Penny Dale (born 1954 in

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) is an

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illustrator and writer of

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Background

Dale studied

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and graduated from

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. She moved to South East Wales in 1982, and currently resides in

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, a village in

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. Dale is married and has one daughter.

Career

Her picture books as author-illustrator include '' Ten in the Bed'', which won the

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in 2002, ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' which was commended for the

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, and more recently her ''Dinosaur'' series with

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. She has also illustrated books by other writers, including

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and

Martin Waddell Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the ''Little Bear'' series illustrated by Barbara ...

. Dale's illustrations for ''Rosie's Babies'', a picture book written by Waddell which aims to introduce children to the idea of a new sibling, were shortlisted for the

in 1990. In 2003 Dale illustrated Anne Fine's ''Jamie and Angus'', a book of short stories for young readers rooted in the domestic concerns of one child. The book won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards. ''Ten in the Bed'' is Dale's best-known book. According to her publisher, as of 2013 the book had sold "nearly two million copies". It led to two sequels, ''Ten Out of Bed'' and ''Ten Play Hide and Seek''. In 2018 ''Ten in the Bed'' became the first

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bedtime story to be signed in

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. It was performed by

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and aired on the

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channel in November.

Books

As writer and illustrator

* ''Bet You Can't!'' (1987) * ''Ten in the Bed'' (1988) * ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' (1988) —a runner-up for the

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* ''The Elephant Tree'' (1991) * ''All About Alice'' (1992) * ''Ten Out of Bed'' (1993) * ''Daisy Rabbit's Tree House'' (1995) * ''Big Brother, Little Brother'' (1997) * ''Ten Play Hide and Seek'' (1998) * ''Princess Princess'' (2003) * ''Boy on the Bus'' (2007) * ''Princess Fairy'' (2009) * ''Dinosaur Dig!'' (2011) * ''Dinosaur Zoom!'' (2012) * ''Dinosaur Rescue!'' (2014) * ''Dinosaur Rocket!'' (2015) * ''Dinosaur Pirates!'' (2016) * ''Dinosaur Farm!'' (2019)

As illustrator only

* ''The Stopwatch'', written by David Lloyd (1986) * ''Rosies Babies'',

(1990) —on the Greenaway Medal shortlist * ''Once There Were Giants'', Waddell (1994) * ''The Mushroom Hunt'', Simon Frazer (1994) * ''When the Teddy Bears Came'', Waddell (1994) * ''Night Night Cuddly Bear'', Waddell (2000) * ''My Shadow'',

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(2001) * ''Jamie and Angus'',

(2002) * ''Time to Say I Love You'', Jane Kemp & Clare Walters (2006) * ''Jamie and Angus Together'', Fine (2007) * ''Jamie and Angus Forever'', Fine (2009)

References

External links

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