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Mick Inkpen

Author of Kipper

158+ Works 6,581 Members 58 Reviews 3 Favorited

About the Author

Mick Inkpen is one of the top-selling picture book artists and writers in the world whose stories have sold millions worldwide. His most popular characters are Kipper and Wibbly Pig. He is a winner of the British Book Award for the best illustrated book, for Lullabyhullabaloo, and the Children's show more Book Award for Threadbear. Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film in 1998. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Mick Inkpen

Kipper (1991) 442 copies
Kipper's Snowy Day (1996) 223 copies
The Blue Balloon (1989) 218 copies
Kipper's Toybox (1992) 211 copies
One Bear at Bedtime (1987) 206 copies
Kipper's Birthday (1993) 143 copies
Kipper's Christmas Eve (1999) 120 copies
Honk! (1998) 115 copies
Lullabyhullaballoo! (1993) 114 copies
Nothing (1995) 111 copies
Kipper and Roly (2001) 111 copies
Is It Bedtime Wibbly Pig? (2004) 109 copies
Threadbear (1990) 102 copies
Wellington'S Chocolatey Day (1989) 99 copies
Billy's Beetle (1991) 95 copies
The Great Pet Sale (1998) 94 copies
Kipper's Book of Weather (1997) 93 copies
Splosh! (Little Kippers) (1998) 91 copies
Penguin Small (1992) 91 copies
If I Had a Sheep (1987) 90 copies
Kipper's Monster (2002) 90 copies
Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas (1995) 90 copies
The Ten Silver Coins (1989) 88 copies
The Precious Pearl (1632) — Author — 88 copies
The Little Gate (1817) 85 copies
Kipper's Book of Opposites (1997) 83 copies
The Nativity Play (1985) 80 copies
If I Had Pig (1988) 79 copies
Kipper's Book of Counting (1997) 79 copies
Sandcastle (Little Kippers) (1600) 79 copies
The Rich Farmer (Stories Jesus Told) (1989) — Author — 78 copies
Arnold (Little Kippers) (1998) 74 copies
Wibbly Pig Can Make a Tent (1600) 74 copies
Butterfly (1999) 71 copies
Kipper's Book of Colors (1600) 67 copies
Kipper's Beach Ball (2003) 66 copies
Hissss! (1999) 65 copies
Bear (1623) 63 copies
In Wibbly's Garden (1999) 61 copies
Jojo's Revenge! (1989) 56 copies
One Year with Kipper (2006) 54 copies
Swing! (2000) 53 copies
I Will Love You Anyway (2015) 50 copies
Tickly Christmas Wibbly Pig (2005) 44 copies
Hide Me, Kipper! (2008) 43 copies
Wibbly Pig is Happy (1995) 40 copies
This is My Book (2009) 38 copies
Kipper's Rainy Day (2001) 37 copies
Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear (2006) 37 copies
Wibbly Pig Can Dance (1995) 36 copies
Meow! (2000) 36 copies
Baggy Brown (2007) 33 copies
Kipper's Sunny Day (2001) 33 copies
Thing! (2001) 31 copies
Skates (2001) 31 copies
Rocket (2001) 30 copies
The Mick Inkpen Treasury (2001) 29 copies
Kipper's Little Friends (2014) 28 copies
This Troll That Troll (1993) 26 copies
Wibbly Pig Has Ten Balloons (2011) 26 copies
Anything Cuddly Will Do! (1993) 23 copies
Picnic (2001) 23 copies
Kipper's Tree House (2002) 21 copies
Kipper's Sticky Paws (2001) 21 copies
Kipper's Visitor (2016) 20 copies
Kipper's Kite (2002) 18 copies
Wibbly Pig Picks a Pet (2012) 18 copies
Fred (2016) 17 copies
Crocodile! (1993) 15 copies
Little Spotty Thing (1996) 15 copies
Kipper's Lost Ball (2002) 14 copies
Hole in the Zoo (2017) 14 copies
Wibbly Pig is Upset (1995) 13 copies
The Very Good Dinosaur (1993) 13 copies
Don't Do That! (Inkpops) (1996) 12 copies
Kipper's Surprise (2002) 12 copies
I Love You, Fred (2019) 11 copies
Playtime! (2007) 10 copies
Wibbly Pig and the Tooky (2013) 10 copies
Kipper's New Pet (2016) 10 copies
Bear Stories (2002) 9 copies
Kipper and Friends (2004) 9 copies
Kipper's Playtime (1999) 9 copies
Say "Aaah!" (Inkpops) (1996) 8 copies
Kipper's Bedtime (1999) 5 copies
The Wibbly Pig Collection (1999) 5 copies
Kipper's Balloon (2002) 5 copies
Silly Billies (1996) 5 copies
Kipper Flashcards (2000) 3 copies
Kipper's Snacktime (2000) 3 copies
Kipper: Playtime (2003) 3 copies
A Basketful of Kipper (1772) 3 copies
Qui sóc? (1996) 2 copies
Bear 1 copy
Diga aaah! 1 copy
Bear: French/English (1997) 1 copy
BLUE NOSE ISLAND (2006) 1 copy
Honk (2002) 1 copy

Associated Works

Jasper's Beanstalk (1993) — Illustrator — 384 copies
Stories Jesus Told (1994) — Illustrator — 198 copies
Wonderful Earth (1990) — Illustrator — 136 copies
The Lost Sheep (1986) — Illustrator — 106 copies
Two Sons (1986) — Illustrator — 105 copies
The House on the Rock (1986) — Illustrator — 102 copies
The Good Stranger (1631) — Illustrator — 82 copies
The Magpie's Story: Jesus and Zacchaeus (1702) — Illustrator — 78 copies
The Fox's Story: Jesus Is Born (1988) — Illustrator — 72 copies
The School Trip (1990) 60 copies
Just Like Jasper! (1989) — Illustrator — 53 copies
Animal Tales Omnibus (1700) — Illustrator — 42 copies
Where Is Binky Boo? (Zoe and Beans) (2011) — Illustrator — 38 copies
Hello Oscar! (Zoe and Beans) (2012) — Illustrator — 24 copies
Sports Day (1988) — Illustrator — 23 copies
Pants on the Moon! (Zoe and Beans) (2012) — Illustrator — 22 copies
Zoe's Christmas List (Zoe and Beans) (2011) — Illustrator — 21 copies
The Magic Hoop (Zoe and Beans) (2011) — Illustrator — 14 copies
Pirate Treasure! (Zoe and Beans) (2014) — Illustrator — 12 copies
How Many Pets? (Zoe and Beans) (2013) — Illustrator — 11 copies
Opposites (1997) — Illustrator — 10 copies
Look at Me! (Zoe and Beans) (2013) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Mrs Blackhat (2018) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Mrs Blackhat and the ZoomBroom! (2019) — Illustrator — 6 copies
I Wonder in the Garden (1987) 6 copies
Hello Ladybird! (Zoe and Beans) (2014) — Illustrator — 6 copies
We're Not Scared! (Zoe and Beans) (2014) — Illustrator — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1952
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Romford, Essex, England, UK
Relationships
Inkpen, Chloë (daughter)
Organizations
Children's Book Award
British Book Award

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Reviews

Independent Reading Level: Grades PreK-1
Awards:
 
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leahedwards10 | 3 other reviews | Dec 6, 2023 |
First read Nov 2015
Reread - Mar 2016
 
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Fence | 3 other reviews | Jan 5, 2021 |
 
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lcslibrarian | 2 other reviews | Aug 13, 2020 |
Colorful, fun, and mischievous, with loads of animals. For those of you who like a touch of darkness in their children's literature, my wife pointed out that there is some mystery as to the fate of the zookeeper: is he a victim of revolution?
 
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Works
158
Also by
30
Members
6,581
Popularity
#3,725
Rating
3.9
Reviews
58
ISBNs
759
Languages
18
Favorited
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