Commended1994
Chris Riddell: books and awards
Chris Riddell is a political cartoonist as well as a children's illustrator, and was UK Children's Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times.
Chris Riddell wrote or illustrated 10 books on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Carnegie Medal for Illustration, the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Newbery Medal, between 1994 and 2017. 4 of them won. Most are for ages 6 to 8 and ages 9 to 12.
Award-winning books by Chris Riddell
Commended1994
Highly commended1999
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: Richard Platt
Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12
Winner2001
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: Richard Platt
The journal of a boy who joins a pirate ship in 1716, with detailed illustrations of life at sea.
Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12
Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: the 1726 classic Gulliver's Travels adapted by Martin Jenkins
Gulliver's Travels retold for young readers, with Chris Riddell's detailed illustrations of tiny people, giants and floating islands.
Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12
Shortlist2007
Shortlist2008
Winner2010
The Graveyard Book
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: Neil Gaiman
A boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard after his family is murdered. A spooky, exciting fantasy by Neil Gaiman.
- 2010 Carnegie Medal for Writing winner
- 2009 Newbery Medal winner
- 2010 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlisted
Ages 9 to 12
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
Written and illustrated by Chris Riddell
Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12
Winner2016
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: Neil Gaiman
A queen sets out to break a sleeping curse in a dark retelling of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. A beautiful gift edition.
Ages 9 to 12, Teens
Shortlist2017
A Great Big Cuddle
Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Credit: Michael Rosen
Babies and toddlers, Ages 3 to 5