Alexis Deacon - Children's Author

Alexis Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton, where he studied Illustration, in 2001. His picture books include Beegu, Slow Loris, While You Were Sleeping, and the forthcoming Croc and Bird. Alexis Deacon was one of Booktrust's ten Best New Illustrators in 2008. Slow Loris was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and Beegu was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Alexis lives in London.

 

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Featured Books, with extracts by Alexis Deacon

Cheese Belongs to You!
Alexis Deacon
The creator of Beegu is back with a hilarious new story about who owns cheese – and a lot more! According to Rat Law, if any rat has the cheese, he owns the cheese – unless another bigger, stronger, scarier,...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2013
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A Place to Call Home
Alexis Deacon
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011. This award-winning author and illustrator pair have created a brilliant book celebrating the bravery of leaving home. When their tiny hole of a home becomes too small for them, seven furry brothers set...
Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2011
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