Biography of colin mcnaughton
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« Daddy had an argument on Friday night, with a man from outer space. Daddy said, ‘I don’t care where you’re from, you’re in my parking space!’ » — Colin McNaughton
Here we are, against all odds, at the beginning of yet another edition of WOT?’s annual Hallowe’en Countdown… hope you enjoy the bumpy — that’s the spirit! — ride.
This time, our opening salvo comes artighet of British illustrator-poet Colin McNaughton (born 1951). Though I’ve been known to haunt used bookstores whenever the occasion arises, I’ve but once encountered a single one of Mr. McNaughton’s productions, a couple of decades ago at that… which is odd, given his rather prodigious output: over seventy books! That said, my mama having raised no fool (my brother notwithstanding), inom unerringly grabbed it.
As it happens, Wikipedia claims — though without any context or bevis — that « His most notable book fryst vatten • Colin McNaughton is a published author, editor, illustrator, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Colin McNaughton include Oops!, Boo!, Suddenly, and If Dinosaurs Were Cats and Dogs. • British poet, writer and illustrator of children's books Colin McNaughton (born 18 May 1951) is a British writer and illustrator of over seventy children's books.[1] He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in London followed by an MA in illustration at the Royal College of Art. He lives in London. McNaughton was born in Wallsend, Northumberland in 1951, the son of a shipyard worker and a school dinner lady.[2] As a child, there was little indication that he would become one of Britain's leading creators of children's picture books.[1] There were no books at all in the family home, but there were always comics, his formative literature, and their slapstick humour has been a lasting influence. McNaughton's first book was published while he was still at the RCA.[3][4][5] H About Colin McNaughton
As a child
Colin was born in Wallsend-upon-Tyne in Northumberland in 1951. As a child, Colin had little indication that he would one day become an author-illustrator. There were no books at all in his parents’ home, he recalls, but there were always comics. These were his formative literature and their slapstick humour has been a lasting influence. “I’ve been talking about the comic format for years,” he says. “It’s the modern way of telling stories for today’s children; it’s about movement, the step between film and the book.”
As an adult
Colin trained as a graphic designer at the Central School of Art and Design and subsequently took an MA in Illustration at the Royal College of Art. He now lives in London with his wife, Francoise, and ha Colin McNaughton
Childhood
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