![]() ![]() “I could never guess what he was going to think of next. ![]() In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, Quentin Blake was created CBE in 2005 and received a knighthood for ‘services to illustration’, in 2013. His books have won numerous prizes and awards. He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art. His first drawing was published in ‘Punch’ when he was just 16. Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember. “It is Quent’s pictures rather than my own descriptions that have brought to life such characters as the BFG, Miss Trunchbull, Mr Twit and the Grand High Witch.” Roald Dahl His work has been published in over 40 languages and today is considered a modern classic. The two soon became firm friends, cementing one of the most eye-catching and distinctive collaborations in children’s literature. The first book Roald Dahl and illustrator Quentin Blake worked upon together was The Enormous Crocodile. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when. ![]() After a distinguished career as a fighter pilot and diplomat during the Second World War, he settled down to become a fulltime author first writing popular stories for adults then, later, retelling many of the stories he made up at bedtime for his own children. Today, titles like Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG and Matilda, which was released just two years before his death aged 74 in 1990, regularly appear on lists of the best childrens books ever. ![]() Roald Dahl was born in Wales 1916, to Norwegian parents.
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