Jonathan Emmett (born 10 December 1965) is a British

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and

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designer. He is best known for his picture books including ''Bringing Down the Moon'', ''Someone Bigger'' and ''The Princess and the Pig''. His books have won several awards including the

Red House Children's Book Award The Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award is a set of annual literary prizes for children's books published in the U.K. during the preceding calendar year. It recognises one "Overall" winner and one book in each of three cat ...

for ''Pigs Might Fly'' and the Sheffield Children's Book Award for ''The Pig's Knickers''. Emmett has also written and paper-engineered several pop-up books including, ''Emergency Rescue'' and ''Tyrannosaurus Rocks''.

Life

Jonathan Emmett was born in

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in 1965. Best known as a picture book author, his writing is inspired and influenced by the picture books he read as a child including ''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several tim ...

'' by

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book ''Where the Wild Things Are'', first published in 1963.Turan, Kenneth (October 16, 200 ...

and ''

The Cat in the Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by the American author Theodor Geisel, using the pen name Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow ...

'' by

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss"
'' University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

studying architecture. He began writing and illustrating children's books in his spare time while working as an architect, but left the profession in 1995 to pursue a career in

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

. He has since written over sixty children's books and his work has been translated into over 30 different languages. He lives in

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, England.

Works

Awards

Awards Won

STEAM Children's Book Prize 2019 Best Early Years Book for ''How the Borks Became''
Storytelling World Resource Award 2019 for Stories for Younger Listeners for ''Prince Ribbit''
Utah Beehive Book Award 2013–2014 Picture Book Category for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Storytelling World Resource Award 2014 for Stories for Younger Listeners for ''The Santa Trap''
Vermont Red Clover Award 2012–2013 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Bishop's Stortford Picture Book Award 2013 for ''Callum's Incredible Construction Kit''
Hillingdon Picture Book of the Year Award 2012 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''
Rotherham Children's Book Award 2012 Picture Book category for ''The Pig's Knickers ''
Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Picture Book category & OVERALL WINNER for ''The Pig's Knickers ''
Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2011 for ''The Santa Trap''
Stockport Schools' Book Award 2011 KS1 category for ''MONSTERS – An Owner's Guide ''
Perth & Kinross Word's Out Picture Book Prize 2007 for ''She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain.''

2006 "Book for Younger Children" category for ''Pigs Might Fly''
Norfolk Libraries Children's Book Award 2006 "Older Picture Book" category for ''Pigs Might Fly''
Southampton's Favourite Book to Share Award 2006 for ''ZOOM!''
Kiekeboekprijs 2003 for ''Ik wil de maan'', (the Dutch edition of ''Bringing Down the Moon'')
Southampton's Favourite Book to Share Award 2003 for ''A Turtle in the Toilet''

Shortlisted

Big Book Awards 2019, Children's Illustrated Category for ''Alphabet Street''
Andersen Prize 2019, Best Popular Book category for ''Perché noi boffi siamo così?'' (the Italian edition of ''How the Borks Became'')
Montana Treasure State Award 2019 for ''Prince Ribbit''
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, K2 Category 2018–2019 for ''Prince Ribbit''
Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr. 2018–2019 for ''Prince Ribbit''
Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2015 for ''The Clockwork Dragon''
Hillingdon Picture Book of the Year 2015 for ''Here Be Monsters''
Nevada Young Readers’ Award 2015 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''
Illinois Monarch Award 2015 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Round Rock Armadillo Award 2013–14 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Georgia Children's Book Awards 2013–2014 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''
Mississippi Magnolia Award 2014 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''
Abiline Mockingbird Award 2012–2013 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''
North Carolina Children's Book Award 2013 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards 2012–2013 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
Washington Children's Choice Awards 2013 for ''The Princess and the Pig''
CYBILS Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Award 2011 for ''The Princess and the Pig ''

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’s Best Kids’ Book Ever (2007 Inaugural Year), Early Category, for ''Someone Bigger''

California Young Reader Medal The California Young Reader Medal is a set of five annual literary awards conferred upon picture books and fiction books selected by vote of California schoolchildren from a ballot prepared by committee. The program was established in 1974 with Int ...

2006 for ''Ruby in Her Own Time''
Nottingham Children's Book Award 2005 for ''Someone Bigger''

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's Best Children's Illustrated Book of 2004 Award for ''Someone Bigger''
Perth & Kinross Word's Out Picture Book Prize 2004 for ''Ruby Flew Too.''

External links

Jonathan Emmett's Web site: https://jonathanemmett.com
Jonathan Emmett's Blog: https://jonathanemmett.com/blog
Jonathan Emmett's Society of Authors Profile Page: http://www.societyofauthors.org/writer-Profile?itemID=8921
Jonathan Emmett's page on Walker Books Website: http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Jonathan-Emmett-4443.aspx
Jonathan Emmett's Twitter page: https://twitter.com/JonathanEmmett
Jonathan Emmett's Facebook Author page: https://www.facebook.com/JonathanEmmettAuthor

References

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