Quentin Blake

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December 16, 1932 in Sidcup, The United Kingdom

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http://www.quentinblake.com/

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Children's Books

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Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.

Education
Blake was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. His English teacher, JH Walsh, influenced his ambition to become involved in literature. His first published drawing was for the satirical magazine Punch, at the age of 16. He read English Literature at Downing College, Cambridge (1953-6), received his postgraduate teaching diploma from the University of London, and later studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He gained another teaching diploma at the Institute of Education before working at the Royal College of Art.

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Blake gained a reputation as a reliable and humor...more

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“Quentin Blake: As Large As Life” at Compton Verney

This exciting new exhibition runs from 15 October 2011 to 11 December 2011 at the award-winning Compton Verney in Warwickshire. The exhibition brings together nearly 60 works from four of Quentin’s projects in hospitals, both in the UK and France. … Continue reading →

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Books by Quentin Blake

Average rating: 4.02 · 627,634 ratings · 18,897 reviews · 262 distinct works

	Mister Magnolia 4.02 avg rating — 131 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Clown 4.16 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Zagazoo 4.15 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Mrs. Armitage: Queen of the Road 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Cockatoos 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Mrs. Armitage on Wheels 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Loveykins 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Drawing: For the Artistically Undiscovered by Quentin Blake, John Cassidy 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Quentin Blake

“I don't wait for inspiration. I'm not, in fact, quite sure what inspiration is, but I'm sure that if it is going to turn up, my having started work is the precondition of its arrival.”
― Quentin Blake, Words and Pictures

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