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Occupation
  
Author, Illustrator

Name
  
Alex Smith

Role
  
Author


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Born
  
2 August 1985 (age 38) Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK (
1985-08-02
)

Alex T Smith talks about Claude


Alex T. Smith (born Coventry, England in 1985) is an author and illustrator of several children's books, including Primrose, Egg, Ella and the Claude book series. He was the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013. His books have been published in several languages including Welsh, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian and Chinese.

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He graduated in 2006 from Coventry University with a degree in illustration.

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BBC Authors Live - Alex T Smith - presenter actor Sean Kane


Claude series

Alex T. Smith Claude In The City by Alex T Smith review Telegraph

Claude was chosen as one of Clara Vulliamy's five favorite fictional characters and appears on gift cards produced by National Book Tokens. The sixth book in the Claude series, Claude on the Slopes was released in October 2013 and is the first Claude book in hardback. In October 2013, it was announced that Claude had been optioned by Sixteen South for television aimed at boys and girls aged 4–6.

Awards

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  • In 2006 won the second prize in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration.
  • In 2009 longlisted for the Greenaway Medal.
  • In 2011 My mum has X-ray Vision by Alex T. Smith and Angela McAllister won the Stockport School's Book Award.
  • In 2011 Bella & Monty won the Dundee Picture Book Award.

    • Critical reception of books

    Alex T. Smith Author Interviews The Book Tree

  • Catch Us If You Can-Can has been called "hilarious" by The Guardian.
  • Claude in the Spotlight is thought of as "a very funny book, with lots of great pictures" by The Guardian and Booktrust described it as "An utterly charming book for emerging readers." Metro appreciated the "quirky illustrations and plenty of humour."
  • Claude in the City reminded Martin Chilton writing in The Telegraph of "the fine stories of Allan Ahlberg." TheBookBag "loved everything about this book" and especially enjoyed the sense of fun, and how rich the text and pictures were for younger readers.". Claude in the City was described by the kidlit blog, There's a Book, as the "perfect transition from picture books to chapter books."

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    References

    Alex T. Smith Wikipedia
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