Elys Dolan

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Elys Dolan is a children's book writer and illustrator, and lecturer at the Cambridge School of Art. [1] She came in second for the Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Book Illustration as a student. [2] She won the Zena Sutherland Award for Excellence in Children's Literature 2015. [3] Her books are typically humorous, [4] and she illustrates primarily with ink. [5]

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Work

Dolan's first book, Weasles (2013), was praised for its humour and for the wide age range to which it appealed. [6] It was shortlisted for the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Her book Doughnut of Doom (2016) attracted controversy in 2018 over its treatment of food allergies. [7] The main character, a peanut butter sandwich, saves the town by causing the villain, a giant doughnut, to have an allergic reaction. In response to complaints, the publisher Nosy Crow recalled and destroyed all copies of the book it was sent. [8] Dolan subsequently revised the book, changing the story and some parts of the art to remove references to allergies, and a new version was published in 2019. [9]

Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory won Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book at the 2018 LOLLIES awards. [10] The book has been described as "political" and pro-union. [11] How the Borks Became (2019), illustrated by Dolan and written by Jonathan Emmett, won Best Early Years Book in the STEAM Children's Book Prize for educating children about evolution. [12]

Other works include Super Snail, The Haunted Farm, Steven Seagull, Nuts in Space, Knighthood for Beginners, and others. [4] [13]

Personal life and education

Dolan has a BA in Fine Art, an MA Children's Book Illustration, and a Ph.D. in Children's Book Illustration (awarded 2020) from the Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University.

Dolan collects pocket watches. [14] She is partially deaf. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elys Dolan - ARU". aru.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pair win prize for illustrations". BBC News. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Treagus, Phil (10 August 2017). "Elys Dolan: Colouring In And Lying To Kids". The Reading Lists. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 Dolan, Elys (29 June 2016). "Comedy in picture books: how it's done – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Elys Dolan". Nosy Crow. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Stevenson, Deborah (23 January 2014). "Weasels by Elys Dolan (review)" . Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (6): 301–302. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0089. ISSN   1558-6766.
  7. ↑ Dolan, Elys. The doughnut of doom. London. ISBN   978-0-85763-880-9. OCLC   1011647115.
  8. ↑ "The Doughnut of Doom - an update". Nosy Crow. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Dolan, Elys. Doughnut of Doom. London: Nosy Crow. ISBN   978-1-78800-373-5. OCLC   1104651418.
  10. ↑ "Funny children's books are celebrated as the Lollies 2018 winners are unveiled". www.booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Williams, Zoe (12 November 2018). "Why political books for kids are more popular than ever – and six you should definitely read". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Christopher Edge wins £1,000 STEAM Children's Book Prize | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Books". Elys Dolan. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. ↑ Youde, Kate (21 March 2019). "Children's author loves a pocket watch that tells a story". Financial Times . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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