Penny Dale (born 1954 in London) is an English illustrator and writer of children's books.

Background

Dale studied

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and graduated from

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. She moved to South East Wales in 1982, and currently resides in Caerleon, a village in

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. Dale is married and has one daughter.

Career

Her picture books as author-illustrator include ''

Ten in the Bed ''Ten in the Bed'' is a picture book for young children, written and illustrated by Penny Dale and published in 1988 by Walker Books. It is an adaptation of the well-known counting nursery rhyme of the same name. The familiar refrain "roll ov ...

'', which won the

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in 2002, ''Wake Up Mr. B!'' which was commended for the

Kate Greenaway Medal The Kate Greenaway Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) ...

, and more recently her ''Dinosaur'' series with

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. 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

in 1990. 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

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. ''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". 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.

Books

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 Kate Greenaway Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) ...

* ''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)

As illustrator only

* ''The Stopwatch'', written by 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 Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fi ...

(2006) * ''Jamie and Angus Together'', Fine (2007) * ''Jamie and Angus Forever'', Fine (2009)

References

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* * 1954 births Living people 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English novelists English children's book illustrators English children's writers English illustrators English women novelists British women illustrators 21st-century English women writers 20th-century English women writers {{UK-child-writer-stub