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{{Short description|English illustrator and writer}}
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'''Penny Dale''' (born 1954 in [[London]]) is an [[English people|English]] illustrator and writer of [[children's books]].

== Background ==
Dale studied [[Fine Arts]] and graduated from [[Exeter College of Art and Design]]. She moved to [[South East Wales]] in 1982, and currently resides in [[Caerleon]], a village in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. Dale is married and has one daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=About |url=http://www.pennydale.co.uk/about.html |publisher=Penny Dale (pennydale.co.uk) |accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref>

== Career ==
Her picture books as author-illustrator include ''[[Ten in the Bed]]'', which won the [[Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award]] in 2002, ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' which was commended for the [[Kate Greenaway Medal]], and more recently her ''Dinosaur'' series with [[Nosy Crow]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Book Review: Ten in the Bed by Penny Dale |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7636-1575-8 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kellaway |first1=Kate |title=The best children's books 2–4 year olds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2012/jul/27/best-summer-picture-books |website=The Guardian |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

She has also illustrated books by other writers, including [[Anne Fine]] and [[Martin Waddell]]. 

Dale's illustrations for ''Rosie's Babies'', a picture book written by Waddell which aims to introduce children to the idea of a new sibling, were shortlisted for the [[Kate Greenaway Medal]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Book Review: Rosie's Babies by Martin Waddell and Penny Dale |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7636-0718-0 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

In 2003 Dale illustrated Anne Fine's ''Jamie and Angus'', a book of short stories for young readers rooted in the domestic concerns of one child. The book won the [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Boston-Globe Horn Book Award Winners |url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |website=The Horn Book |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>

''Ten in the Bed'' is Dale's best-known book. According to her publisher, as of 2013 the book had sold "nearly two million copies".<ref name="Reid">{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Camilla |title=25 years of Ten-in-the-Bed |url=https://nosycrow.com/blog/25-years-of-10-in-the-bed/ |website=Nosy Crow |date=19 September 2013 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> It led to two sequels, ''Ten Out of Bed'' and ''Ten Play Hide and Seek''.
 
In 2018 ''Ten in the Bed'' became the first [[CBeebies]] bedtime story to be signed in [[Makaton]]. It was performed by [[Rob Delaney]] and aired on the [[BBC]] channel in November.<ref>{{cite news |title=CBeebies Bedtime Stories airs its first ever signed episode |work=BBC News |date=13 November 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46194526 |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

== Books ==
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===As writer and illustrator===
* ''Bet You Can't!'' (1987)
* ''Ten in the Bed'' (1988)
* ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' (1988) —a runner-up for the [[Greenaway Medal]]
* ''The Elephant Tree'' (1991)
* ''All About Alice'' (1992)
* ''Ten Out of Bed'' (1993)
* ''Daisy Rabbit's Tree House'' (1995)
* ''Big Brother, Little Brother'' (1997)
* ''Ten Play Hide and Seek'' (1998)
* ''Princess Princess'' (2003)
* ''Boy on the Bus'' (2007)
* ''Princess Fairy'' (2009)
* ''Dinosaur Dig!'' (2011)
* ''Dinosaur Zoom!'' (2012)
* ''Dinosaur Rescue!'' (2014)
* ''Dinosaur Rocket!'' (2015)
* ''Dinosaur Pirates!'' (2016)
* ''Dinosaur Farm!'' (2019)

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===As illustrator only===
* ''The Stopwatch'', written by [[David Lloyd (comics)|David Lloyd]] (1986)
* ''Rosies Babies'', [[Martin Waddell]] (1990) —on the Greenaway Medal shortlist
* ''Once There Were Giants'', Waddell (1994)
* ''The Mushroom Hunt'', Simon Frazer (1994)
* ''When the Teddy Bears Came'', Waddell (1994)
* ''Night Night Cuddly Bear'', Waddell (2000)
* ''My Shadow'', [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (2001)
* ''Jamie and Angus'', [[Anne Fine]] (2002)
* ''Time to Say I Love You'', [[Jane Kemp & Clare Walters]] (2006)
* ''Jamie and Angus Together'', Fine (2007)
* ''Jamie and Angus Forever'', Fine (2009)
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==See also==
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== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website |www.pennydale.co.uk }}
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