Alexis Deacon
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| Alexis Deacon | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Children's Literature |
| Notable work | Beegu |
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Alexis Deacon is a British author of children's books.
Life and work[edit]
Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton with a first class honours degree in Illustration[1]
His first novel, Slow Loris, was published in 2002, followed shortly by Beegu, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award.[2]
Described as "a champion of the lost, the lonely and the misunderstood,"[3] Deacon was chosen by Booktrust in 2008 as one of the ten best new illustrators of the preceding decade.
List of works[edit]
- Slow Loris (2002)
- Beegu
- While You Are Sleeping (2006)
- A Place To Call Home (2011)
- Croc and Bird (2012)
- Cheese Belongs To You (2013)
- I Am Henry Finch (2015)
- A Place to Call Home (with Viviane Schwarz)
- Jitterbug Jam (with Barbara Jean Hicks)
- Soonchild (with Russell Hoban)
- The Selfish Giant (after Oscar Wilde)
- Jim's Lion (with Russell Hoban)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alexis Deacon". Penguin.
- ↑ "Alexis Deacon". The Story Museum.
- ↑ "Alexis Deacon". Waterstones.
External links[edit]
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