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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.

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National Art Day (US)

The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books is brilliant!

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October Events

Spooky stories like Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen can be brilliant fun to stay up late and read (as well as scaring yourselves!). This is a brilliant one by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books.

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October Events

Spooky stories like Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse can be brilliant fun to stay up late and read (as well as scaring yourselves!). This is a brilliant one by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books.

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October Events

Spooky stories like Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death can be brilliant fun to stay up late and read (as well as scaring yourselves!). This is a brilliant one by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books.

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October Events

Spooky stories like Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright can be brilliant fun to stay up late and read (as well as scaring yourselves!). This is a brilliant one by Chris Riddell from Macmillan Children's Books.

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Egg Day

Big eggs, small eggs, scrambled eggs, dinosaur eggs - this book is a great story book all about eggs! Wyrmeweald: Returner's Wealth by Chris Riddell from Corgi Childrens.

14 days ago

Egg Day

Big eggs, small eggs, scrambled eggs, dinosaur eggs - this book is a great story book all about eggs! Wyrmeweald: Returner's Wealth by Chris Riddell from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

14 days ago

International Day of the Girl

Ottoline Goes to School, with so many different girls in books, why not read this one! By Chris Riddell, published by Macmillan Children's Books.

14 days ago

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