The new Children’s Laureate (succeeding the wonderful Chris Riddell – a hard act to follow) was announced on Wednesday this week, and it is….
Lauren Child!
Lauren Child is the author of the Charlie and Lola books and is also known for her wonderful illustrations. How nice to have someone who is both writer and illustrator twice in a row!
The new Children’s Laureate has just been announced – Chris Riddell, author and illustrator, will be taking over the post from Malorie Blackman. Chris Riddell is the author of the Goth Girl books, which we have in the library and he has illustrated many popular books by other authors (Neil Gaiman, Paul Stewart). He drew this fabulous cartoon showing all the Children’s Laureates so far to celebrate his appointment, and he has drawn up a five point plan which is well worth a look! Click on the image to go to the Children’s Laureate website and find out more.
Ever-popular author Malorie Blackman has been appointed as the eighth Waterstones Children’s Laureate, 2013 to 2015, which means that she is the latest in an illustrious line of authors championing children’s books and reading… and libraries!
You can read what she says about her appointment on her website by clicking on the picture, or you can watch her being interviewed about her new post in this video from The Guardian.