Emma Chichester Clark

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Emma Chichester Clark (born 15 October 1955) [1] is a British children's book illustrator and author. She has published over 60 books and is best known for her series of picture books about a child's toy called Blue Kangaroo. [2]

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Life

Daughter of Robin Chichester-Clark and Jane Helen Goddard, Chichester Clark studied graphic design at Chelsea Art School in the 1970s. [3] After two years working in a design studio, she studied illustration under Quentin Blake at the Royal College of Art. Her book Listen to this won the 1988 Mother Goose Award for best newcomer. [2]

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References

  1. "Emma Chichester Clark". Who's who 2014. Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Joanna Carey, Croc on ice (with curlicues), The Guardian , 17 December 2005.
  3. Ryder, Chris (18 August 2016). "Sir Robin Chichester-Clark obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2021.