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Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
Daisy Artichoke is a marvellously eccentric character, vividly brought to life by Blake's rhyming text and wonderfully exuberant drawings that almost tumble off the page. As the full-page pictures depict 'her pig that almost never woke, her bike that almost always broke, and the pond in which she liked to soak,' we can clearly see that 'she isn't quite like other folk.' Fantastic stuff indeed. (3-6 yrs) (Kirkus UK)
