Quentin Blake - Selected Works

Selected Works

These 35 books were both written and illustrated by Blake.

• Patrick, 1968, Jonathan Cape
• Jack and Nancy, 1969, Jonathan Cape
• Angelo, 1970, Jonathan Cape
• Snuff, 1973, Jonathan Cape
• Lester at the Seaside, 1975, Collins
• Lester and the Unusual Pet, 1975, Collins
• The Adventures of Lester, 1977, BBC
• Mister Magnolia, 1980, Jonathan Cape —winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
• Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book, 1983, Jonathan Cape
• The Story of the Dancing Frog, 1984, Jonathan Cape
• Mrs Armitage On Wheels, 1987, Jonathan Cape
• Quentin Blake's ABC, 1989, Jonathan Cape
• All Join In, 1990, Jonathan Cape —winner of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration
• Cockatoos, 1992, Jonathan Cape
• Simpkin, 1993, Jonathan Cape
• The Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Verse, 1994, Viking
• Clown, 1995, Jonathan Cape —commended runner up for the Greenaway Medal
• La Vie de la Page, 1995, Gallimard
• Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave, 1997, Jonathan Cape
• Dix Grenouilles (Ten Frogs), 1997, Gallimard
• The Green Ship, 1998, Jonathan Cape
• Zagazoo, 1998, Jonathan Cape
• Zap! The Quentin Blake Guide to Electrical Safety, 1998, Eastern Electricity
• Fantastic Daisy Artichoke, 1999, Jonathan Cape
• The Laureate's Party, 2000, Random House
• Un Bateau Dans le Ciel, 2000, Rue du Monde
• Words and Pictures, 2000, Jonathan Cape
• Tell Me a Picture, 2001, National Gallery Co Ltd
• Loveykins, 2002, Jonathan Cape
• Laureate's Progress, 2002, Jonathan Cape
• Mrs Armitage, Queen of the Road, 2003, Jonathan Cape
• A Sailing Boat In The Sky, 2003, Red Fox
• Angel Pavement, 2004, Jonathan Cape
• You're Only Young Twice, 2008, Andersen Press
• Daddy Lost his Head, 2009, Andre Bouchard

Other

• The Learning Journey (Illustrated versions, for parents, of key stages 1 and 2 of the National Curriculum for England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Illustrated by Blake

Beside winning the 1980 Greenaway Medal for Mr Magnolia, which he wrote, Blake was a highly commended runner up for his illustration of The Wild Washerwomen: A new folk tale, by John Yeoman (1979), and a commended runner up for Clown (1995), which he wrote.

He also made the Greenaway shortlist for Zagazoo (1998), which he wrote, and for Sad Book (2004) by Michael Rosen.

Blake has illustrated a score of books by Roald Dahl.

Blake illustrated the British edition of Agaton Sax, a Swedish-language series of comedy detective novels by Nils-Olof Franzén (originally illustrated by Åke Lewerth, 1955 to 1978).

• Agaton Sax and the Diamond Thieves, 1965
• Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery, 1969
• Agaton Sax and the Max Brothers (a.k.a. Bank Robbers), 1970
• Agaton Sax and the Criminal Doubles, 1971
• Agaton Sax and the Colossus of Rhodes, 1972
• Agaton Sax and the London Computer Plot, 1973
• Agaton Sax and the League of Silent Exploders, 1974
• Agaton Sax and the Haunted House, 1975
• Agaton Sax and the Big Rig (extended), 1976
• Agaton Sax and Lispington's Grandfather Clock, 1978