NICK SHARRATT

 

BIOGRAPHY

Nick Sharratt was born in London in 1962 and trained in graphic design at St. Martin's School of Art. He takes his inspiration from the pop and graphic art of the 1960s, which he experienced as a child. He loves to use vibrant colours and bold patterns in his pictures, but, he says, "the most important element of my work is always the humour." He likes experimenting with different media and you'll find watercolour, liquid acrylics, charcoal, ink, animation cell paint and photographs in his work.

His work is split between illustrating for other writers, most notably Jacqueline Wilson, and producing his own picture books for a younger audience. Eating is one of Nick's favourite pastimes and food often crops up in his work.

He has won numerous awards including the 2001 Children's Book Award, the Stockport Schools Book Award for KS1, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Experian Award for Eat Your Peas, written by Kes Gray. He won the overall Sheffield Children's Book Award for A Cheese and Tomato Spider and the picture book category for the Time It Took Tom, co-written with Stephen Tucker, which also won best book in the Right Start Book Awards. Pants won the picture book category of the 2003 Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Greenaway Prize. Ketchup on Your Cornflakes? won the Under Fives non-fiction Book Prize in the SHE/WHSmith Award. Nick Sharatt's work has been exhibited in Britain, Italy, Japan and U.S.A.

Nick currently lives in Brighton.





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ILLUSTRATIONS

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100 miles an hour


Book cover


Double Act Polka


What colour?

Friday tie day 1



Friday tie day 2


Horse in bed


Indoor Pirates


Bear driving car



Sand?


Saturday


Play football

Tuesday



Wednesday


In the rain


Swinging

Scarecrow



Sheep?


Slide?


Sunday



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BIBLIOGRAPHY

My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh, first published 1995 by Walker Books
Once Upon A Time, first published 2002 by Walker Books
Rocket Countdown!, first published 1995 by Walker Books
Animal Orchestra first published 1997 by Walker Books
What Do I Look Like? First published 1992 by Walker Books
Look What I've Found first published 1992 by Walker Books
Smart Aunties first published 1993 by Walker Books
Green Queen first published 1992 by Walker Books
Monday Run-Day first published 1992 by Walker Books
Mrs Pirate first published 1994 by Walker Books
Caveman Dave first published 1994 by Walker Books
The Pointy-Hatted Princesses first published 1994 by Walker Books

Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly! First published 1993 by Scholastic Children's Books
I Went to the Zoopermarket First published 1995 by Scholastic Children's Books
Ketchup on Your Cornflakes? First published 1994 by Scholastic Children's Books
A Cheese and Tomato Spider First published 1996 by Scholastic Children's Books
The Time it Took Tom First published 1998 by Scholastic Children's Books
Spells and Smells First published 2000 by Scholastic Children's Books

Horse in the House first published 1998 by Egmont Books Ltd
Wiggle My Toes, written by Kaye Umansky, first published 2002 by Puffin Books
My First Picture Dictionary, written by Irene Yates, first published 2001 by Harper Collins Children's Books

The Story of Tracy Beaker written by Jacqueline Wilson, first published 1991 by Transworld
The Illustrated Mum written by Jacqueline Wilson, first published 1999 by Transworld
The Dare Game written by Jacqueline Wilson, first published 2000 by Transworld
Double Act written by Jacqueline Wilson, first published 1995 by Transworld
Best Friends written by Jacqueline Wilson, first published 2004 by Transworld
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog, written by Jeremy Strong, first published 1997 by Puffin Books
The Indoor Pirates, written by Jeremy Strong, first published 1995 by Puffin Books
The Indoor Pirates Go to Treasure Island written by Jeremy Strong, first published 1998 by Puffin Books
There's a Pharoah in my Bath written by Jeremy Strong, first published 1995 by Puffin Books
My Granny's Great Escape written by Jeremy Strong, first published 1997 by Puffin Books

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