Anthony Browne is an internationally recognised author and illustrator of children’s books, with nearly forty titles to his name including Gorilla (1983) and Voices in the Park (1998). He has been awarded both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Emil Award, and in 2000 he became the first British illustrator ever to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He is the current Children’s Laureate.
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