Pat Hutchins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pat Hutchins

English children's writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1942

Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Nov-2017

Profession: writer, illustrator, television presenter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Pat Hutchins

  • Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books and broadcaster.
  • She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject.
  • The work was The Wind Blew, a picture book in rhyme which she also wrote.
  • It shows how "a crowd of people anxiously chase their belongings" in the wind.
  • On screen she was best known as the owner of the 'Ragdall boat' in the long-running children's series Rosie and Jim. Hutchins was married to illustrator Laurence Hutchins, with two children.
  • She wrote books for early readers that he illustrated.

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