Brian Charles Pilkington (born 20 July 1950) is an
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-born
Iceland
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ic illustrator and artist, best known for his illustrations of many Icelandic children's books since the 1980s. Pilkington has also illustrated other literature genres, including his own book of Icelandic fauna (''Dýraríki Íslands'' (1992)).
Pilkington was born and raised in
Liverpool
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,
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, and graduated from the School of Arts of the
University of Leicester
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. He moved to Iceland in 1974 where he soon found work in the advertising industry there. His first notable illustration work came about in 1981 when he was commissioned by the Icelandic author
Guðrún Helgadóttir to illustrate her children's book ''Ástarsaga úr fjöllunum''.
Pilkington has received several accolades for his work. In 1999 his book ''Allt um tröll'' (released in English as ''Icelandic Trolls'') was recognised by the Icelandic Tourism Board as the best idea for a souvenir from Iceland. He has also received the Dimmalimm award for the book ''Mánasteina í vasanum'' and was nominated for the Reykjavik Children's Book Prize for his book ''Jólakötturinn tekinn í gegn''.
List of illustrations (incomplete)
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Ástarsaga úr fjöllunum (1981), written by
Guðrún Helgadóttir
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Bakkabræður (1989)
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Á baðkari til Betlehem
''Á baðkari til Betlehem'' (English: ''On A Bathtub To Bethlehem'') is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1990. The show was the second televised advent calendar produc ...
(1990), written by Sigurður G. Valgeirsson & Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson
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Jóladýrin, written by
Gerður Kristný
Gerður Kristný (born 1970) is an Icelandic writer who is best known for her poetry and books for children.
Early life
Gerður Kristný was born on 10 June 1970 and brought up in Reykjavík. She graduated in French and comparative literature fro ...
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Blómin á þakinu written by Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir
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Jólin okkar
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Konungur háloftanna
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Mánasteinar í vasanum
See also
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List of Icelandic artists
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References
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British children's book illustrators
Artists from Liverpool
1950 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Leicester