Peter Cross (born 1951 in

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) is a British

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. His style features lifelike

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s of British wildlife, in

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-like situations. Ostensibly produced for children, they include sufficient visual puns to be of interest to adults. He first worked as a technical illustrator for

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and also illustrated

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s, not least for guitarist Anthony Phillips and over 200 designs in the popular ''Harbottle Hamster'' range of greetings cards for Gordon Fraser.

Bibliography

*''Trouble for Trumpets'' (Ernest Benn, 1982, story by Peter Dallas-Smith), *''Trumpets in Grumpetland'' (

A & C Black A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing '' Who's Who'' since 1849. It also published popular travel guides and novels. History The firm was founded in 18 ...

, 1984, story by Peter Dallas-Smith), *''1588 And All This'' (Pavilion Books, 1988), *''Boys Own Battle of Britain'' (Pavilion Books, 1990),

Dinosaur Days series

(1985 unless shown, story by David Lloyd) *''Early Morning'', *''Breakfast'', *''The Terrible Thing'', *''Silly Games'', *''Little So-And-So and the Dinosaurs'' (1993; compilation of the whole series),

Dudley Dormouse series

(1986 unless shown, Walker Books, text Judy Taylor) :Bonita Brodt of the '' Chicago Tribune'' wrote: "What makes the tales of Dudley Dormouse truly special are the intricate and colorful illustrations that bring the story to life on each page of these miniature, hardcover books." *''Dudley Goes Flying'', *''Dudley and the Monster'', - "The extraordinary illustrations are richly detailed in the style of many British children's books. They focus dramatically on the central action in each picture, allowing the young reader to direct his attention to the unfolding tale." *''Dudley and the Strawberry Shake'', - Dudley the dormouse goes to a strawberry patch to pick strawberries, picks one and eats it but then mistakes a dogs nose for one. The dog does not like having his nose pulled and shakes his head until Dudley lets go and flies through the air. The story ends with Dudley going home for a nap to recover, and as he is falling asleep he remembers that he has left his strawberry picking gloves behind. *''Dudley in a Jam'', *''Dudley Bakes A Cake'' (1988), *''The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse'' (1990; compilation of the whole series),

Contributions

*Henry Williamson; ''A Clear Water Stream'' (1976; cover and line illustrations by Cross) *''The New Happy Families'' ( Methuen, 1992; book and card game (made by

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); Cross illustrated the Camp family)

Anthony Phillips album artwork

*''

The Geese & The Ghost ''The Geese & the Ghost'' is the first studio album by English musician and songwriter Anthony Phillips, released in March 1977 on Hit & Run Music in the United Kingdom and Passport Records in the United States. It was originally intended to be ...

'' (1977) *''

Wise After the Event ''Wise After the Event'' is the second studio album by English musician and composer Anthony Phillips, released in May 1978 on Arista Records in the United Kingdom and in June 1978 on Passport Records in the United States. After promoting his prev ...

'' (1978) *'' Sides'' (1979) *''

Private Parts & Pieces ''Private Parts & Pieces'' is the third studio album by English musician and composer Anthony Phillips. It was released in November 1978 by Passport Records in the United States, and in April 1979 by Arista Records in the United Kingdom. Unlike h ...

'' (1979) *'' Private Parts & Pieces II: Back to the Pavilion'' (1980) *'' Private Parts & Pieces III: Antiques'' (1982) *''Private Parts & Pieces V: Twelve'' (1985) *''Harvest of the Heart'' (1985) *'' Private Parts & Pieces VI: Ivory Moon'' (1986) *''Private Parts & Pieces VIII: New England'' (1992) *''Anthology'' (1995) *''Radio Clyde'' (2003) *'' Archive Collection Volume 2'' (2004)

References

External links

Peter Cross' website
1951 births Living people English illustrators People from Guildford {{UK-illustrator-stub