ANTHONY BROWNE
English author-illustrtator (1946)
Biography:
Anthony Browne was born in 1946 in Sheffield. He attended Leeds College of Art for his graphic studies. At the beginning he was a medical illustrator, and later on he drew cards and posters. In 1976 he published his first book. He has been given many awards and now he is only devoted to childre'n literature.
Anthony Browne, author of illustrated works:
Voices in the park, DK Publishing, 1998
Piggybook, Knoft, 1990.
Things I Like, Random House, 1989.
Willy the Champ, Knoft, 1995.
Ourson et les chasseurs, Flammarion, 1980
Anna et le gorille, Flammarion, 1983.
Ce que j'aime faire, Kaleidoscope, 1989.
J'aime les livres, Kaleidoscope, 1989.
Le Tunnel, L'Ecole des Loisirs, 1990.
Zoo, Kaleidoscope, 1992.
Le Grand Bébé, Kaleidoscope, 1993.
Marcel le magicien, Kaleidoscope, 1995.
Marcel le rêveur, Kaleidoscope, 1997.
Mon papa, Kaleidoscope, 2000. The story of a child who begins describing his father. A book full of humour and emotion.
Willy el Timido, translated by Carmen Esteva, Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1995.
Works illustrated by Anthony Browne:
Sally Grindley, Toc, toc ! Qui est là ?, Flammarion, 1986.
Lewis Carroll, Alice au Pays des merveilles, Kaleidoscope, 1989.
John Howker, Le Sercet du jardin, Gallimard, 1993.
Ian McEwan, Le rêveur, Gallimard, 1999.
Critical works on Anthony Browne:
"Nous avons rencontré Anthony Browne", Nous voulons lire, n°88, mars 1991.
Stéphanie Dambroise, "Etrange, vous avez dit étrange ?. Sur l'album de Tout change de Anthony Browne", Alice, printemps 1996, pp. 36-43.
Brigitte Andireux, "De l'homme au singe : l'évolution d'Anthony Browne", Revue des Livres pour enfants, n°185, février 1999, pp. 29-33.