Author and Illustrator visit the school
Following on from studying their works on World Book Day, St Andrew’s welcomed author and illustrator duo, Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell to talk to the Year 4 to 8 children this week.
Paul Stewart is a highly regarded author of books for young readers – everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. His first book was published in 1988 and he has since worked for a number of publishers and had over 50 titles published. Together with Chris Riddell he is the co-creator of the Far-Flung Adventures series, which includes Fergus Crane (Gold Smarties Prize Winner), Corby Flood and Hugo Pepper (both Silver Nestle Prize Winners).
Chris Riddell has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including Pirate Diary by Richard Platt, and Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver, which both won the Kate Greenaway Medal. He is a recent Costa Book Award winner in the Children’s category for his novel Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse. In addition to his children’s book work, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist, whose work appears regularly in UK newspapers the Observer and the Guardian, as well as The Literary Review and The New Statesman.
And of course, they are also the co-creators of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series, which has sold over two million books and is now available in over thirty languages.
Following their fascinating talk in the school chapel, Paul and Chris signed copies of the books for the children and for the school library.
