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Charlotte Voake

シャーロット・ヴォーク

Shārotto Vōku

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1957 (Wales)
Nationality
Welsh, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Wales → Surrey, England

Career

Occupations
Children's illustrator, Children's author
Active Years
1986-2024
Nominations
Shortlisted for Kurt Maschler Award (1988), Shortlisted for Kurt Maschler Award (1991), Shortlisted for Kurt Maschler Award (1993), Shortlisted for Kurt Maschler Award (1997)

Education

University of London
Art History
Country: United Kingdom
Illustrated her first book there.

Awards

National Art Library Illustration Award
1989
Work: The Mighty Slide
Result: winner
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
1997
Work: Ginger
Organization: Nestlé
Result: winner
Smarties Book Prize Silver Award
2002
Work: Pizza Kittens
Organization: Nestlé
Result: Silver

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pizza Kittens

2002 Picture book

Ginger

1997 Picture book

Ginger Finds a Home

2003 Picture book

Some Dinosaurs are Small

2020 Picture book

Bibliography

  • Tom's Cat
  • Mrs. Goose's Baby
  • The Three Little Pigs, and Other Favorite Nursery Stories
  • Mr. Davies and the Baby
  • Ginger
  • Here Comes the Train
  • Alphabet Adventure
  • Pizza Kittens
  • Ginger Finds a Home
  • Tweedle Dee Dee
  • Ginger and the Mystery Visitor
  • Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets
  • Some Dinosaurs are Small

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
catsfamilyadventure

Legacy

A prominent Welsh children's illustrator who won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and was shortlisted for several awards.

Trivia

  • Born and raised in Wales.
  • Lives in Surrey, England with her husband and two children.