Quentin Blake

Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, (born 16 December 1932 in Sidcup, Kent) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl. Blake was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. His English teacher, JH Walsh, influenced his ambition to become involved in literature. His first published drawing was for the satirical magazine Punch, at the age of 16. He read English Lite... more

Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, (born 16 December 1932 in Sidcup, Kent) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl. Blake was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. His English teacher, JH Walsh, influenced his ambition to become involved in literature. His first published drawing was for the satirical magazine Punch, at the age of 16. He read English Literature at Downing College, Cambridge (1953-6), received his postgraduate teaching diploma from the University of London, and later studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He gained another teaching diploma at the Institute of Education before working at the Royal College of Art. Blake gained a reputation as a reliable and humorous illustrator of over 300 children's books. As well as illustrating the books of others, including Roald Dahl, Blake has written numerous books of his own. As of 2006, he has participated in the writing and/or... less