Quentin Blake

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English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer (born 1932)

United Kingdom ArtistsBorn 1932 · age 93

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Awards 17

2022Companion of Honour

2013Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

2013Knight Bachelor

2012Eleanor Farjeon Award

2011Prince Philip Designers Prize

2006honorary doctorate

2004Commander of the Order of the British Empire

2002Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration

1999Children's Laureate

1990Nestlé Children's Book Prize

1985Silver Brush

1981Royal Designer for Industry

1980Kate Greenaway Medal

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers

Children's Book Award (UK)

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Bel PowleyAlso in Revolting Rhymes (2017)

Tamsin GreigAlso in Revolting Rhymes (2017)

Gemma ChanAlso in Revolting Rhymes (2017)

About this person

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. Blake is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.

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