Children's Laureate. Life Chris Riddell was born in 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was a "liberal Anglican vicar" and was opposed to the system of apartheid. The family returned to England 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 displaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
