[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-booktrust-best-new-illustrators-award":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"A huge congratulation to fab friend and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fleecestation.co.uk\">Fleece Station\u003C/a> founder \u003Ca href=\"http://www.vivianeschwarz.co.uk\">Viviane Schwarz\u003C/a> for being one of ten people to win \u003Cb>Booktrust's Best New Illustrator award\u003C/b> last night! You can read the full list of winners and read about them on the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk/show/feature/Home/Best-New-Illustrators-2011-winners\">Booktrust website here\u003C/a>. Thanks to John Huddy at the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.illustrationcupboard.com\">Illustration Cupboard\u003C/a> for hosting the sparkling evening.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_1-6898517c71.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Polly Dunbar, Alexis Deacon, Viviane Schwarz, Emily Gravett, Anthony Browne\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nYou can see a bunch of their illustrations and hear Children's Laureate Anthony Browne talk about the award over on the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/audioslideshow/2011/mar/22/best-new-illustrators-awards-audio-slideshow?CMP=twt_gu\">Guardian website\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_13-a66ade0a3b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_15-d9454440cc.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Lauren Child (right) with another illustrator (can anyone remind me of her name?)\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_14-e58ab0c279.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Ros Hickinson (first violinist for the English National Ballet who rushed in between performances of Swan Lake), Axel Sheffler, Axel's friend Nils\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more More pics under the cut!-->\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_4-f542c08972.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Alice Melvin (who'd come down from Edinburgh to collect the award) and me\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_3-3ed028c099.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Levi Pinfold\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_9-04beb17987.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Lauren Child & Anthony Browne presented the awards, along with Nikki Marsh from Booktrust\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_16-6ba6c58e27.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Katie Cleminson, Joe Berger, Salvatore Rubbino\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_18-8d01135a86.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Claudia Boldt\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_7-2311cb718c.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Polly Dunbar, Viviane Schwarz, Emily Gravett\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_8-4d33431f19.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Viv's friends Alexis and Gwyn\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_11-71bcfb5156.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Bath lit fest coordinator John McLay & Random House Children's Book editor Sue Buswell\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_12-d737615989.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Axel Sheffler & me\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_10-0f7ea6361c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_6-f2613ab912.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Ness Wood, the fab designer who worked with me on 'Morris the Mankiest Monster' and my current book with David Fickling\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bni11_19-af83af59d3.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Celebratory pizza with Viviane!\u003C/i>","2011-03-23T12:51:00.000Z","booktrust-best-new-illustrators-award",[],"booktrust best new illustrators award",1776628719898]