Jan Pieńkowski
Polish-British author and illustrator (1936–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Michał Pieńkowski (8 August 1936 – 19 February 2022) was a Polish-born British author of children's books—as illustrator, as writer, and as designer of movable books. He is best known for illustrating the Meg and Mog picture book series.[1] He also designed for the theatre. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was UK nominee in 1982 and again in 2008 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books.[2][3]
Jan Pieńkowski | |
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Born | (1936-08-08)8 August 1936 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | 19 February 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 85) |
Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
Nationality | Polish, British |
Genre | Children's literature, picture books, movable books |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Kate Greenaway Medal 1971, 1979 |
Spouse | David Walser (2005–2022) |
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WorldCat reports that Pieńkowski's work most widely held in participating libraries is Christmas, the King James Version (1984; US ISBN 0394869230), a 24-page picture book that "[u]ses the words of the Gospels of Luke and Matthew to present the story of the birth of Jesus."[4]