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Anthony Browne

December 2023

  • Work by Jo Brocklehurst, a British artist and fashion illustrator, which can now be seen in an online exhibition from the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

    New Quentin Blake museum to provide a London home for a booming art form

    The centre – featuring the work of acclaimed artists – will be the only permanent place in Britain to learn about the history of illustration

June 2017

  • New Children's Laureate<br>ONE EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO SALES. Handout photo of Charlie And Lola creator Lauren Child during an event at Hull Town Hall, Hull, after she was announced as the new Waterstones Children's Laureate. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday June 7, 2017. The best-selling author and illustrator, who was crowned the 10th Waterstones Children's Laureate at a ceremony in Hull, said children were grappling with everything from social media to the recent terrorist attacks. See PA story ARTS Laureate. Photo credit should read: Darren Casey/Riot Communications/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

    From Quentin Blake to Lauren Child: the first 10 children's laureates – in pictures

    Appointed to the role of national champion of children’s books on Wednesday, Child follows an illustrious line of laureates, including Malorie Blackman and Chris Riddell. Take a look

March 2016

  • Patrick Ness

    Children's books
    Carnegie medal and Kate Greenaway shortlists 2016 announced

    Patrick Ness and Chris Riddell are up for hat tricks again this year. Discover all the shortlisted writers and illustrators for the 2016 medals – how many books on the shortlist have you read?

February 2016

  • A Terry Pratchett mural in an alleyway off Brick Lane, London.

    Terry Pratchett's final novel makes longlist for Carnegie medal

    The Shepherd’s Crown, the last book he published before his death in 2015, would be his second victory in the UK’s oldest children’s book prize

September 2015

  • Tiger who came to tea

    Children's books
    Wanted: children's books with surprising animals

    From Judith Kerr’s tiger, to Raymond Briggs’ elephant to Anthony Browne’s gorilla, the Book Doctor tracks down exciting animals that pop unexpectedly into everyday scenarios in children’s books

April 2015

  • Goldilocks

    Children's books
    Fairytales of the unexpected

    Why does Goldlocks have to be so scary? And are stories of unexpected visitors in picture books filling your children with fairytale fear? The Book Doctor investigates why and picks out some nicer guests to redress the balance

March 2015

  • Alice falling

    Children's books
    Anthony Browne: how I re-imagined Alice in Wonderland

    What’s it like to illustrate a book already known for its iconic illustrations? Alice in Wonderland, originally drawn by Sir John Tenniel, was first published 150 years ago; here Anthony Browne describes his new surreal take on Alice. Look out for the primates!

February 2015

  • The Promise

    Children's books
    2015 Kate Greenaway Medal picture book prize longlist - in pictures

    Discover the 20 longlisted contenders for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2015, including former children’s laureate Anthony Browne, Mini Grey, Jim Kay, Catherine Rayner, Shaun Tan and Chris Riddell (with two nominated titles on this year’s longlist)

September 2014

  • willy the wimp trail

    Children's books
    30 years of Willy the Wimp

    We first met Anthony Browne's Willy the Wimp in 1984 – 30 years on and this delightful chimp has starred in many books and won his creator a host of prizes. Now to celebrate the anniversary and his new book Willy's Stories, Anthony Browne shares some insights into why he brought Willy into the world

October 2013

  • Anthony Browne's Gorilla at Polka Theatre, London

    Gorilla – review

    The stage version of Anthony Browne's emotionally rich picture book has a sprinkling of magic for children and a few witty offerings for adults, writes Lyn Gardner

September 2013

  • A Jack Russell dog plays frisbee on Brighton Beach in a composite image

    The book doctor
    Wanted: books for a young wannabe dog owner

    Books about pets can teach children valuable lessons about friendship and responsibility - and can also show the challenges of life with a pesky mutt

May 2011

  • Michael Rosen

    Children's authors rail against Michael Gove's reading lists

    Michael Rosen and Alan Gibbons line up to reject proposal for primary schools floated by national curriculum panel

March 2011

  • Young Reader

    The great books giveaway

    To mark World Book Night, 45 celebrated writers tell us which books they give as gifts and which they've been most pleased to receive.

September 2010

  • Anthony Browne's shape-game winners

    Hundreds of you entered our Shape Game competition, devised by children's laureate Anthony Browne. Here we publish the winner and some of the best entries

June 2010

  • Visitor William Natrus at Hay festival 2010.

    Books blog
    Hay festival 2010: Thursday at Hay

    The children's laureate, Anthony Browne, names his favourite animal, William Dalrymple takes us to India and Felix Clay goes in search of what visitors are reading

July 2009

  • School entrance

    Books blog
    Writers should be treated like any other school visitor

    Anthony Browne: If everyone else working with children has to be vetted, why should we be exempt?

  • Anthony Browne

    Writers should comply with schools vetting, says children's laureate

    Anthony Browne takes conciliatory line following calls to boycott school visits over police checks

  • Anthony Browne

    A life in ...
    A life in books: Anthony Browne

    Anthony Browne: If we insist on telling children that everything in the garden is lovely, we're doing them a disservice

June 2009

  • Anthony Browne

    Creative summer
    Creativity in schools: Every story needs a picture

  • Gorilla, illustration by Anthony Browne

    Julia Eccleshare's choice
    Going ape

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