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Chris Riddell

Author & Illustrator

About Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.

Chris Riddell books

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World Poetry Day

Get kids into poetry and other types of written verse! Try reading The Hunting of the Snark. By Lewis Carroll, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

10 days ago

World Poetry Day

Get kids into poetry and other types of written verse! Try reading Poems to Fall in Love With. By Chris Riddell, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

10 days ago

International Day of Happiness

A day of happiness! Here is a book that helps children to understand all different types of emotions. 100 Hugs by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books.

11 days ago

World Storytelling Day

A remarkable book that your children will love. Something Else by Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell.

11 days ago

World Storytelling Day

Loving The Lie Tree: Illustrated Edition by Frances Hardinge and Chris Riddell from Macmillan.

11 days ago

World Storytelling Day

Once Upon a Wild Wood is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

11 days ago

World Storytelling Day

With so many stories, how about this treasury. The Emperor of Absurdia, by Chris Riddell, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

11 days ago

World Storytelling Day

With so many stories, how about this treasury. Rabbit and Hedgehog Treasury, by Paul Stewart, published by Andersen.

11 days ago

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