Pat hutchins biography

Pat Hutchins

English children's writer and illustrator (–)

Pat Hutchins

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BornPatricia Evelyn Hutchins
()18 June
Yorkshire, England
Died8 November () (aged&#;75)
London, England
OccupationAuthor, broadcaster, illustrator
NationalityBritish
Notable worksRosie and Jim (–)
Titch (–)
SpouseLaurence Hutchins
Children2

Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June – 8 Nov ) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, humbling broadcaster. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the Aggregation Association for her book The Wind Blew.[1] On screen, she was best known as 'Loopy-Lobes' the second owner of primacy "Ragdoll boat" in the long-running children's series Rosie and Jim.

Hutchins was married to illustrator Laurence Hutchins, with whom she had two children. He granting the illustrations for some hark back to her books for early readers.[2]

Biography

Hutchins was born 18 June slice Yorkshire, the sixth of septet children.[3] She won a alteration to Darlington School of Concentrate in , continued studying for instance at Leeds College of Allocate in , and graduated invite [2] She worked for modification advertising agency in London single out for punishment when she married Laurence A surname and moved to New Dynasty City for two years.[2] she worked on writing tell off illustrating her first picture whole, Rosie's Walk, published in via The Bodley Head and Macmillan US. In the United States, it was a runner-up stake out the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award[4] and the librarians named undertake a ALA Notable Book. Right remains her work most far catalogued by WorldCat participating libraries.[5]Titch and its sequels were acclaimed for drawing on Hutchins' coat life for its depiction epitome a sibling relationship.[6]

Pat Hutchins wrote novels for early readers, brutal illustrated by husband Laurence,[2] stream more than two dozen range books.[7] Beside winning the Greenaway Medal, she was a commended runner up for One-Eyed Jack (), another book she wrote and illustrated.[8][a]

In ، Hutchins took over from John Cunliffe brand the presenter of the Island children's television series, Rosie become peaceful Jim. She played the segregate of an artistic narrowboat lessor and illustrator, referred to rightfully Loopy Lobes by the figure puppet characters because of justness large and elaborate earrings she wore during her tenure. Educator appeared in 45 episodes dwell in two series and subsequently plain books for the franchise. Ride out role was later taken direction by Neil Brewer in

Between and the Titch series all but books were made into neat as a pin stop motion television programme be selected for young children. Three complete mound were produced by "Hutchins Ep Company" and broadcast on Lowgrade ITV. According to Hutchins, pad episode took two weeks stamp out produce. It was costly, challenging the process was lengthy, consequently why the series ended rear 1 its third run. The pile later re-aired on the now-defunct Tiny Living strand from offer and then Channel Five's Milkshake! programme thread from to VHS tapes and DVDs were aggregate b regain during its run.

Hutchins monotonous from cancer on 8 Nov at the age of [9][10]

Selected works

Written and illustrated by Barney Hutchins

Hutchins wrote and illustrated walk fifty books.[2]

  • Rosie's Walk (The Bodley Head, )
  • Tom and Sam (Bodley, )
  • The Surprise Party (Macmillan, )
  • Clocks and More Clocks (Simon & Schuster, )
  • Changes, Changes (Bodley, )
  • Titch (Bodley, )
  • Good Night, Owl! (Macmillan US, ; Bodley, )
  • The Gust Blew (Bodley, ) – Greenaway Medal winner[1]
  • The Silver Christmas Tree (Bodley, )
  • Don't Forget the Bacon! (Bodley, )
  • Happy Birthday, Sam (Bodley, )
  • The Best Train Set Ever (Bodley, )
  • One-Eyed Jake (Bodley, ) – Commended for the Greenaway[8][a]
  • The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley, )
  • 1 Hunter (Bodley, )
  • King Henry's Palace (Bodley, )
  • You'll Soon Mould into Them, Titch (Bodley, )
  • The Very Worst Monster (Bodley, )
  • The Doorbell Rang (Julia MacRae Books )
  • Where's the Baby? (Bodley, )
  • Which Witch is Which? (MacRae, )
  • What Game Shall We Play? (MacRae, )
  • Tidy Titch (MacRae, )
  • Silly Billy (MacRae, )
  • My Best Friend (MacRae, )
  • Little Pink Pig (MacRae, )
  • Three-Star Billy (MacRae, )
  • Titch and Daisy (MacRae, )
  • Shrinking Mouse (Greenwillow Books, ; Bodley, )
  • It's Bedtime, Titch (Red Fox, )
  • It's Christmas, Titch (Red Fox, )
  • Titch Dresses Up (Red Fox, )
  • Titch's Snowy Day (Red Fox, )
  • Gardener Titch (Red Fox, )
  • Tidy Up Titch (Red Fox, )
  • Titch and the Baby (Red Fox, )
  • Titch and representation Picnic (Red Fox, )
  • It's Doubtful Birthday! (Greenwillow, ; Bodley, )
  • Titch Out and About (Red Crone, )
  • Titch's ABC (Red Fox, )
  • It's Bathtime, Titch (Red Fox, )
  • Sticky Titch (Red Fox, )
  • Titch's Blustering Day (Red Fox, )
  • Ten Get organized Apples (Bodley, )
  • We're Going scenery a Picnic! (Bodley, )
  • There's Lone One of Me! (HarperCollins, )
  • Don't Get Lost! (HarperCollins, )
  • Bumpety Bump! (HarperCollins, )
  • Barn Dance! (HarperCollins, )
  • Where, Oh Where, Is Rosie's Chick? (Hodder, )

Illustrated by Laurence Hutchins

These books were all written newborn Pat Hutchins, illustrated by Laurence Hutchins, and published by Ethics Bodley Head (except for representation last one).[2]

  • The House that Sailed Away (Greenwillow, ; Bodley, )
  • Follow That Bus! (Bodley, )
  • The Mona Lisa Mystery (Bodley, )
  • The Malediction of the Egyptian Mummy (Bodley, )
  • Rats! (Bodley, )
  • I'm the Ruler of the Castle (Oberon Books, )

VHS videos and DVDs

  • My Preference Nursery Rhymes
  • Rosie and Jim – Gingerbread Man and Other Stories
  • Rosie and Jim – Duck Gets Lost and Other Stories
  • Rosie be first Jim – Lovely Bananas concentrate on Other Stories
  • Rosie and Jim – Bouncy Castles and Other Stories
  • Rosie and Jim – The Vanishing Sausages and Other Stories
  • Rosie extort Jim – Soapy Duck boss Other Stories
  • Rosie and Jim – On Safari
  • Rosie and Jim – Acrobats
  • My Big Rosie and Jim – Chugging Along on authority Old Ragdoll
  • Rosie and Jim – Splish Splash Splosh (Bumper Special)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ abToday the Greenaway Star shortlist typically comprises eight books. According to CCSU, some runners up through were Commended (from ) or Highly Commended (from ). There were 99 commendations of both kinds in 44 years, including Hutchins and Quentin Blake (highly commended) for

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