Quentin Blake
Author of Mister Magnolia
About the Author
Award-winning illustrator and children's author, Quentin Blake was born in 1932. His first drawings were published in "Punch" when he was 16. He has illustrated almost 300 titles some in collaboration with famous writers such as Russell Hoban, John Yeoman and Roald Dahl. He is the creator of show more characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs. Armitage. His works have earned him numerous awards including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, the Bologna Ragazzi Prize, and in 2002 the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999, he was selected as the First Children's Laureate. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Quentin Blake
Wondercrump Poetry!: The Best Children's Poems from the Roald Dahl Poetry Competition, 1995 No. 2 (Red Fox Poetry… (1995) 7 copies
Quentin Blake 10 Picture books Collection pack (Angelica Sprokets Pockets / Mrs Armitage on Wheels / Angelo / Mrs… (2012) 3 copies
Angelo by Quentin Blake (2010-07-01) 3 copies
All Join In and Other Stories - ABC, All Join In, Clown, Cockatoos, Mrs Armitage on Wheels, The Green Ship (2000) 2 copies
Roald Dahl Matilda 1 copy
Amalia, ragazza sveglia 1 copy
Revolting Recipes 1 copy
è forte ragazzi ILUPETTI 1 copy
Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr Fox 1 copy
Roald Dahl Collection 1 copy
Arrows of Love 1 copy
Os alle sammen 1 copy
L'erbaccia. Ediz. a colori 1 copy
Associated Works
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972) — Illustrator, some editions — 11,110 copies, 83 reviews
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977) — Illustrator, some editions — 4,739 copies, 48 reviews
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear (1947) — Introduction, some editions — 1,293 copies, 15 reviews
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,161 copies, 4 reviews
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009) — Preface, some editions — 375 copies, 15 reviews
The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets (2010) — Illustrator — 370 copies, 7 reviews
Cautionary Verses (1980) — Illustrator, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 327 copies, 8 reviews
D Is for Dahl: A gloriumptious A-Z guide to the world of Roald Dahl (2004) — Illustrator — 324 copies, 10 reviews
The Great Piratical Rumbustification & The Librarian and the Robbers (1978) — Illustrator — 184 copies, 2 reviews
Roald Dahl Omnibus: The BFG / Matilda / George's Marvellous Medicine (1992) — Illustrator — 171 copies
The Children's Book of Books: In Celebration of World Book Day 1998 (1998) — Illustrator — 69 copies
Bananas in My Ears: A Collection of Nonsense Stories, Poems, Riddles, & Rhymes (2011) — Illustrator, some editions — 43 copies, 2 reviews
Agaton Sax and the League of Silent Exploders (1972) — Illustrator, some editions — 43 copies, 2 reviews
Roald Dahl's Completely Revolting Recipes. Illustrated by Quentin Blake (2007) — Illustrator — 42 copies
Roald Dahl Omnibus: The Witches / Esio Trot / The Twits / The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1999) — Illustrator — 41 copies
Flights of Fancy: Creative Inspiration from Ten Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators (2019) — Contributor — 34 copies, 8 reviews
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin Young Readers) (2001) — Illustrator — 25 copies, 1 review
The World of David Walliams Book of Stuff: Fun, Facts and Everything You Never Wanted to Know (2018) — Illustrator — 20 copies
The Birthday Book. with a Foreword by Hrh the Prince of Wales (2008) — Illustrator — 20 copies, 1 review
The Best of Roald Dahl: James and the Giant Peach; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Charlie and the Great Glass… (2002) — Illustrator — 15 copies
Of quarks, quasars, and other quirks: Quizzical poems for the supersonic age (1977) — Illustrator — 15 copies
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / James and the Giant Peach / Fantastic Mr. Fox (2000) — Illustrator — 14 copies
Dare to be Different - A Cebration Of Freedom In association With Amnesty International (1999) — Illustrator — 14 copies
How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen/ A Near Thing for Captain Najork (Flippers 2 Books in 1) (1988) — Illustrator — 14 copies
Agaton Sax and Lispington's Grandfather Clock (1978) — Illustrator, some editions — 13 copies, 1 review
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 12, August 1980 — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 8, April 1981 — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 7, March 1981 — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, July 1975 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 12, August 1975 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies
Imaginative Book Illustration Society newsletter, no. 19, Winter 2001 (2001) — Contributor — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6, February 1977 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 2, October 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies
Illustration, Winter 2004, issue 2 : Blake's birds draw crowds at Xmas (2004) — Contributor — 1 copy
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 1, September 1980 — Contributor — 1 copy
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 11, July 1980 — Contributor — 1 copy
Detectives et agents secrets — Illustrator, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Blake, Quentin
- Legal name
- Blake, Quentin Saxby
- Birthdate
- 1932-12-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Education
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Cambridge University (Downing College)
Institute of Education, London University
Chelsea School of Art - Occupations
- book illustrator
children's author
cartoonist - Relationships
- Barrett, Angela (student)
- Organizations
- Royal College of Art
Book Bus (trustee|2009|patron|2014) - Awards and honors
- Children's Laureate (1999-2001)
Hans Christian Andersen Award ( [2002])
Order of the British Empire ( [2005])
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|2008)
Eleanor Farjeon Award (2012) - Agent
- Caradoc King (AP Watt)
- Short biography
- Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl. Born in 1932 in Sidcup, London, he was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. He read English Literature at Downing College, Cambridge (1953-6), received his postgraduate teaching diploma from the University of London, and later studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He gained another teaching diploma at the Institute of Education before working at the Royal College of Art.
Blake gained a reputation as a reliable and humorous illustrator of over three hundred children's books. As well as illustrating the books of others, including Roald Dahl and Elizabeth Bowen, Blake has written numerous books of his own. As of 2006, he has participated in the writing and/or illustrating of 323 books (of which he wrote 35 himself, and 18 were by Dahl). He taught at the Royal College of Art for over twenty years, and was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. He recently illustrated David Walliams's debut book, The Boy in the Dress,/i> and his more recent book Mr Stink.
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- Works
- 112
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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