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{{Short description|South African-born English illustrator (born 1962)}}
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| occupation       = Illustrator, author, [[political cartoonist]]
| nationality      = British
| alma_mater       = [[Brighton Polytechnic]]
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'''Chris Riddell''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} ({{IPAc-en|r|ɪ|d|ˈ|ɛ|l}} {{respell|rid|EL}}) (born 13 April 1962)<!-- Ext link LCCN cites CIP data --> is a South African-born English illustrator and occasional writer of [[children's books]] and a [[political cartoonist]] for the ''[[The Observer|Observer]]''. He has won three [[Kate Greenaway Medal]]s{{snd}}the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book,<ref name=medal2001/><ref name=medal2004/> and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.<ref name=ccsu/>{{efn |name=HC}} 

Books that he wrote or illustrated have won three [[Nestlé Smarties Book Prize]]s and have been silver or bronze runners-up four times.<ref name=nestle/> On 9 June 2015, he was appointed the UK [[Children's Laureate]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Illustrator Chris Riddell named as UK children's laureate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/09/illustrator-chris-riddell-named-uk-childrens-laureate|accessdate=9 June 2015|work=Guardian|date=9 June 2015}}</ref>

==Life==
Chris Riddell was born in 1962 in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], where his father was a "liberal [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|Anglican vicar]]"<ref name=pr2001/> and was opposed to the system of [[Apartheid in South Africa|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, England|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.)<ref name=pr2001/> 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.<ref name=pr2004/>

Riddell worked as an illustrator at ''[[The Economist]]'' in the 1980s, and at the ''[[The Observer|Observer]]'' starting in 1995.<ref name=pr2001/>

In 2002, he named as influences Tenniel and [[E. H. Shepard]], the first illustrator of ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' and ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]''.<ref name=pr2001/>

As of 2019, Riddell and his wife, [[Joanne Burroughes]], an illustrator and print-maker, live in Brighton with three children.<ref name=pr2001/> They also have a second home in rural [[Norfolk]] where Joanne is from.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/former-children-s-laureate-illustrator-chris-riddell-7010546|title=Former Children's Laureate, illustrator Chris Riddell|date=18 September 2017}}</ref> Daughter Katy Riddell is also a children's book illustrator, including of ''Pongwiffy'' by [[Kaye Umansky]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Katy-Riddell/2142253918|title=Katy Riddell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lawagency.co.uk/illustrator/katy-riddell#3|title=Katy Riddell &#124; Illustrator &#124; Lucas Alexander Whitley - LAW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Biq6wydhMz3/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Biq6wydhMz3 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Chris Riddell on Instagram: "Sunday 20th May."}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

His brother Rick Riddell, a secondary teacher at the Alice Smith School, died in February 2012.<ref>http://alumni.alice-smith.edu.my/files/nrteUploadFiles/232F022F2012123A103A47PM.pdf {{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref>

==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 (writer)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/apr/17/my-favourite-book-as-a-kid-the-edge-chronicles-by-paul-stewart-and-chris-riddell|title=The Guardian|date=17 April 2020 |last1=Kalia |first1=Ammar }}</ref>

===Other works===
For his illustrations, Riddell was a commended runner-up for the 1994 Kate Greenaway Medal (''[[Something Else (book)|Something Else]]'' by [[Kathryn Cave]]) and highly commended for 1999 (''Castle Diary'' by [[Richard Platt (writer)|Richard Platt]]).<ref name=ccsu/>{{efn |name=HC}}

He won the 2001 Medal for illustrating ''Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter'' by Platt.<ref name=medal2001/> 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).<ref name=pr2001/> (After ''Castle Diary'' and ''Pirate Diary'', Platt continued the [[Richard Platt (writer)|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]]''.<ref name=medal2004/> 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."<ref name=pr2004/>
(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 (writer)|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]].{{clarify|date=June 2012|post-text=(see [[Talk:Chris Riddell#Ottoline in Malaysia|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 ''[[The Observer|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 ''[[The Economist|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 & Partners|John Lewis]] of [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] elements of his 1986 picture book ''Mr Underbed'' for their [[John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert|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 (literature)|trope]], and that both works had dissimilar plots. The row led to renewed interest in the book, with copies quickly selling out from stores.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42180228|title=Mr Underbed sells out after John Lewis ad|date=2017-11-30|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/20/john-lewis-plagiarism-row-gives-christmas-sales-boost-to-mr-underbed|title=John Lewis plagiarism row gives Christmas sales boost to Mr Underbed|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2017-11-20|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref>

==Selected works==<!-- the Library of Congress Catalog lists only one more book published in the US but there must be more in Britain, given publication and cataloguing lags -->

===As author and illustrator===
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* ''Ben and the Bear'' (1986)
* ''Mr Underbed'' (1986)
* ''Bird's New Shoes'' (1987)
* ''The Fibbs'' (1987)
* ''The Trouble With Elephants'' (1988)
* ''The Wish Factory '' (1988)
* ''When the Walrus Comes'' (1989)
* ''The Bear Dance'' (1990)
* ''The Wonderful World of Zoom'' (1995)
* ''Puzzle Boy'' (1996)
* ''My Busy Book'' (1998)
* ''Tribal Politics'' (1999)
* ''The Da Vinci Cod'' (2005)
* ''[[The Emperor of Absurdia]]'' (2006)
* ''Wendel's Workshop'' (2007)
* ''Chris Riddell's Doodle-a-Day'' (2015)
* ''100 Hugs'' (2017)
* ''Travels with My Sketchbook'' (2017)
* ''Once Upon A Wild Wood'' (2018)
* ''Timorous Beasts'' (2021)
* ''A Mermaid's Diary'' (2025)
* ''The World of Mr. Munroe'' (2025)
* '''Humphrey:'''
** ''Humphrey the Hippo'' (1986)
** ''Humphrey of the Rovers'' (1986)
** ''Humphrey Goes to the Ball'' (1986)
** ''Humphrey's New Trousers'' (1986)
* '''Platypus:'''
** ''Platypus'' (2001)
** ''Platypus and the Lucky Day'' (2002)
** ''Platypus and the Birthday Party'' (2003)
* '''Ottoline:'''
** ''[[Ottoline and the Yellow Cat]]'' (2007)
** ''Ottoline Goes to School'' (2008)
** ''Ottoline at Sea'' (2010)
** ''Ottoline and the Purple Fox'' (2016)
* '''Alienography:'''
** ''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)
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===As illustrator===
Riddell has collaborated with [[Paul Stewart (writer)|Paul Stewart]] on dozens of books, including the ''[[Edge Chronicles]]'' series. He has also illustrated several books written by each of five other authors.

;written by other authors
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* ''The Mystery of Silver Mountain'' (1984)
* ''Beware, Princess!'' (1986)
* ''Love Forty'' (1986)
* ''Dreamboat Brontosaurus'' (1987)
* ''Gruesome Giants'' (1987)
* ''The Magician's Cat'' (1987)
* ''Beyond the Rolling River'' (1988)
* ''Dracula's Daughter'' (1988)
* ''Moon Whales'' (1988)
* ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (1988), an edition of the 1911 [[J. M. Barrie]] classic
* ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (1988), an edition of the 1883 [[R. L. Stevenson]] classic
* ''The Pirates of Pudding Beach'' (1989)
* ''Manifold Manor'' (1989)
* ''You're Thinking About Doughnuts'' (1989)
* ''Ffangs the Vampire Bat and the Kiss of Truth'' (1990)
* ''The Prism Tree'' (1990)
* ''Lizzie Dripping and the Witch'' (1991)
* ''Patrick in Person'' (1991)
* ''Best Enemies'' (1992)
* ''The Thing in the Sink'' (1992)
* ''An Armful of Bears'' (1993)
* ''A Trunkful of Elephants'' (1994)
* ''Rent-a-Friend'' (1994)
* ''Say Hello to the Buffalo'' (1994)
* ''The Iron Wolf'' (1995)
* ''Angus Rides the Goods Train'' (1996)
* ''Brilliant Minds'' (1996)
* ''Buddhism for Sheep'' (1996)
* ''Feng Shui for Cats'' (1997)
* ''Feng Shui for Dogs'' (1997)
* ''The Castle of Inside Out'' (1997)
* ''The Swan's Stories'' (1997)
* ''The Tall Story'' (1997)
* ''Until I Met Dudley'' (1997)
* ''Buddhism for Bears'' (1998)
* ''Buster's Diaries'' (1998)
* ''Management for Martians'' (1998)
* ''Stories for Me!'' (1998)
* ''Castle Diary'' (1999), by [[Richard Platt (writer)|Richard Platt]]
* ''The Tao for Babies'' (2000)
* ''[[Pirate Diary]]'' (2001), by [[Richard Platt (writer)|Richard Platt]]
* ''The Rabbits' Rebellion'' (2001)
* ''Three Scary Stories'' (2001)
* ''Hairy Bill'' (2002)
* ''Un Italiano in America'' (2003)
* ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'' (2004), ''[[Gullivers Travels]]'' (1726) adapted by Martin Jenkins
* ''Politics Cutting Through the Crap'' (2006)
* ''Don Quixote'' (2010), ''[[Don Quixote]]'' (1605) adapted by Martin Jenkins
* ''[[Just So Stories]]'' (2013), an edition of the 1902 [[Rudyard Kipling]] classic
* ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (2014), by [[Russell Brand]]
* ''The Box of Demons'' (2015), by Daniel Whelan
* ''Things You Find in a Poet's Beard'' (2015), by A. F. Harrold
* ''Island'' (2015), by Nicky Singer
* ''My Little Book of Big Freedoms'' (2015)
* ''The Hunting of the Snark'' (2016), an illustrated edition of [[The Hunting of the Snark]] (1876) by [[Lewis Carroll]]
* ''The Castle of Inside Out'' (2016), by [[David Henry Wilson]]
* ''[[The Lie Tree]]'' (2016), by [[Frances Hardinge]]
* ''I Killed Father Christmas'' (2017), by [[Anthony McGowan]]
* ''How To Stop Time'' (2017), by [[Matt Haig]]
* ''A Kid in My Class'' (2018), by Rachel Rooney
* ''Poems to Live Your Life By'' (2018)
* ''[[The Tales of Beedle The Bard]]'' (2018), by [[J.K. Rowling]]
* ''Poems to Fall in Love With'' (2019)
* ''The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations'' (2020), edited by [[Peter G. Tsouras]]
* ''Poems to Save the World With'' (2020)
* ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (2020), an illustrated edition of [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]] (1865) by [[Lewis Carroll]]
* ''DOCTOR WHO: Adventures in Lockdown'' (2020), by [[Chris Chibnall]], [[Paul Cornell]], [[Russell T Davies]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Mark Gatiss]], [[Pete McTighe]], [[Steven Moffat]], [[Vinay Patel]], [[Joy Wilkinson]]
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2021), by [[Douglas Adams]]
* ''Indigo Takes Flight'' (2021), by Krista M. Lambert
* ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (2021), an illustrated edition of [[Through the Looking-Glass]] (1871) by [[Lewis Carroll]]
* ''Booklet for the vinyl releases of [[Punisher (album)]]'' by [[Phoebe Bridgers]]
* ''Arthur: The Always King'' (2021), by [[Kevin Crossley-Holland]]
* ''The Big Amazing Poetry Book'' (2022)
* ''We Wish You A Merry Christmas and other festive poems'' (2022)
* ''A Passing On of Shells: 50 Fifty-Word Poems'' (2023), by Simon Lamb
* ''The Little Prince'' (2023), an illustrated edition of [[The Little Prince]] (1943) by [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]
* ''[[The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]]'' (2023), by [[Douglas Adams]]
* ''Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems'' (2023), by Ana Sampson
* ''[[Mothtown]]'' (2023), by [[Caroline Hardaker]]
* ''Heroes and Villains: Poems About Legends'' (2024), by Ana Sampson
* ''King Alfred and the Ice Coffin'' (2024), by [[Kevin Crossley-Holland]]
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;written by [[Paul Stewart (writer)|Paul Stewart]]
* '''[[The Edge Chronicles]]:'''
** ''[[Beyond the Deepwoods]]'' (1998)
** ''[[Stormchaser (novel)|Stormchaser]]'' (1999)
** ''[[Midnight Over Sanctaphrax]]'' (2000)
** ''[[Cloud Wolf (novella)|Cloud Wolf]]'' (2001) - Side story
** ''[[The Curse of the Gloamglozer]]'' (2001)
** ''[[The Last of the Sky Pirates]]'' (2002)
** ''[[Vox (Stewart and Riddell novel)|Vox]]'' (2003)
** ''[[Freeglader]]'' (2004)
** ''[[The Edge Chronicles#Standalone Books|The Edge Chronicles Maps]]'' (2004)
** ''[[The Winter Knights]]'' (2005)
** ''[[The Stone Pilot]]'' (2006) - Side story
** ''[[Clash of the Sky Galleons]]'' (2006)
** ''[[The Edge Chronicles#Standalone Books|The Lost Barkscrolls]]'' (2006)
** ''[[The Immortals (Stewart and Riddell novel)|The Immortals]]'' (2009)
** ''[[The Edge Chronicles#The Cade Trilogy|The Nameless One]]'' (2014)
** ''[[The Edge Chronicles#The Cade Trilogy|Doombringer]]'' (2015)
** ''[[The Edge Chronicles#The Cade Trilogy|The Descenders]]'' (2019)
* '''Rabbit and Hedgehog Stories:'''
** ''A Little Bit of Winter'' (1998)
** ''The Birthday Presents'' (1999)
** ''Rabbit's Wish'' (2001)
** ''What Do You Remember?'' (2002)
* '''The Blobheads:'''
** ''Invasion of the Blobs'' (February 2000)
** ''Talking Toasters'' (February 2000)
** ''School Stinks'' (March 2000)
** ''Beware of the Babysitter'' (April 2000)
** ''Garglejuice'' (May 2000)
** ''Silly Billy'' (June 2000)
** ''Naughty Gnomes'' (July 2000)
** ''Purple Alert!'' (August 2000)
* '''[[Muddle Earth]]:'''
** ''Book 1: Muddle Earth'' (2003)
*** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 1: Engelbert the Enormous''
*** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 2: Here be Dragons''
*** ''Muddle Earth Book/Section 3: Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade''
** ''Book 2: Muddle Earth Too'' (2011)
*** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 1: Down with Stinkyhogs''
*** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 2: Pesticide the Flower Fairy''
*** ''Muddle Earth Too Book/Section 3: Trouble with Big Sisters''
* '''Free Lance:'''
** ''Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls'' (2003)
** ''Free Lance and the Field of Blood'' (2004)
** ''Free Lance and the Dragon's Hoard'' (2005)
* '''Far-Flung Adventures:'''
** ''[[Fergus Crane]]'' (2004)
** ''[[Corby Flood]]'' (2005)
** ''[[Hugo Pepper]]'' (2006)
* '''[[Barnaby Grimes]]:'''
** ''Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Nightwolf'' (2007)
** ''Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull'' (2008)
** ''Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead'' (2008)
** ''Barnaby Grimes: Phantom of Blood Alley'' (2009)
* '''Wyrmeweald Trilogy:'''
** ''Wyrmeweald Book 1: Returner's Wealth'' (2010)
** ''Wyrmeweald Book 2: Bloodhoney'' (2012)
** ''Wyrmeweald Book 3: The Bone Trail'' (2013)
* '''Scavenger Series:'''
** ''Scavenger: Zoid'' (2014)
** ''Scavenger: Chaos Zone'' (2015)
** ''Scavenger: Mind Warp'' (2016)

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;written by [[Andrew William Gibson]]
* ''Ellis and the Hummick'' (1989)
* ''The Abradizil'' (1990)
* ''Jemima, Grandma and the Great Lost Zone'' (1991)
* ''The Rollickers and Other Stories'' (1992)
* ''The Amazing Witherspoon's Amazing Circus Crew'' (1993)
* ''Chegwith Skillet Escapes'' (1995)

;written by [[Kathryn Cave]]
* ''Henry Hobbs, Alien'' (1990)
* ''Out for the Count'' (1991)
* ''Andrew Takes the Plunge'' (1994)
* ''[[Something Else (book)|Something Else]]'' (1994) - [[UNESCO]] prize, 1997
* ''Jumble'' (1995)
* ''The Emperor's Gruckle Hound'' (1996)
* ''Horatio Happened'' (1998)
* ''William and the Wolves'' (1999)
* ''Septimus Similon, Practising Wizard'' (2000)
* ''Henry Hobbs, Space Voyager'' (2001)
* ''Henry Hobbs and the Lost Planet'' (2002)

;written by [[Philip Ridley]]
* ''Kasper in the Glitter'' (1994)
* ''Meteorite Spoon'' (1994)
* ''Dakota of the White Flats'' (1995)
* ''Mercedes Ice'' (1995)
* ''Dreamboat Zing'' (1996)
* ''Scribbleboy'' (1997)
* ''ZinderZunder'' (1998)

;written by [[Brian Patten]]
* ''Beowulf and the Monster'' (1999)
* ''Juggling With Gerbils'' (2000)
* ''The Story Giant'' (2002)
* ''Gargling With Jelly'' (2003)
* ''Thawing Frozen Frogs'' (2003)
* ''The Utter Nutters'' (2007)

;written by [[Neil Gaiman]]
* ''[[The Graveyard Book]]'' (2008)
* ''The Sleeper and the Spindle'' (2013) - [[Kate Greenaway Medal]] winner, 2016
* ''Fortunately, the Milk...'' (2013)
* ''[[Coraline]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Odd and the Frost Giants]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Neverwhere (novel)|Neverwhere]]'' (2017)
* ''Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change The World'' (2018)
* ''Pirate Stew'' (2020)
* ''What You Need to Be Warm'' (2023)

;written by [[Michael Rosen]]
* ''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)
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==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
* '''1997''' ''Something Else'', written by Kathryn Cave, won the UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance.<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/culture/toleranceliterature/html/win97.htm 1997 "Winners UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance"] [[UNESCO]].</ref> Later in a TV in 13.9.2001. (ages 3-6).
* '''2001''' ''[[Pirate Diary]]'', written by Richard Platt, won the [[Kate Greenaway Medal]].<ref name=medal2001/><ref name=pr2001/>
* '''2003''' ''Pirate Diary'' won the [[Blue Peter Book Award]], Best Book with Facts.<ref name=bluepeter/>
* '''2004''' ''Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"'', adapted by Martin Jenkins from the [[Gulliver's Travels|1726 classic]], won the Kate Greenaway Medal.<ref name=medal2004/><ref name=pr2004/>
* '''2004''' ''Fergus Crane'', written by Paul Stewart, [[Nestlé Smarties Book Prize]] (ages 6–8) and the Smarties Prize "4Children Special Award".<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2007''' ''[[Ottoline and the Yellow Cat]]'', written and illustrated by Riddell, won the [[Nestlé Smarties Book Prize]] (ages 6–8).<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2008''' ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'' won a [[Red House Children's Book Award]].<ref name=redhouse>{{cite web |title=Past Winners |url=http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/winners/pastwinners |publisher=Red House Children's Book Award |accessdate=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085441/http://www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk/winners/pastwinners |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''2013''' ''Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse'' won the [[2013 Costa Book Awards|Costa Book Awards]] (Children's category).<ref name=winners>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25627541 | title=Former winners recapture Costa prize | date = 6 January 2014 | accessdate = 6 January 2014 | work = BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/26/costa-book-award-shortlists-2013 |title=Costa book awards 2013: late author on all-female fiction shortlist |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |author=Mark Brown |date=26 November 2013 |accessdate=27 November 2013}}</ref>
* '''2016''' ''The 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2016-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-winners-revealed-childrens-laureate-scores-first-kate-greenaway-medal-hat-trick-while-verse-novel-triumphs-in-the-carnegie/|title=2016 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Winners Revealed|date=20 June 2016|accessdate=20 June 2016|publisher=CILIP}}</ref>
* '''2019''' He was made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] for services to illustration and charity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2018/12/30/queen-honours-men-and-women-from-brighton-and-hove/|title=Queen honours men and women from Brighton and Hove|date=2018-12-30|website=Brighton and Hove News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pullman-donaldson-riddell-and-atwood-new-years-honours-922011#|title = Pullman, Donaldson, Riddell and Atwood in New Year's Honours &#124; the Bookseller}}</ref>
;Runners-up, etc.
* '''1994''' ''Something Else'' by Cave was commended for the Greenaway Medal.<ref name=ccsu/>{{efn |name=HC}}
* '''1999''' ''Castle Diary'' by Platt was highly commended for the Greenaway Medal.<ref name=ccsu/>{{efn |name=HC}}
* '''2002''' ''Pirate Diary'' by Platt was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 6–8).<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2005''' ''Corby Flood'' by Stewart was Smarties bronze runner-up (ages 6–8).<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2006''' ''Hugo Pepper'' by Stewart was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 6–8).<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2006''' ''[[The Emperor of Absurdia]]'', written and illustrated by Riddell, was Smarties silver runner-up (ages 0–5).<ref name=nestle/>
* '''2007''' ''The Emperor of Absurdia'' made the Greenaway shortlist.<ref name=prCILIP/>
* '''2008''' ''Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'', written and illustrated by Riddell, made the Greenaway shortlist.<ref name=prCILIP/>
* '''2008''' ''Wendel's Workshop'', written and illustrated by Riddell, made the [[Booktrust Early Years Award]] shortlist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes+and+awards/Booktrust-Early-Years-Awards|title=Booktrust Early Years Awards|date=14 December 2007|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214165156/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes+and+awards/Booktrust-Early-Years-Awards|archivedate=14 December 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* '''2010''' ''[[The Graveyard Book]]'', written by Neil Gaiman, made the Greenaway shortlist in its Children's Edition illustrated by Riddell.<ref name=prCILIP/>{{efn |name=graveyard}} (Gaiman won the companion [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]]).<ref name=medal2010/>

==Notes==
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{{efn |name=HC |1=
Today 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.<br>
• Riddell is the first author to have won three Greenaways.
}}
{{efn |name=graveyard |1=
[[Dave McKean]] illustrated the UK Adult Edition and the US edition of ''The Graveyard Book''.<!-- our book article displays the McKean cover, perhaps it should be both -->
}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist |refs=
<ref name=medal2001>[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=5 (Greenaway Winner 2001)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129235744/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=5 |date=29 January 2013 }}. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref>
<ref name=pr2001>[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_chr.htm "Renowned political cartoonist scoops Greenaway for first information book to win in 27 years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012183040/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_chr.htm |date=12 October 2012 }}. Press release 12(?) July 2002. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 2 July 2012.</ref>
<ref name=medal2004>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=2 (Greenaway Winner 2004)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129235840/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=2 |date=29 January 2013 }}. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
</ref>
<ref name=pr2004>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_green_win_0405.html "Political cartoonist & illustrator Chris Riddell scoops his second CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414101047/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_green_win_0405.html |date=14 April 2013 }}. Press release 8 July 2005. CILIP. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
</ref>
<ref name=ccsu>
[http://web.ccsu.edu/library/nadeau/award%20books/KateGreenaway.htm "Kate Greenaway Medal"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916192441/http://web.ccsu.edu/library/nadeau/award%20books/KateGreenaway.htm |date=16 September 2014 }}. 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. [[Central Connecticut State University]] ('''CCSU'''). Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
<ref name=prCILIP>[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/ Press Desk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109053843/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/ |date=9 January 2016 }} (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.)</ref>
<ref name=medal2010><!-- Carnegie Medal to Neil Gaiman -->
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=128 (Carnegie Winner 2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129233955/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/livingarchive/title.php?id=128 |date=29 January 2013 }}. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 2012-09-01.</ref>

<ref name=nestle>
[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/13 "Nestlé Children's Book Prize"]. [[Booktrust]]. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref>
<ref name=bluepeter><!-- copied from Pirate Diary -->
{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/16/bp_book_awards.shtml |title=Mortal Engines announced as Blue Peter Book of the Year 2003 |accessdate=1 September 2012 |date=16 December 2003 |publisher=[[BBC]] Press Office}}</ref>
}}

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