Georgie Ripper
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Georgie Ripper is a children's book illustrator
known for her work on the Rainbow Magic
series of fairy books. She won the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2000 with My Best Friend Bob and Little Brown Bushrat which she authored and illustrated. She has also illustrated A Dog Called Whatnot and Whatnot Takes Charge which were written by Linda Newbery
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Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
known for her work on the Rainbow Magic
Rainbow Magic
Rainbow Magic is a children's fiction brand owned by Hit Entertainment and best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors under the collective pseudonym Daisy Meadows and illustrated by Georgie Ripper...
series of fairy books. She won the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2000 with My Best Friend Bob and Little Brown Bushrat which she authored and illustrated. She has also illustrated A Dog Called Whatnot and Whatnot Takes Charge which were written by Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular...
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Life and career
She graduated from Anglia Polytechnic University where she studied Illustration. Her books have sold over 10 million copies in the UK.Rainbow Magic
A publishing phenomenon, “Rainbow Magic” has sold 20+ million copies in 31 languages worldwide, including over 6 million books in print in the U.S. The series of books are highly collectible and regularly featured in children’s bestseller lists.Published work
- the Rainbow Magic fairy series - Orchard BooksOrchard booksOrchard Books is a publisher of children's books active in the US and UK.Orchard Books was founded in 1986 by Grolier, an encyclopedia publisher, as a children's publisher. Grolier was acquired by Hachette two years later...
, 2003 - 2009, 2012-present. - Little Brown BushratLittle Brown BushratLittle Brown Bushrat is a children's book by writer and illustrator Georgie Ripper, that tells the story of a little brown bushrat discovering that he has special talent...
- Macmillan PublishersMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, April 2002 - My Best Friend BobMy Best Friend BobMy Best Friend Bob is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Georgie Ripper, first published in 2003. Brian and Bob are guinea pigs who live in a cage in Pete's Pet Palace. One day they are cruelly separated, when Bob is sold and suddenly taken away from the pet shop. Brian is...
- Macmillan PublishersMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
, April 2003 - A Dog Called Whatnot - Egmont UK, Sept 2005
- Whatnot Takes Charge - Egmont UK, Sept 2006