Morag Hood (author)

Last updated

Morag Hood (born 1986) is a Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books. Her primary medium is lino printing, although she uses a variety of techniques in her work. [1] Her stories rely on interplay between text and illustration, creating space in the narrative for young readers to fill in. Many of her stories concern relationships, inclusion and prejudice. She has an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. [2] Hood was the winner of the UKLA book awards in the 3–6 category in 2018, for Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea, and in 2019 for I am Bat. [3] Her books have been nominated for several other awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2017, [4] 2018 [5] and 2019. [6]

Contents

Published works

Hood is primarily published by the Two Hoots, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers. The Sophie Johnson series is published by Simon & Schuster.

As author and illustrator

As author

Biography

Hood has a BA in costume design from Wimbledon College of Arts and an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. [35] As an art student, she entered the competition for the Macmillan Prize and both of her entries were shortlisted. Prior to her writing career, she worked with several theatre companies as a costume designer, including the Young Vic, before realising she wanted to create children's books. [36] She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, Icelandic writer Snorri Kristjánsson. [37]

Related Research Articles

The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity in the United Kingdom which aims to promote good practice and raise standards in literacy. It was founded in 1963 as the United Kingdom Reading Association, but changed its name in 2003. Wiley-Blackwell publishes a journal entitled Journal of Research in Reading on behalf of the UKLA.

Mr Gumpy's Outing is a children's picture book written and illustrated by John Burningham and published by Jonathan Cape in 1970. According to library catalogue summaries, "All the animals went for a boat ride with Mr Gumpy. Then the boat got too heavy ..."; "Mr Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs." Burningham won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, a similar award by a magazine for a picture books published in the U.S.

Sarah Gibb is an English illustrator and author, predominantly of children's books. Her best known books are adaptations of fairytales, both as an illustrator and an author.

Jane Dyer is an American author and illustrator of more than fifty books, including Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Cookies series and Jeanne Birdsall's Lucky and Squash.

Freya Blackwood is an Australian illustrator and special effects artist. She worked on special effects for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy from 2001 to 2003 and won the Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration in 2010.

Janice Jordan Shefelman is an American writer, best known for her children's book I, Vivaldi, based upon the life of Antonio Vivaldi and illustrated by her husband, Tom Shefelman.

Candy Gourlay Filipino author based in the United Kingdom

Candy Gourlay is a Filipino author based in the United Kingdom who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her debut novel Tall Story (2010) won the National Children's Book Award of the Philippines in 2012 and the Crystal Kite Award for Europe in 2011. Tall Story was shortlisted for 13 prizes, notably: the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the UKLA Children's Book Prize. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her second novel Shine (2013) was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and won the Crystal Kite Award for the British Isles in 2014. Bone Talk (2018) was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. She was born in Harrogate in 1982, and grew up in Boston Spa, later studying at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art.

<i>This is Not My Hat</i> Childrens picture book by Jon Klassen

This Is Not My Hat is a 2012 children's picture book by the author and illustrator Jon Klassen. The story is told through the unreliable narration of a little fish, who has stolen a hat from a big fish and how the big fish reacts to the theft. It is a thematic follow-up to I Want My Hat Back and was meant to be a more literal sequel until Klassen took a suggestion to change which animals were in the story. The book was well received by critics who praised its dark or ironic humor which could only be understood by comparing the words of the little fish's narration against the events of the illustrations. In addition to several positive reviews, Klassen won the 2013 Caldecott Medal and the 2014 Kate Greenaway Medal becoming the first book to win both awards. This is Not My Hat was also a commercial success.

Kristy Dempsey is a children's book author currently living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She won the 2015 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text on her book A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream.

<i>A Song for Ella Grey</i>

A Song for Ella Grey is a 2014 young adult novel, written by David Almond and illustrated by Karen Radford. It is based on the legend, Orpheus and Eurydice.

<i>Beetle Boy</i> 2016 middle grade novel by M. G. Leonard

Beetle Boy is a 2016 middle grade novel written by M. G. Leonard, illustrated by Júlia Sardà, and published by The Chicken House and Scholastic.

Eoin Mclaughlin Irish childrens writer

Eoin McLaughlin is an Irish children's writer.

<i>Hello Lighthouse</i> Picture book by Sophie Blackall

Hello Lighthouse is a picture book written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. The book tells the story of a lighthouse and its last keeper and was well received, winning the 2019 Caldecott Medal for its illustrations. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources, Blackall worked hard on the design of the book. The writing and illustrations were meant to complement each other noting the change and consistency of the sea.

Onjali Q. Raúf British author and the founder of the NGO Making Herstory

Onjali Qatara Raúf is a best-selling British author and the founder of the NGO Making Herstory, a woman's rights organisation tackling the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond.

<i>Thank You, Omu!</i> 2018 Picture book

Thank You, Omu! is a 2018 picture book written and illustrated by Oge Mora. The story is about Omu, who cooks a stew and shares it with her neighbors; they show their gratitude by bringing her food. The book started as an assignment for a class of Mora's at the Rhode Island School of Design, where it was seen by an editor from Little, Brown. Thank You, Omu was well reviewed and a recipient of the 2019 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations. The book's mixed media drew praise for their detailed depictions of characters and locations.

<i>The Imaginary</i> (novel) Childrens book

The Imaginary is a 2014 British children's novel written by A. F. Harrold and illustrated by Emily Gravett. It is about a little girl, Amanda, and her imaginary friend, Rudger. An anime film adaptation by Studio Ponoc has been announced. Initially set for a Q3 2022 release, it was later delayed indefinitely due to production issues.

Bren MacDibble is a New Zealand-born writer of children's and young adult books based in Australia. Bren also writes under the name Cally Black. She uses the alias to distinguish between books written for younger children and books written for young adults.

<i>Look Both Ways</i> (novel) 2019 novel by Jason Reynolds

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Alexander Nabaum, and published October 8, 2019 by Atheneum Books. The book is a New York Times best seller, National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist (2019), Coretta Scott King Award honor book (2020), and Carnegie Medal recipient (2021).

Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite! is a 2013 Children's picture book by Nick Bromley and illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne. It is about a crocodile that disrupts a narrator's reading of The Ugly Duckling.

References

  1. ↑ "FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Morag Hood". Words & Pictures. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Wimbledon (28 February 2019). "Morag Hood - From Costume to Children's Books". Wimbledon. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "UKLA Book Award Winners 2019". ukla.org. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards". www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards". www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards". www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Hood, Morag (16 June 2016). Colin and Lee, carrot and pea. London. ISBN   9781509808946. OCLC   953925098.
  8. ↑ "Carrot and Pea". Kirkus. 4 April 2017.
  9. ↑ than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. "Carrot and Pea: An Unlikely Friendship, by Morag Hood | Booklist Online".
  10. ↑ "The UKLA Book Awards Winners 2018". UKLA.
  11. ↑ Hood, Morag (2017). Lilli und Lotte - Erbse und Karotte. Thienemann. ISBN   9783522458481.
  12. ↑ Hood, Morag (2018). Zana y Dante, la zanahoria y el guisante. Editorial Bruño. ISBN   978-8469624098.
  13. ↑ Hood, Morag (2017). Hu luo bu he wan dou (Di 1 ban ed.). Er shi yi shi ji chu ban she ji tuan. ISBN   978-7556829446.
  14. ↑ Hood, Morag (Illustrator) (2017). I am bat. London: Two Hoots. ISBN   9781509834617. OCLC   999381062.
  15. ↑ "I am Bat". Kirkus.
  16. ↑ Smith, Kenny (20 November 2018). "Half a million books given to Scottish Children".
  17. ↑ "UKLA BOOK AWARD WINNERS 2019". UK Literacy Association. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  18. ↑ Hood, Morag (5 April 2018). The Steves. London. ISBN   9781509834839. OCLC   1030930205.
  19. ↑ "THE STEVES by Morag Hood , Morag Hood | Kirkus Reviews".
  20. ↑ Williams, Imogen Russell (28 April 2018). "Children's and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  21. ↑ Hood, Morag (26 January 2017). When Grandad was a penguin. London. ISBN   9781509814015. OCLC   970604897.
  22. ↑ "The transformative power of fantasy fiction | Imogen Russell Williams". TheTLS. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  23. ↑ Hood, Morag (Illustrator) (24 January 2019). Aalfred and Aalbert. London. ISBN   9781509842940. OCLC   1079343020.
  24. ↑ "New fiction for children and young adults on an LGBTQ theme". TheTLS. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "AALFRED AND AALBERT by Morag Hood , Morag Hood | Kirkus Reviews".
  26. ↑ Hood, Morag (Illustrator) (9 July 2019). Brenda is a sheep. London. ISBN   9781509842964. OCLC   1104042909.
  27. ↑ "Sky-high discoveries, robot mischief and hidden wonders by various authors - book reviews". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  28. ↑ Williams, Imogen Russell (3 August 2019). "Children's and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels". The Guardian.
  29. ↑ Hood, Morag (Illustrator) (5 April 2018). Sophie Johnson: unicorn expert. Okstad, Ella K. London. ISBN   9781471145629. OCLC   1032594475.
  30. ↑ "Children's Books - Reviews - Sophie Johnson: Unicorn Expert | BfK No. 230". booksforkeeps.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  31. ↑ "Scottish Book Trust". Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  32. ↑ Hood, Morag (Illustrator) (30 May 2019). Sophie Johnson : detective genius. Okstad, Ella K. London. ISBN   9781471145643. OCLC   1090443028.
  33. ↑ "Sophie Johnson: Detective Genius by Morag Hood and Ella Okstad". Madge Eekal Reviews. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  34. ↑ than 200, Booklist Online: More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Carrot and Pea: An Unlikely Friendship, by Morag Hood | Booklist Online.
  35. ↑ Wimbledon (28 February 2019). "Morag Hood - From Costume to Children's Books". Wimbledon. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  36. ↑ "FEATURED ILLUSTRATOR Morag Hood". Words & Pictures. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  37. ↑ Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir. "Íslendingurinn sem kennir ensku í fínum einkaskóla". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.