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Babette Cole (born 10 September 1949) is an English children's writer and illustrator. She has created more than 70 picture books and her best-seller ''Doctor Dog'' has been adapted as a successful children's cartoon series. Most of her work is rude comedy like ''The Smelly Book'', ''The Hairy Book'', ''The Slimy Book'' and ''The Silly Book''. Cole was born on Jersey in the British Channel Islands. She attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and received a BA Honours. She worked at the BBC creating children's programs such as ''Bagpuss'' and ''Watch With Mother''. She currently spends her time writing, visiting schools and travelling. ==Awards== Cole won the Kurt Maschler Award, or the Emil, for ''Drop Dead'' (Jonathan Cape, 1996), which she wrote and illustrated. The award from Maschler Publications and Booktrust annually recognised one British "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other."〔 ("Kurt Maschler Awards" ). Book Awards. ''bizland.com''. Retrieved 2012-06-26.〕 She was one of several commended runners-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal, the annual Library Association award for illustration in British children's books, for both ''Princess Smartypants'' (1986) and ''Prince Cinders'' (1987).〔 Cole has won many other awards for her books: * ''Nungu and the Hippopotamus'' (1980) — Children's Picture Book of The Year; Children's Books of the Year; Child Study Association of America * ''The Wind in the Willows Pop-Up Book'' (1983) — New York Public Library Children's Books * ''Princess Smartypants'' (1986) — British Library Association (BLA) * ''Prince Cinders'' (1987) — BLA Annabell Fargeon Award * ''Drop Dead'' (1996) — The British Book Trust 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Babette Cole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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