Michael Foreman (illustrator)

Michael Foreman

OBE
Born (1938-03-21) 21 March 1938 (age 86)
Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Occupation
  • Author
  • illustrator
Notable awards

Michael Foreman OBE (born 21 March 1938) is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books.[1] He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a runner-up five times.[2]

For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was UK nominee in 1988 and again in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books.[3][4]

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