Nursery World - New children's laureate named

Illustrator and writer Chris Riddell was named the ninth Waterstones Children’s Laureate at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.

The creator of the bestselling Goth Girl series is championing creativity in schools and asking families to come together and draw every day.

The role of children's laureate is awarded every two years to an eminent author or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement and to acknowledge their importance in creating readers of tomorrow.

‘I couldn’t be more proud to accept this vital role, on which successive laureates have stamped their identities in their own distinctive ways,’ he said at the event.

‘During my term, I want to use the immediacy and universality of illustration to bring people together and lead them all into the wonderful world of books and reading.’

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