In March 2014, he was awarded the insignia of a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur at a ceremony at the Institut Français in London. During the 1960s, Blake taught English at the Lycée Français de Londres which cemented his long association with France and culminated in the award of the Legion of Honour. I also loved how Quentin Blake made this story extremely cute and heartwarming, especially of the scenes of the clown trying to find a new home for the other toys. This wordless picture book will have adults and children utterly captivated by the illustrations throughout the book.

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you get the confidence a good picture book inspires in the reader / parent / teacher / performer to tell / share / explore. For ages 4 and up, wordless, clowns, fantasy, family, rescue, trash, home, toys, and fans of Quentin Blake.

Blake won the Kurt Maschler Award, or the Emil, for All Join In (Jonathan Cape, 1990), which he wrote and illustrated. I especially loved the way that Quentin Blake illustrated the clown as having a white clown suit with a purple necktie, blond hair, a small blue hat and a smile on its face as it sort of represents the hope that it brings to the story. Personally, his scratchy illustrations for the Roald Dahl books are etched into my brain, so Clown was a happy nostalgia trip. I loved how at first the story lines didn't seem to have anything to do with each other but slowly details were revealed to show how they are all connected.

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Additionally, ‘Clown’ helps the children develop their story telling and characterisation as there are no words to rely on, therefore helping the writing process and demonstrating to the children you do not need to be a good reader to be a good story teller.John spends most of his time drawing monsters of all shapes, sizes and colors, and his parents are worried. This position, which he held for two years, saw him undertaking lots of ambitious projects in his quest to spread the word about the exciting world of children's books.

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More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Clown often wears a look of concern, but, after the heroic conclusion, the gray clouds light up with sunset splotches of bright pink. He studied English at Downing College, Cambridge, and after that he did a postgraduate teaching diploma at the University of London. He approaches a couple children, is put into a costume contest, brought home by a child, but tossed away out the window by the mother. Browse our catalog of sweeping historical epics, breathtaking romantic dramas, gripping crime thrillers, cozy family shows, and so much more.He has won the Whitbread Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, and the Kate Greenaway Medal among others. With a few brushstrokes and scribbles of ink, Blake conveys moods, contrasts economic situations-and praises those who appreciate secondhand items.