Name Jonathan Emmett | Role Author | |
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Born 10 December 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-12-10 ) Leicester, England Known for Bringing Down the Moon, Someone Bigger and The Princess and the Pig Website www.scribblestreet.co.uk Books The Princess and the Pig, Bringing Down the Moon, The Santa Trap, Someone bigger, Ruby In Her Own Time | ||
Occupation author, paper-engineer | ||
The princess and the pig by jonathan emmett poly bernatene
Jonathan Emmett (born 1965) is a British children’s author and pop-up book 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 for Pigs Might Fly and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award for The Pig’s Knickers.
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Emmett has also written and paper-engineered several pop-up books including, Emergency Rescue and Tyrannosaurus Rocks.
Life
Jonathan Emmett was born in Leicestershire 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 by Maurice Sendak and The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Emmett developed his writing and illustration skills while at Nottingham University 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. He has since written over fifty children’s books and his work has been translated into over 30 different languages.
He lives in Nottingham, England.
Awards Won
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.
Red House Children’s Book Award 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
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
Richard & Judy’s Best Kids’ Book Ever (2007 Inaugural Year), Early Category, for Someone Bigger
California Young Reader Medal 2006 for Ruby in Her Own Time
Nottingham Children's Book Award 2005 for Someone Bigger
English Association'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.