Liz Pichon
Liz Pichon (born August 16, 1963 in London, England[1]) is a British illustrator and children's writer. She lives in Brighton (as of November 2011).[2]
She studied graphic design in the Camberwell School of Art in London. She worked as art director in the musical label Jive Records. Afterwards she started working as a freelance illustrator and writer of children's books.
Her work most widely held in WorldCat libraries is The Very Ugly Bug, a children's picture book.[3]
Works
- The Very Ugly Bug (London: Little Tiger Press, 2004)
- My Big Brother, Boris (Scholastic, 2004)
- Bored Bill (Little Tiger, 2015)
- Penguins (London: Gullane Children's Books, 2008)
- The Three Horrid Pigs and the Big Friendly Wolf (Little Tiger, 2008); US title, The Three Horrid Little Pigs (Tiger Tales, 2008)
Tom Gates series
Novels written and illustrated by Pichon, published by Scholastic Books.[4]
| #No. of book | Title | Book release Date | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates | 4 April 2011 | 239 |
| 2 | Excellent Excuses (and Other Good Stuff) | 1 September 2011 | 340 |
| 3 | Everythings' Amazing (Sort Of) | 1 March 2012 | 404 |
| 4 | Genius Ideas (Mostly) | 6 September 2012 | 307 |
| 5 | Best Book Day Ever (So Far) | 7 March 2013 | 96 |
| 6 | Tom Gates Is Absolutely Fantastic (At Some Things) | 4 April 2013 | 249 |
| 7 | Extra Special Treats (Not) | 17 October 2013 | 219 |
| 8 | (A Tiny Bit) Lucky | 8 May 2014 | 253 |
| 9 | Yes! No. (Maybe) | 7 May 2015 | 257 |
| 10 | Top Of The Class (Nearly) | 8 October 2015 | 221 |
| 11 | Super Good Skills (Almost) | 5 May 2016 | 235 |
| 12 | DogZombies Rule (For Now) | 6 October 2016 | 223 |
As illustrator only (selected)
- Twilight Rhymes Moonlight Verse, compiled by Mary Joslin (Oxford: Lion Children's Books, 1997)
- Spinderella, written by Julia Donaldson (Egmont UK, 2002)
- Beautiful Bananas, Elizabeth Laird (Oxford, 2003)
- The Three Billy Goats Fluff, Rachael Mortimer (Hodder Children's Books, 2010)
- Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf, Rachael Mortimer (Hodder, 2012)
Awards
Twilight Rhymes Moonlight Verse (1997), poetry compiled by Mary Joslin and illustrated by Pichon, won the 1999 National Parenting Publications Award.
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (2011), first in Pichon's series of self-illustrated novels, won a 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize (7–14 years),[2] a 2012 Red House Children's Book Award (younger readers), and a 2012 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize (ages 5–12). The fourth volume Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (mostly) won a 2013 Blue Peter Book Award (best story).[5]
- Runners-up
- 2004: Silver Award, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (0–5 years), My Big Brother Boris
- 2008: Finalist, Red House Children's Book Award and the Stockport Schools Book Award, The Three Horrid Pigs and the Big Friendly Wolf
References
- ↑ http://lizpichon.com/stuff-about-liz/one-more
- 1 2 "Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011". Prizes Archive: Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Booktrust. Retrieved 2014-10-15. With more information linked, including 17 November 2011 interview of Pichon.
- ↑ "Pichon, Liz". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ↑ series: Tom Gates. WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Blue Peter Books Awards 2013". Prizes: Blue Peter Book Awards. Booktrust. Retrieved 2014-10-15. With more information linked.
External links
- Official website
- Blog
- Liz Pichon at Library of Congress Authorities, with 27 catalogue records