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
The Singing Cupboard (1962)
When great-aunt Gerda brings the singing cupboard, magical things begin to happen.
Some Words & Drawings from Edward Ardizzone’s Indian Diary (1983)
The artist was sent to India by UNESCO to teach a course in silk screen printing and here records his impressions. This was a publisher’s Christmas keepsake.
St. Luke’s Life of Christ (1956)
A free modern English translation of the Gospel according to St. Luke.
Stig of the Dump (1963)
Barney meets Stig, a caveman, while playing in the local dump.
Read online at archive.org.
Stig of the Dump (1965)
Barney discovers a caveman, Stig, while playing in the local dump.
Stories from the Bible (1961)
Bible stories re-written for children from the garden of Eden to the promised land.
The Story of Joseph (1958)
Joseph is sold into Egypt as a slave but rises to become the Pharaoh’s vizier.
The Bible
The Story of Let’s Make an Opera (1962)
The story of a theatrical entertainment by Benjamin Britten in which he shows how he wrote and prepared an opera, then presented the short children’s opera The Little Sweep.
The Story of Moses (1959)
The story of the Hebrew baby who goes from bullrushes to prince of Egypt, to fugitive murderer to chosen leader of the Jewish people in their exodus from Egypt.
The Bible
The Story of Samuel and Saul (1960)
The story of the prophet and the first King of Israel.
The Bible
The Suburban Child (1955)
Memories of the author’s childhood in South London.
Read online at archive.org.
Sugar for the Horse (1957)
More stories about he author’s deplorable Uncle Silas.
Sun Slower Sun Faster (1955)
Cecilia and Rickie discover a time warp.
The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1949)
Open sesame opens the treasure cave to Ali, but the thieves will try to recover their ill-gotten gains.
Three Brothers and a Lady, a Tale (1947)
Two brothers and an invisible playmate rescue a princess.
Tim All Alone (1956)
Tim arrives home from his vacation and finds his parents gone and the house closed up. He sets out to scour the world for them.
Read online at archive.org.
Tim and Charlotte (1951)
Tim and Ginger rescue a little girl from the sea whom they name Charlotte. When her aunt Agatha turns up there is trouble.
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Tim and Ginger (1965)
When Ginger is trapped offshore by the rising tide Tim rows out to rescue him. A storm comes up and they are sent on the rocks.
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Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1938)
Tim and Lucy are invited to sail on a yacht, but are captured by mutineers.
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Tim and Lucy Go to Sea (1944)
Tim and Lucy are invited to cruise on a yacht and are captured by mutineers.