Mick Inkpen
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| Occupation | Author |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Liberty School |
| Genre | Children's Fiction |
| Subject | Picture Storybooks |
| Notable works | Kipper the Dog |
| Notable awards | British Book Award, Children's Book Award, Play and Learn Award, etc. |
Mick Inkpen is an author and illustrator of children's books best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig.
Background
Inkpen was born in Romford, Essex, England in 1952,[citation needed] and educated at Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park.[citation needed] He is a friend of Nick Butterworth, who also grew up in Romford, and they collaborated on the 1990 "Wonderful Earth".[citation needed]
Awards
Mick has won numerous awards worldwide including The British Book Award for Lullabyhullabaloo and Penguin Small, The Children's Book Award for Threadbear, The Parents and Munch Bunch Play and Learn Award and The Right Start Petit Filous Best Toy Award for Where, Oh Where is Kipper's Bear?.[1] He received the Children's Book Award for the 1991 work Threadbear. Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film in 1998,[2] and Kipper's A to Z won the silver medal in the 2001 Smarties Prize.
Selected Works
- What For 1975
References
- Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers. Thomson Gale, 2005. ISBN 1-4144-0540-5
External links
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