William Stobbs - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1914-06-27 （Unknown）
Died: 2000-04-06 （Kent, England） age 85
Nationality: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Religion: Unknown
Residence History: London, England → Kent, England

Career

Occupations: author, illustrator, educator
Active Years: 1950-2000
Affiliations: London School of Printing and Kindred Trades, Maidstone College of Art

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1959	Kate Greenaway Medal	Kashtanka	—	Library Association	winner
1959	Kate Greenaway Medal	A Bundle of Ballads	—	Library Association	winner

Kate Greenaway Medal

1959

Work: Kashtanka

Organization: Library Association

Result: winner

Kate Greenaway Medal

1959

Work: A Bundle of Ballads

Organization: Library Association

Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Carnegie Medal for Illustration (formerly the Kate Greenaway Medal) 1 appearances

Edition 3 (1959) Winner

Works

Major Works

Kashtanka

1959 Children's book

An illustrated edition of Anton Chekhov's 1887 story about a city dog Kashtanka who gets lost and is taken in by a stranger.

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A Bundle of Ballads

1959 Children's book

Illustrated edition of Child Ballads compiled by Ruth Manning-Sanders.

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Gianni and the Ogre

1970 Fairy tales

Illustrated collection of 18 Mediterranean fairy tales retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders.

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Poems from Ireland

1972 Poetry

Illustrated anthology of ten centuries of Irish poetry by William Cole.

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Legacy

Renowned British illustrator of children's books, winner of the 1959 Kate Greenaway Medal. Illustrated numerous biographies by Ronald Syme and folktale editions.