Anthony Browne (author)
Anthony Edward Tudor Browne CBE (born 11 September 1946) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, primarily picture books. Browne has written or illustrated over fifty books, and received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000. From 2009 to 2011 he was Children's Laureate.
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| Born | Anthony Edward Browne 11 September 1946 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Period | 1976–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Notable works | Gorilla |
| Notable awards | Kate Greenaway Medal 1983, 1992 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 2000 |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| anthonybrownebooks | |
Browne won two Kate Greenaway Medals from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named his 1983 medalist Gorilla one of the top ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.
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