Chris Riddell
British illustrator and cartoonist · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Born 1962 · age 64
Chris Riddell is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer.
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2016Kate Greenaway MedalAward2007Nestlé Children's Book PrizeAward2004Kate Greenaway MedalAward2001Kate Greenaway MedalAward1962Born13 April 1962
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He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.
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United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
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Living
Dates
Born 1962 · age 64
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The same award as Chris
Shaun TanBoth received Kate Greenaway Medal
David AlmondBoth received Nestlé Children's Book Prize
Jill MurphyBoth received Nestlé Children's Book Prize
Jon KlassenBoth received Kate Greenaway Medal
Pauline BaynesBoth received Kate Greenaway Medal
William NicholsonBoth received Nestlé Children's Book Prize