The creator of the much-loved patchwork elephant and many other children’s classics, including Not Now, Bernard, Mr Benn and King Rollo, has written and illustrated more than 50 picture books.
On being recognised for the lifetime achievement award, he said, ‘The shock is hard to get over and it still doesn’t quite seem possible as I’ve never been one for the spotlight and or winning awards but it’s truly fantastic, and even though I still don’t really believe it, I’m accepting it anyway, with great pleasure.’
The reading charity’s award celebrates the body of work of an author and or illustrator who has made an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. Previous winners include Shirley Hughes, the late Judith Kerr, Raymond Briggs and Helen Oxenbury along with the late John Burningham who were awarded the first ever double prize.
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