Simon Bartram is an English
illustrator
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and writer of
children's
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picture book
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The ima ...
s. He was one runner-up for the
Mother Goose Award in 1999 for ''Pinocchio'' and for the
Kate 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 Librar ...
in 2002 for ''Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob''. In 2004, ''Man on the Moon'' was voted "best illustrated book to read aloud" by a panel of ''
Blue Peter
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'' viewers and also named the
Blue Peter Book Award
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Book of the Year.
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English children's book illustrators
English children's writers
Living people
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