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Anthony Browne Anthony Browne was born in Sheffield, England. Storytelling came naturally to Browne: when he was young, his father opened a pub, and he spent his childhood entertaining patrons with his stories of a man called “Big Dumb Tackle”. His childhood was spent much like any other English boy: filled with playing sports and drawing with his older brother. Browne studied graphic design at Leeds College of Art in West Yorkshire, England. After leaving college, he worked as a medical artist at the Manchester Royal Infirmary for three years. Finding this work rather repetitive, he moved on to designing greeting cards, and worked for the Gordon Fraser Gallery. In 1976, Browne published his first book called Through the Magic Mirror, painting most of the pictures before he even wrote the story. His most popular book exhibits his fascination with gorillas, entitled Gorilla. Around this time, while filming a segment for television at his local zoo, he was badly bitten by a gorilla. Browne has published more than thirty books and received numerous awards, among them the Kurt Maschler ‘Emil’ Award; additionally, he was the first British illustrator since 1956 to be awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. In 2009, Browne was appointed the sixth Children’s Laureate. This position acknowledges the distinction of exceptional children’s writing that helps to create the ‘readers of tomorrow’. Browne’s books have been translated into twenty-‐six different languages. His illustrations have traveled the world, including such countries as Mexico, France, Japan, and Taiwan. *Fun Fact: there are disguised bananas hidden in Browne’s books! Keep an eye out for them the next time you are reading one!* Book Titles My Dad
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