Christopher Wormell
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Christopher Wormell is an English print-maker, principally known for his illustrated books.
. He had no formal training as an artist, working as a road-sweeper, rubbish collector, postman, and a factory worker. An interest in landscape painting led him to buy a set of wood engraving tools in 1982, and to teach himself how to use them. His first commercial book, An Alphabet of Animals, published in 1990 won that year's Graphics Prize at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair
. He was the recipient of the 2004 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book Award for Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles.
He has published some 14 illustrated books and acted as illustrator of other's work on at least 18 more. His work has also been published as greetings cards and he designed the artwork for a series of advertisements for Adnams, a regional brewer based in Suffolk
.
He lives in London
with his wife and three children.
Biography
He was born in 1955 in Gainsborough, LincolnshireGainsborough, Lincolnshire
Gainsborough is a town 15 miles north-west of Lincoln on the River Trent within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland in England, being more than 55 miles from the North...
. He had no formal training as an artist, working as a road-sweeper, rubbish collector, postman, and a factory worker. An interest in landscape painting led him to buy a set of wood engraving tools in 1982, and to teach himself how to use them. His first commercial book, An Alphabet of Animals, published in 1990 won that year's Graphics Prize at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world.Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy...
. He was the recipient of the 2004 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book Award for Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles.
He has published some 14 illustrated books and acted as illustrator of other's work on at least 18 more. His work has also been published as greetings cards and he designed the artwork for a series of advertisements for Adnams, a regional brewer based in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
.
He lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with his wife and three children.
As author and illustrator
- An Alphabet of Animals (1990)
- A Number of Animals (1993)
- Kitchen Wisdom (1995)
- What I Eat (1996)
- Where I Live (1996)
- The Art of the Kitchen (1998)
- Blue Rabbit and Friends (1999)
- Blue Rabbit and the Runaway Wheel (1999)
- The Animal Train (2000)
- Off to the Fair (2001)
- Puff-Puff, Chugga-Chugga (2001)
- George and the Dragon (2002)
- The New Alphabet of Animals (2002)
- In the Woods (2003)
- Two FrogsTwo FrogsTwo Frogs is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Wormell, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
(2003) - The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit (2004)
- Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles (2004)
- Mice, Morals, and Monkey Business (2005)
- The Sea Monster (2005)
- The Wild Girl (2005)
- Henry and the Fox (2006)
- Through the Animals' Eyes (2006)
- George, the Dragon and the Princess (2007)
- The Saddest King (2007)
- Wings, Horns, and Claws (2007)
- Molly and the Night Monster (2008)
- The Animals Came Two By Two (2008)
- Ferocious Wild Beasts (2009)
As illustrator only
- English Country Traditions (1988)
- Mowgli's Brothers (1992)
- The Cook's Journal (1994)
- Mediterranean Flavours: Savouring the Sun (1995)
- The Gardener's Journal (1997)
- Wines of the Rhone Valley (1997)
- Bordeaux: A Comprehensive Guide (1998)
- Field Green (2003)
- Pinewoods of the Black Mount (2003)
- Swan Song (2003)