Chris Riddell ( rid-EL) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.Books that he wrote or illustrated have won three Nestlé Smarties Book Prizes and have been silver or bronze runners-up four times. On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK Children's Laureate.
Chris Riddell
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Chris Riddell, Riddell, Kriss Ridels, and 9 others
C. Riddell, כריס. ארב אירית רידל, כריס רידל, Ридделл, クリス リードル, Крис Риддел, Kurisu Rideru, クリス リデル, פול סטיוארט - Born:
- April 13, 1962
