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Biography

Grill grew up in a rural area and worked on a farm as a young adult, experiences which have influenced his art and writing. He graduated from University College Falmouth, is dyslexic, and runs a weekly art club at a local school.

Awards and honors

Two of Grill's books are Junior Library Guild selections: ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' (2016) and ''Earth Verse'' (2018). In 2014, ''

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'' named ''Shackleton's Journey'' one of the best illustrated books of the year. ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' received a starred review from ''

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'', and ''Bandoola'' received a starred review from '' Booklist''. When Grill won the

in 2015 at age 24 for ''Shackleton's Journey'', he was the youngest person to have earned the award since 1960. In addition to the Greenaway Medal, Grill won the Colin Mears Award.

Publications

As author and illustrator

* ''Shackleton's Journey'' (2014,

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, ) * ''Shackleton's Journey Activity Book'' (2015, Flying Eye Books, ) * ''The Wolves of Currumpaw'' (2016, Flying Eye Books, ) * ''Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue'' (2022, Flying Eye Books, )

As illustrator only

* ''Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up'', written by Sally M. Walker (2018, Candlewick Press, )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grill, William British children's book illustrators British children's writers British artists with disabilities People with dyslexia Living people 1990 births Date of birth missing (living people)