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Inga Moore

インガ・ムーア

Inga Mōa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1945 (Sussex, England)
Nationality
British, Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Sussex, England → Adelaide, Australia → Hampstead, England → Gloucestershire, England

Career

Occupations
Children's author, Illustrator
Active Years
1980-2021
Influenced By
Raymond Briggs, James Boswell

Awards

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
1990
Work: Six-Dinner Sid
Category: 5歳未満部門
Organization: Nestlé
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Six-Dinner Sid

1990 Children's literature

The story of a crafty cat named Sid who gets six dinners from six different owners.

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Captain Cat

2012 Children's literature

A tale of cats collected by a captain who embark on adventures.

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The Wind in the Willows

1999 Children's classic illustrated edition

Illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic.

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Bibliography

  • Aktil's Big Swim
  • Atkil's Bicycle Ride
  • Aktil's Rescue
  • The Vegetable Thieves
  • A Big Day for Little Jack
  • The Truffle Hunter
  • Fifty Red Night-caps
  • Rose and the Nightingale
  • The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  • Six-Dinner Sid
  • Oh, Little Jack
  • The Little Apple Tree
  • Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure
  • A House in the Woods
  • Captain Cat
  • Moose's Book Bus

Legacy

Renowned children's author and illustrator, particularly for her edition of The Wind in the Willows which sold over a million copies.

Trivia

  • At the age of fourteen, her favorite book was James Boswell’s The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides.
  • It took her six months to complete Six-Dinner Sid.