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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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The Greatest Show on Earth

On this day in 1881, PT Barnum and James A Bailey formed the Greatest Show on Earth. A good time to read The Fabulous Foskett Family Circus by Quintin Blake. Published by Andersen.

3 days ago

World Theatre Day

It's #WorldTheatreDay. Love the theatre? Then try Matilda (Theatre Tie-in) by Roald Dahl. Published by Puffin.

4 days ago

World Meteorological Day

Try your hand at being a weatherman or woman with this brilliant book Mr Nodd's Ark. By John Yeoman, published by Andersen Digital.

8 days ago

World Meteorological Day

Try your hand at being a weatherman or woman with this brilliant book Mr Nodd's Ark. By John Yeoman, published by Andersen.

8 days ago

International Day of Forests

From Rainforests to enchanted forests, read this great book. Billy and the Minpins (illustrated by Quentin Blake) by Roald Dahl and Quintin Blake, published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

10 days ago

World Poetry Day

Get kids into poetry and other types of written verse! Try reading The Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse. By Quintin Blake, published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

10 days ago

World Poetry Day

Get kids into poetry and other types of written verse! Try reading The Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse. By Quintin Blake, published by Puffin.

10 days ago

World Poetry Day

Get kids into poetry and other types of written verse! Try reading The Quentin Blake Treasury. By Quintin Blake, published by Jonathan Cape.

10 days ago

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