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Emma Chichester Clark

Author of I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!

74+ Works 2,415 Members 96 Reviews

About the Author

Emma Chichester Clark was born in London, England, but grew up in Ireland. In 1975 she went back to England to attend the Chelsea School of Art in London. After completing her undergraduate degree, she enrolled at the Royal College of Art for her master's degree. She was approached by an editor at show more London publisher Bodley Head to illustrate for her first children's book entitled, Listen to This. Clark is considered one of England's most distinguished picture book creators. She has written and illustrated many of her own picture books while also creating accompanying artwork for numerous stories, picture books, anthologies, and retellings by other writers, including Roald Dahl. In her own books, which include Up in Heaven, The Story of Horrible Hilda and Henry, and the award-winning I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!, she features child, adult, and animal characters in humorous situations that provide realistic portrayals of human feelings and failings. Clark was also a visiting lecturer at Middlesex Polytechnic and City and Guilds School of Art, 1984-86. She had an exhibition of her illustrations at the Thumb Gallery, England, 1984 and 1987. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Emma Chichester Clark

I Love You, Blue Kangaroo! (1998) 397 copies
Bears Don't Read (2014) 243 copies
Love Is My Favorite Thing (2015) 159 copies
Plenty of Love To Go Around (2016) 147 copies
No More Kissing! (2001) 97 copies
Piper (1779) 74 copies
It Was You, Blue Kangaroo! (2001) 74 copies
Plumdog (2014) 64 copies
Up in Heaven (2003) 41 copies
Follow the Leader! (1999) 40 copies
Alice in Wonderland (2009) 36 copies
Will and Squill (2005) 34 copies
More! (1744) 27 copies
Minty and Tink (2008) 26 copies
Across the Blue Mountains (1993) 20 copies
Catch That Hat (1749) 16 copies
Lunch with Aunt Augusta (1991) 16 copies
Melrose and Croc Go to Town (2007) 15 copies
Eliza and the Moonchild (2007) 14 copies
My First Ballet Stories (2004) 12 copies
The Bouncing Dinosaur (1990) 12 copies
Mimi's Book of Opposites (2002) 11 copies
Mimi's Book of Counting (2002) 10 copies
We Are Not Fond of Rat! (2006) 10 copies
The Rescue of Bunny Wunny (2018) 9 copies
No More Teasing! (2004) 8 copies
Miss Bilberry's New House (1995) 7 copies
Another Year of Plumdog (2017) 7 copies
Amazing Mr Zooty! (2006) 6 copies
Plum and Rabbit and Me (2010) 6 copies
Bears Don’t Cry (2023) 6 copies
Bears Don't Cry! (2022) 6 copies
All You Need Is Love (2019) 4 copies
A Minha Mana 2 copies
Myrtle, Tertle and Gertle (1989) 2 copies
Nooit genoeg! (1998) 2 copies
Gli orsi non leggono! (2017) 1 copy
Mister Toots (2023) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) — Illustrator, some editions — 39,292 copies
Rebecca (1938) — Illustrator, some editions — 20,605 copies
James and the Giant Peach (1961) — Illustrator, some editions — 19,579 copies
Jamaica Inn (1936) — Illustrator, some editions — 3,791 copies
Zuleika Dobson (1911) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,677 copies
Five Run Away Together (1944) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,418 copies
Wild Robert (1989) — Illustrator, some editions — 268 copies
Jamaica Inn / Rebecca / Frenchman's Creek / My Cousin Rachel (1978) — Illustrator; Illustrator — 191 copies
The Orchard Book of Roman Myths (1999) — Illustrator — 167 copies
The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables (2004) — Illustrator — 142 copies
The Orchard Book of Greek Gods and Goddesses (1997) — Illustrator — 79 copies
Hansel and Gretel (2007) — Illustrator — 70 copies
Not Last Night But the Night Before (2009) — Illustrator — 61 copies
Mrs Vole the Vet (Happy Families) (1996) — Illustrator — 53 copies
The McElderry Book of Grimms' Fairy Tales (2002) — Illustrator — 49 copies
Too Tired (1993) — Illustrator, some editions — 37 copies
The Haunting of Pip Parker (1992) — Illustrator — 36 copies
Thumbelina (1996) — Illustrator — 34 copies
The Despot and the Slave (1986) — Illustrator, some editions — 30 copies
Shakespeare's Verse (2005) — Illustrator — 30 copies
New Seed for Old (1988) — Cover artist, some editions — 29 copies
The Queen's Goat (1991) — Illustrator — 26 copies
The Best of Times (2009) — Illustrator — 24 copies
Preposterous Pets (1994) — Illustrator — 20 copies
The Kingfisher Book of Toy Stories (2000) — Illustrator — 18 copies
Alphabet Gallery: An ABC Of Contemporary Illustrators (1999) — Illustrator — 17 copies
A Thousand Yards of Sea (1992) — Illustrator — 16 copies
Enchantment: Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Tales of Wonder (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 14 copies
Little Red Riding Hood (1996) — Illustrator — 12 copies
Miss Wire's Christmas Surprise (2007) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Patch And The Rabbits (2000) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Don't Worry, Alfie (1999) — Illustrator — 9 copies
The Magic of the Ballet: Giselle (2001) — Illustrator — 8 copies
Elf Hill: Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (1999) — Illustrator — 8 copies
Where's Alfie? (1999) — Illustrator — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1955
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
London, England, UK
Education
Chelsea School of Art (B.A. with honors)
Royal College of Art (M.A. with honors)
Occupations
illustrator
Short biography
Emma Chichester Clark is the award-winning illustrator of more than forty collections and picture books, including Michael Morpurgo's The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables. She is also the author and illustrator of Follow the Leader! She lives in London, England.

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Clementine and her clever friend George the Bear are at it again in this second story about his heartwarming adventures. Clementine and her mother love having George around. He has become a part of the family since his first encounter with them in book one led them to teach him how to read. George isn't necessarily handy around the house but he tries to help out despite his main interest in reading books and drinking tea in the garden. So one afternoon when Clementine and her mother go to town to complete some errands, George decides he could be helpful and return his library book himself without their assistance. He finds his way into town but every time he goes up to talk to someone in one of the main street shops the store suddenly becomes closed for the day and people keep running away and hiding from him in the streets. George intends to find his way to the library but he is upset by the fact that his intention to be friendly with the people along the way has failed so miserably. He is almost to the library when another miscommunication with some people along the way leaves him and his book wet, and tears fall from his eyes. Clementine finds George as she and her mother are walking down the street and tries to comfort him, while also giving the townspeople a good talking to about how brave George has been and that yes, even bears cry sometimes.

This book is a great way to encourage children between the ages of 4-8 to embrace their emotions. This audience of readers can learn from George that emotions are just fine and that we can show our feelings while also solving our problems in the end, especially with the help of friends, family, and other kind people in our lives. The book also has some imaginative and detailed artwork that draws the reader's eyes through the adventures and mishaps of George the Bear's trip to the library in a fantastically playful way. The dialogue, descriptive language, and artwork work together to create another engaging picturebook for this series that teachers, parents, and librarians could easily enjoy reading out loud to young primary-age children.
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miosmith5 | Jun 28, 2023 |
ZOMG how freakin' cute.
 
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LibroLindsay | 7 other reviews | Jun 18, 2021 |
This is a great book to show how authors use conversation to write a story. Billy and his mother talk back and forth at the beginning and the end. Billy also converses with the animals in the story. The author also leaves a continuation of periods to show that the sentence hasn't ended but is continuing.
 
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dbourgeois | 3 other reviews | Oct 3, 2019 |

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Works
74
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Members
2,415
Rating
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Reviews
96
ISBNs
358
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