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Books By Quentin Blake - Author

In 2010 we had a special feature on Quentin Blake's writing and illustration - click here to find out more.

Quentin Blake is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful author-illustrators, and was made the first Children's Laureate in 1999.  He has won the Whitbread Award, the hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, been shortlisted for The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award which rewards the best in contemporary children's and young adult literature from all over the world and has won the Kate Greenaway Medal among others. 

He was born in 1932 and has been drawing ever since he can remember. His first drawing was published in Punch when he was only 16. He studied English at Downing College, Cambridge, and after that he did a postgraduate teaching diploma at the University of London. This was followed by a part-time course at Chelsea Art School.

Quentin has received many awards for his books including the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Children's Book Award, the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, the Bologna Regazzi Prize and the 2002 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, which is the highest international recognition given to creators of children's books.

He is also famous for illustrating books for other authors, including Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen and Russell Hoban. But he is most famous for the illustrations he did for Roald Dahl's books.

Quentin Blake was awarded the O.B.E. in 1988, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. This position, which he held for two years, saw him undertaking lots of ambitious projects in his quest to spread the word about the exciting world of children's books.

His book Laureate's Progress in 2002, recorded many of his activities and the illustrations he produced during his two-year tenure. Quentin Blake was created CBE in 2005, is an RDI and has numerous honorary degrees from universities throughout the UK. 

For parents who love Quentin Blake's illustrations, his book Beyond the Page  is a fascinating read. Blake writes about his projects since 2000, vividly describing his working processes, his collaborators, his travels, and his various projects and commissions, including his 'illustrated walls' projects for hospitals in the UK and France.

He is one of the best-known and best-loved illustrators of our time, and his books with a wide range of authors have been treasured by generations of children throughout the world. In 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration. Quentin lives in London. 

photo © Linda Kitson

Author's Website: https://www.quentinblake.com/about/biography.html

Three Little Monkeys and the Grand Hotel

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys at Christmas

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys and the Grand Hotel

Quentin Blake

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Simpkin

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys Ride Again

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys at Christmas

Quentin Blake

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The Weed

Quentin Blake

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The Five of Us

Quentin Blake

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The House in the Tree

Quentin Blake

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The Story of the Dancing Frog

Quentin Blake

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Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book

Quentin Blake

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Jack and Nancy

Quentin Blake

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Quentin Blake's ABC

Quentin Blake

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The Quentin Blake Treasury

Quentin Blake

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Angelica Sprocket's Pockets

Quentin Blake

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Patrick

Quentin Blake

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Snuff

Quentin Blake

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Angelo

Quentin Blake

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Mister Magnolia

Quentin Blake

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Mister Magnolia

Quentin Blake

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Angel Pavement

Quentin Blake

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Mrs Armitage Queen Of The Road

Quentin Blake

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Sailing Boat In The Sky

Quentin Blake

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Fantastic Daisy Artichoke

Quentin Blake

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Zagazoo

Quentin Blake

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The Green Ship

Quentin Blake

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Mrs Armitage And The Big Wave

Quentin Blake

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Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Quentin Blake

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Clown

Quentin Blake

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The Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse

Quentin Blake

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Cockatoos

Quentin Blake

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All Join In

Quentin Blake

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Beyond the Page

Quentin Blake

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Three Little Monkeys

Quentin Blake

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