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Quintin Blake

Author & Illustrator

About Quintin Blake

Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.

Quintin Blake books

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Winnie the Pooh Day

Bears like honey, don't you? Read all about Bears in The Bear's Water Picnic by John Yeoman from Andersen

3 days ago

Winnie the Pooh Day

Books about bears...The Bear's Winter House by John Yeoman from Andersen

3 days ago

International Kite Day

Flying high in the sky, Roald Dahl: Shapes by Roald Dahl from Puffin. Perfect for International Kite Day!

7 days ago

Sticker Day

Roald Dahl's Matilda Wonderful Sticker Activity Book by Quintin Blake from Puffin is a great sticker book for older kids! Everyone loves a sticker book!

8 days ago

Sticker Day

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Whipple-Scrumptious Sticker Activity Book by Quintin Blake from Puffin is a great sticker book for older kids! Everyone loves a sticker book!

8 days ago

January Events

The Bear's Winter House, the perfect read while everyone still talking about the cold weather. By John Yeoman from Andersen

10 days ago

Buffet Day

In the USA today is a day all about food! Fantastic Mr Fox (Colour Edn) by Roald Dahl from Puffin

19 days ago

Christmas

Are you going to go in for a dip today? Roald Dahl's The Twelve Days of Christmas by Roald Dahl from Penguin Random House Children's UK is all about swimming!

27 days ago

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