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Babette Cole


Born
in Jersey Island, The United Kingdom
September 09, 1949

Died
January 15, 2017

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Genre
Children's Books, Art


Babette Cole was a British children's author and illustrator. Born on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands in 1949, she attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and received first-class BA Honors. She worked on such children's programmes as Bagpuss (working with Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin) and Jackanory for BBC television.

As a children's writer, Cole created more than 150 picture books. Her best-seller Doctor Dog has been adapted as a successful children's cartoon series. Much of her work is earthy comedy, having titles like The Smelly Book, The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book and The Silly Book.

She spent her time writing, visiting schools and traveling. After a short illness she died on 15 J ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 6,719 ratings · 991 reviews · 109 distinct works • Similar authors
Princess Smartypants
4.02 avg rating — 1,930 ratings — published 1987 — 49 editions
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Prince Cinders
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Mommy Laid An Egg: Or, Wher...
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Dr Dog
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The Trouble with Mom
3.92 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions
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Hair in Funny Places
3.79 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions
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Bad Habits
3.48 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions
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Princess Smartypants Rules
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Princess Smartypants Princess Smartypants Rules Princess Smartypants Breaks... Princess Smartypants and th... Princess Smartypants and th... Smartypants, Cinders and Ch... Princess Smartypants and th...
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The Unicorn Princess The Ghostly Blinkers The Curse of the Pony Vampires The Enchanted Pony
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“The worst thing was that her school-friends began to copy her. They thought it was dead cool to be a little monster like Lucretia Crum!”
― Babette Cole, Bad Habits
tags: humor
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