David mckee biography

British writer and illustrator (1935–2022)

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David McKee - Wikipedia

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David John McKee (2 January 1935 – 6 April 2022) was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations.

For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was UK nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.^[3]

Early life

David John McKee was born on 2 January 1935 and raised in Tavistock,^[4]Devon, England.

After attending grammar school, he studied at Plymouth College of Art.^[1]

While still at college, he began selling one-off cartoons, particularly to the national press. On leaving college, he continued this to support himself while painting, drawing regularly for, among others, Punch, Reader's Digest, and The Times Educational Supplement.^[5]

The first book he sold was of a