David McKee

This article is about the British illustrator and author. For other people with the same name, see David McKee (disambiguation).

David McKee
A portrait photograph of David McKee
McKee at the Montreuil Book Festival in 2011
Born
David John McKee

(1935-01-02)2 January 1935
Tavistock, Devon, England
Died6 April 2022(2022-04-06) (aged 87)[1]
Nice, France[2]
Occupation(s)Author, illustrator
Notable work

David John McKee (2 January 1935 – 6 April 2022) was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations.

For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was UK nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.[3]

  1. ^ Eccleshare, Julia (8 April 2022). "David McKee obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ Knight, Lucy (7 April 2022). "Elmer and Mr Benn author David McKee dies at 87". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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