Draft:Maurice Pledger

Maurice Pledger is a childrens book author and illustrator. His books include touch-and-feel and "sounds of the wild" pop-up books with animal sounds.

He illustrated the Warwick "First Look At Nature" book series, written by Angela Sheehan.[1] He illustrated books in the "Animal Life Stories" children's book series, written by Angela Royston, including Duck (1988), Hedgehog (1989), Mouse (1989) and Squirrel (1989).[2]

He won the Francis Williams Illustration Award in 1992 for the Best Descriptive Illustration from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

He re-adapted some of his children's books to use magnetic figures.[3]

Works

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  • Ping-Ping Panda
  • Billy Bunny
  • Billy Bunny's Forest Adventure[3]
  • Dizzy Dolphin's Ocean Adventure[3]
  • Oscar Otter's River Adventure[3]
  • An Adventure with Bobby Bear
  • An Adventure with Charlie Chick
  • An Adventure with Morris Mouse
  • An Adventure with Polly Polar Bear
  • An Adventure with Winnie Wolf

Illustrator

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  • The Mouse by Angela Sheehan
  • The Fox by Angela Sheehan
  • The Hedgehog by Angela Sheehan 1977
  • Beetles and Bugs by A. Wood
  • Garden Birds of the World
  • Game Birds
  • Ocean by A. J. Wood and Valerie Davies (from "Sounds of the Wild" series) 2007[4]

References

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  1. ^ "New fall books for the young". The Anniston Star. 21 August 1977. p. 2D. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Angela Royston". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Movable stationery". 1993.
  4. ^ "Senior Adults". Movable Stationery. 21 (2): 17. 1993. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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