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Mark Burgess (born 26 April 1957; pen name Simon Goswell for two books) is best known as an English author and illustrator of children's literature.〔''(Mark Burgess - Penguin Group (USA) Authors )''. Penguin Group (USA). Accessed: 6 September 2010.〕 He has illustrated books by Tony Bradman and Martin Waddell. Among his most recent assignments, he illustrated ''Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'', the authorized sequel of Winnie-the-Pooh.〔Flood, Alison "(After 80 years, Pooh returns to Hundred Acre Wood in sequel )". The Guardian, 10 January 2009〕 Burgess also designs greeting cards〔Helwig, David "(Big news from White River's favourite SOB )." ''SooToday.com.'' 15 July 2009.〕 and is a computer programmer.〔Burgess, Mark. (Mark Burgess - Artist and Writer ) - (biography )〕 Additionally, Burgess has colored and adapted the newer editions of various classic children's books that were drawn by the late E. H. Shepard〔 and Peggy Fortnum.〔 ==Life== Mark Simon Burgess was born in Chislehurst〔Personal communication from M. Burgess.〕 on 26 April 1957〔"(Burgess, Mark )." ''MARC Display''. Library of Congress Authorities. Accessed: 10 September 2010.〕 to John Frederick Orchard Burgess and Mona Goswell.〔''(The Burgess Family from Bratton, Wiltshire, England:Information about Mona Goswell )''. Ancestry.com.〕 He was the third child among his four siblings. He attended boarding school at Christ's Hospital in Sussex, England〔 from 1968-74 in the Middleton B house.〔''(Blue Yellow Pages (Last Names beginning with B) ).'' Christ Hospital's Old Blues' Association.〕 In 1975, Burgess began studying at the Slade School of Fine Art of the University College London.〔Lee. ''(Return to the Hundred Acre Wood review )''. Fantasy Book Review. 10 November 2009.〕〔"(UCL Art Collections is undertaking a digitisation project of its holdings from the Slade School of Art. ).." UCL Art Collections. University College London. JULY 2009.〕 Graduating from there with a B.A. in Fine Art in 1979,〔"About the Author" (Teddy Time ). Amazon.〕 he began working as a freelance author and illustrator of children's books, magazines and greetings cards (of which he has designed over 500).〔〔"(Mark Burgess )." Children's Authors. Answers Corporation, 2006. ''Answers.com'' 06 September 2010〕 He also briefly worked at the London Zoo as well as in a library in Cambridge.〔 The first book Burgess illustrated is Martin Waddell ''Harriet and the Crocodiles'', published in 1983. He currently lives in Taunton, Somerset〔(Mark Burgess ) - Frances Lincoln Publishers〕 and is married to Malawi-born artist Rosemary Benson, who is his senior by 9 years〔"(UK Electoral Roll 2002 )."〕 and who also attended the Slade School of Art from 1977 to 1979.〔 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「Mark Burgess (children's author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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