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Mark Burgess (children's author)
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For other people named Mark Burgess, see Mark Burgess (disambiguation).
Mark Burgess (born 26 April 1957; pen name Simon Goswell for two books) is best known as an English author and illustrator of children's literature.[1] He has illustrated books by Tony Bradman and Martin Waddell. Among his most recent assignments, he illustrated Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, the authorized sequel of Winnie-the-Pooh.[2]
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Born | Mark Simon Burgess (1957-04-26) 26 April 1957 (age 67) Chislehurst, England |
Pen name | Simon Goswell (two books only) |
Occupation | Artist, Writer, Computer Programmer |
Alma mater | Christ's Hospital Slade School of Fine Art, B.A. |
Genre | children's literature |
Spouse | Rosemary J. Benson. |
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Burgess also designs greeting cards[3] and is a computer programmer.[4] Additionally, Burgess has colored and adapted the newer editions of various classic children's books that were drawn by the late E. H. Shepard[5] and Peggy Fortnum.[4]