- Helen Oxenbury
Helen Oxenbury is a renowned illustrator of many classic picture books. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator
John Burningham , in North London. [ [http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=11173 Helen Oxenbury Biography at Fresh Fiction] ]Oxenbury grew up in
Ipswich , England [ [http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Helen-Oxenbury-3152.aspx Helen Oxenbury at Walker Books] ] and from a very early age developed a passion for drawing. She attended art school as a teenager, and during holidays she worked at the "Ipswich Repertory Theatre Workshop", mixing paints. [ [http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issues/62/27187 Interview with Helen Oxenbury at BooksforKeeps] ] In her adult life she embarked on careers in theatre, film, and TV. After marryingJohn Burningham , another of the world’s most eminent children’s book illustrators and giving birth, she turned to illustrating children’s books. She is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time.Her numerous books for children include:
*Kate Greenaway Medal -winning "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland " byLewis Carroll [ [http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/full_list_of_winners.php Helen Oxenbury's Medal entry at the Kate Greenaway Awards Official Site] ]
*Nestlé Smarties Book Prize -winning "Farmer Duck" byMartin Waddell [ [http://www.a1wdb.com/cgi-bin/women/author?author=1361 Helen's Nestlé Smarties Book Prize listing at A1-WDB] ]
*"We’re Going on a Bear Hunt" byMichael Rosen
*"Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes", written byMem Fox In 1988, she created a series of books about a mischievous young boy called Tom, and his stuffed monkey, Pippo. She commented that Tom was very much like her son in his younger years. Like Tom, her son would often blame his misdeeds on an accomplice (the family dog). [ [http://ipac.librarypoint.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1148AD5718789.1753&menu=search&aspect=basic_search&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=remote&ri=21&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.GW&term=tom+pippo&aspect=basic_search#focus Helen's 'Tom and Pippo' book range at LibraryPoint.org] ] She is still illustrating children’s books with her more recent work including the illustrations for "The Growing Story" in the September 2008 edition of
Bayard Presse 'sStoryBox books.References
External links
* [http://www.storyboxbooks.com StoryBox Website]
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