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Edward Ardizzone

Author & Illustrator

About Edward Ardizzone

Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) illustrated over 200 books and was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for Tim All Alone. He was awarded the CBE in 1971.

Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900 and brought up in Suffolk. As a young boy he was fascinated by the vibrancy of the small Suffolk ports such as Ipswich, then frequented by the coastal steamers that travelled from port to port, which later became his inspiration for his Little Tim series. He was appointed official war artist in 1940 by Sir Kenneth Clark, director of the National Gallery, London, 1933-1945. Between 1929 and his death in 1979 Ardizzone illustrated a large number of books, including Graham Greene’s The Little Train series, and wrote and illustrated many more including the well-loved Little Tim series, and with his cousin Christianna Brand, created Nurse Matilda, later familiar to many as Nanny McPhee.

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After all that excitement how about a brilliant bedtime read! Kaleidoscope by Eleanor Farjeon from Red Fox Classics. Great to help them get to sleep.

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Saturday Football

Nuts about football? You should read The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

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Saturday Football

Goal!!! Could there be a better time to read The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis. Published by Puffin.

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Goal!!! Could there be a better time to read The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis. Published by Puffin.

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National Horse Day (US)

A remarkable book that your children will love. The Little Horse Bus by Graham Greene.

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