Kes Gray (1960-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards

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Born 1960, in Chelmsford, England; Education: University of Kent, B.A.

Agent—David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Garden Square, London W1F 9HA, England.

Advertising copywriter for firms in England, c. 1982-97; writer and freelance advertising copywriter, 1997—.

Received numerous awards for advertising campaigns in United Kingdom; overall prize, Federation of Children's Book Awards, Stockport Schools Book Award, overall prize, Sheffield Book Award, and Experian Big Three Award, all 2001, all for Eat Your Peas.

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Kes Gray (1960-) - Writings

Eat Your Peas, illustrated by Nick Sharratt, Dorling Kindersley Publishing (New York, NY), 2000. Who's Poorly Too?: The 'Get Well Soon' Book, illustrated by Mary McQuillan, Bodley Head (London, England), 2000, published in America as The "Get Well Soon" Book: Good Wishes for Bad Times, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2000. Really, Really, illustrated by Nick Sh…

Kes Gray (1960-) - Sidelights

A background as an award-winning advertising copywriter prepared Kes Gray to become a picture book writer. The British author learned how to keep his When small bunny Twitchy finds out he's adopted, his horse and cow parents teach him about familial love in Kes Gray's tender picture-book story. (From Our Twitchy, illustrated by Mary McQuillan.) thoughts concise and phrased i…

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