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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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The British Science Festival

Budding scientist? You should read The Lie Tree: Illustrated Edition by Frances Hardinge. Published by Macmillan.

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Read a book day

Read a Book Day. Why not try The Edge Chronicles 1: The Curse of the Gloamglozer by Chris Riddell.

4 days ago

Read a book day

The Edge Chronicles 10: The Immortals by Chris Riddell from Penguin Random House Children's UK is brilliant!

4 days ago

Read a book day

Could there be a better time to read The Edge Chronicles 5: Stormchaser by Chris Riddell.

4 days ago

Back to school

Read Something Else by Kathryn Cave from Puffin - perfect for today!

7 days ago

Back to school

The Edge Chronicles 2: The Winter Knights by Chris Riddell from ##Published## a perfect book for today.

7 days ago

Back to school

The Edge Chronicles 2: The Winter Knights by Chris Riddell from ##Published## a perfect book for today.

7 days ago

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