Edward Ardizzone
(1900 - 1979)
Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE, RA (16 October 1900 – 8 November 1979) was an English artist, writer and illustrator, chiefly of children’s books.
For Tim All Alone (Oxford, 1956), which he wrote and illustrated, Ardizzone won the inaugural Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year’s best children’s book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005) it was named one of the top ten winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
Bibliography
Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel (1948)
Nicholas and his friend help save the train when the engineer and fireman are laid low by poisoned tea.
Nicholas and the Fast Moving Diesel (1959)
Nicholas and his friend save the train when the engineer and the fireman are laid low by poisoned tea.
The Otterbury Incident (1948)
A gang of school boys sets out to raise money to replace a broken window and stumble on a gang of criminals. Adapted from the French film Nous les Gosses.
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Paul the Hero of the Fire (1948)
Paul runs away to join the carnival to help support his family. When a fire strikes, he leads the children to safety.
Paul the Hero of the Fire (1962)
Paul runs away and joins the carnival to earn money for his family. When a fire strikes, he leads the children to safety.
Peacock Pie a Book of Rhymes (1946)
A collection of poems.
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Peacock Pie a Book of Rhymes (1953)
A collection of poems. This is a larger format than the 1946 printing.
Peacock Pie a Book of Rhymes (1969)
This is a revised and enlarged edition of a very popular collection of poems first published in 1913.
The Penny Fiddle: Poems for Children (1960)
A collection of poems for children.
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Peter the Wanderer (1963)
Peter has a series of adventures as he tries to return a key to an old man he once met.
Pigeons and Princesses (1956)
A collection of stories and fairy tales.
The Pilgrim’s Progress (1947)
An allegorical treatment of man’s quest for heaven.
Pinky Pye (1958)
When the Pye family sets out for a summer of bird watching the little expect to end up with two new members.
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Prefabulous Animiles (1957)
A collection of poems about fabulous animals.
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The Rib of the Green Umbrella (1960)
It’s 1944 and in a small town in Italy the children are aiding the partisans battle the occupying Germans.
A Ring of Bells (1962)
A collection of poems by the British poet laureate.
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Sailor Rumbelow and Britannia (1962)
A collection of stories old and new.
Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint (1965)
When Sarah and Simon’s father runs out of red paint he can not finish his masterpiece.
The School in Our Village (1957)
Reminiscences of a rural English school.
Ship’s Cook Ginger (1977)
Tim and Ginger are off on another sea voyage. When the crew is laid low by food poisoning the two friends must come to the rescue.