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Shirley Hughes | |
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 Hughes in 2011 | |
| Born | Winifred Shirley Hughes 16 July 1927 West Kirby, England |
| Died | 25 February 2022 (aged 94) London, England |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Period | 1960–2022 |
| Genre | Children's literature, picture books |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Kate Greenaway Medal 1977, 2003 |
| Spouse |
John Vulliamy
(m. 1952; died 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
Winifred Shirley Hughes CBE (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred.[1][2][3][4]
Hughes won the 1977 and 2003 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration.[4][5][6] In 2007, her 1977 winner, Dogger, was named the public's favourite winning work of the award's first fifty years.[7][8] She won the inaugural BookTrust lifetime achievement award in 2015.[9] She was a recipient of the Eleanor Farjeon Award. She was a patron of the Association of Illustrators.[10]
- ^ Shirley Hughes – Penguin UK Authors Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Random House profile. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- ^ Times Online: It's all about Alfie. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
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- ^ "Association of Illustrators". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016.