Steve Augarde (born 3 October 1950) is a British author and artist. He has written and illustrated several novels for children and young adults as well as over seventy

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for younger children, including

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for which he designed the paper engineering. He also designed and illustrated the ''Little Red Car'' books by Matthew Price, among others.

Biography

Steven Andre Augarde was born in 1950 in

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and spent many years in the

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before moving to

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. He attended

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, and Rolle Teacher Training College. As well as producing his own books, he has worked as an illustrator and paper engineer for other authors and artists. He also provided the artwork and music for two series of the animated BBC television show '' Bump'' about a clumsy young elephant.Random House biography
/ref> He is a semi-pro jazz musician, playing double bass for the Gents, a four-piece jazz group. Augarde's more recent work has been aimed at older children and young adults. The Touchstone Trilogy is a subtle fantasy which depicts fairy folk as reclusive tribes largely without magic. ''X Isle'' is a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller. ''Leonardo da Vinci'' combines fiction and non-fiction, revealing the life and art of Leonardo da Vinci partly through the journal of a young apprentice. ''

The Various ''The Various'' is a children's fantasy novel written and illustrated by Steve Augarde Steve Augarde (born 3 October 1950) is a British author and artist. He has written and illustrated several novels for children and young adults as well as ...

'' won a Smarties award in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award.The Branford Boase award
Times Educational Supplement'' All three books of the Touchstone Trilogy and ''X Isle'' have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal.

Selected bibliography

Touchstone Trilogy

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'' (2005) *'' Celandine'' (2006) *''Winter Wood'' (2008)

Others

*'' X Isle'' (2009) *''Lifelines: Leonardo da Vinci'' (2009)

Picture books

*''Pig'' (1975) *''Barnaby Shrew, Black Dan and the Mighty Wedgwood'' (1979) *''Bump's Umbrella'' (1992) *''Tractor Trouble'' (1997) *''Fire Engine to the Rescue'' (1998) *''When I Grow Up...'' (2000) *''Vroom, Vroom!'' (2002) *''Kissing Fish'' (2002)

References

External links

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Steve Augarde at Fantastic Fiction
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by Dolores D'Annolfo, '' Eclectica Magazine'', Oct/Nov 2007 {{DEFAULTSORT:Augarde, Steve 1950 births British children's writers British fantasy writers British illustrators Pop-up book artists People from Birmingham, West Midlands Alumni of the University of Plymouth Living people