Chris RiddellOBE (/rɪdˈɛl/rid-EL) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals – the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book,[1][2] and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.[3][a]
Chris Riddell was born in 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was a "liberal Anglican vicar"[6] and was opposed to the system of apartheid. The family returned to England when Chris was one year old, where he spent the rest of his childhood with his sister and three brothers, who now live in South Africa, Brighton, and Egypt. He attended Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School in Kennington. Chris displayed artistic talent from an early age and was encouraged in this by his mother. (She gave him paper and pen to keep quiet during his father's sermons.)[6] As a child, he admired the work of Sir John Tenniel, the first illustrator of Alice in Wonderland, and W. Heath Robinson. At Brighton Polytechnic, he studied illustration; one teacher was Raymond Briggs, an earlier winner of two Greenaway Medals.[7]
Riddell worked as an illustrator at The Economist in the 1980s, and at the Observer starting in 1995.[6]
As of 2019, Riddell and his wife, Joanne Burroughes, an illustrator and print-maker, live in Brighton with three children.[6] They also have a second home in rural Norfolk where Joanne is from.[8] Daughter Katy Riddell is also a children's book illustrator, including of Pongwiffy by Kaye Umansky.[9][10][11]
His brother Rick Riddell, a secondary teacher at the Alice Smith School, died in February 2012.[12]
Career
The Edge Chronicles
Some of Riddell's most celebrated work are The Edge Chronicles (1998), a children's book series co-written with Paul Stewart and illustrated by Riddell. Set in the fictional world known as "The Edge", the books have been praised for Riddell's beautifully detailed line drawings and the unique nature of their collaborative writing process.[13]
Other works
For his illustrations, Riddell was a commended runner-up for the 1994 Kate Greenaway Medal (Something Else by Kathryn Cave) and highly commended for 1999 (Castle Diary by Richard Platt).[3][a]
He won the 2001 Medal for illustrating Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter by Platt.[1] The press release called Pirate Diary the first "information book" to win the Medal since 1975 and "a fictionalised account" when he spoke with author Richard Platt the harsh necessities of historical accuracy came into play. 'Everything I got excited about got shot down. No parrots, eye-patches or wooden legs. Thank god there were weapons and amputations!' (quoting Riddell).[6] (After Castle Diary and Pirate Diary, Platt continued the Diary series with illustrator David Parkins.)
Three years later, Riddell won the Greenaway again, this time for his work on Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver" (Walker, 2004), retold by Martin Jenkins from the 1726 classic Gulliver's Travels.[2] The panel chair commented, "Gulliver is a tour de force. Chris Riddell has given us 144 pages of fantastic, faultless illustrations, which constantly extend the power of the text. Our winning title also proves that today's picture books are not just for the youngest age-groups, but are [also] an important source of pleasure and learning for readers of all ages."[7]
(The 2001 and 2004 panels recommended Pirate Diary and Gulliver for readers age 8+ and 10+, while their recommendations for thirteen other shortlisted books ranged from 2+ to 7+.)
Other books illustrated by Chris Riddell include Fergus Crane, Corby Flood, and Hugo Pepper, all set in the same world. These books were also co-written with Paul Stewart. Stewart and Riddell also collaborated on Muddle Earth and the Barnaby Grimes series. Most recently, Riddell has both written and illustrated the Ottoline series, written while he was on holiday visiting his brother in Malaysia.[clarification needed (see talk)] The first book, Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (2007), won the final Smarties Prize in age category 6–8 years (the Smarties were discontinued in 2008). It has been followed by Ottoline Goes to School and Ottoline at Sea.
Beside writing and illustrating books, Riddell is an acclaimed political cartoonist for the Observer newspaper in London, where his caricatures of politicians from John Major to Gordon Brown, Bill Clinton to George W. Bush, have earned him a reputation as a fine draughtsman and acute commentator on the political scene. Before working at the Observer, Chris spent time working at the Economist as an illustrator and occasional cover artist.
Chris Riddell is the cover artist for the Literary Review magazine formerly edited by Auberon Waugh, a role he took over from the late Willie Rushton. Chris's serial gag cartoon for this magazine, called "Illustration to Unwritten Books", was published in book form as The Da Vinci Cod and Other Illustrations to Unwritten Books.
In November 2017, Riddell publicly accused department store chain John Lewis of plagiarizing elements of his 1986 picture book Mr Underbed for their Christmas advert "Moz the Monster". The chain defended the allegations, noting that the concept of a monster who lived under a child's bed was a common literary trope, and that both works had dissimilar plots. The row led to renewed interest in the book, with copies quickly selling out from stores.[14][15]
Alienography or How to spot an alien and what to do about it (2010)
Alienography – Tips for Tiny Tyrants (2012)
Goth Girl:
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse (2013)
Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death (2014)
Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright (2015)
Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen (2015 World Book Day edition)
Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony (2017)
The Sleep Of Reason:
The Sleep Of Reason Volume I (2019)
The Sleep Of Reason Volume II (2020)
The Sleep Of Reason Volume III (2021)
The Cloud Horse Chronicles:
Guardians of Magic (2019)
Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians (2022)
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings:
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings - Volume I 2020 (2021)
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings - Volume II 2021 (2022)
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings - Volume III 2022 (2023)
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings - Volume IV 2023 (2024)
Five Years... A Sketchbook of Political Drawings - Volume V 2024 (2025)
As illustrator
Riddell has collaborated with Paul Stewart on dozens of books, including the Edge Chronicles series. He has also illustrated several books written by each of five other authors.
A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young (2015)
Many Different Kinds of Love (2021)
Michael Rosen's Pocket Shakespeare (2025)
written by Francesca Gibbons
A Clock of Stars:
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth (2020)
A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains (2021)
A Clock of Stars: The Greatest Kingdom (2022)
Awards and recognitions
Some of these awards and related honours may have recognised the writers of books Riddell illustrated. The three Greenaway Medals, two commendations, and three shortlists recognised Riddell as illustrator.
Awards
1997Something Else, written by Kathryn Cave, won the UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance.[16] Later in a TV in 13.9.2001. (ages 3-6).
2016The Sleeper and the Spindle, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Riddell, won the Kate Greenaway Medal. This made him become the first ever triple winner of the award.[21]
2010The Graveyard Book, written by Neil Gaiman, made the Greenaway shortlist in its Children's Edition illustrated by Riddell.[24][b] (Gaiman won the companion Carnegie Medal).[26]
Notes
^ abcdToday there are usually eight books on the Greenaway shortlist.
According to CCSU, some runners-up through 2002 were Commended (from 1959) or Highly Commended (from 1974). There were 29 highly commended runners-up in 24 years to 2002, including Riddell and Lauren Child in 1999. During that time there were about three annual commendations of both kinds; two in 1994.
• Riddell is the first author to have won three Greenaways.
^Dave McKean illustrated the UK Adult Edition and the US edition of The Graveyard Book.
^ abcPress DeskArchived 9 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (directory). CILIP. Retrieved 14 July 2012. Quote: "media releases relating to the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards in date order." (2002 to 2006 releases concern 2001 to 2005 awards.)
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