Education
He graduated in 2006 from Coventry University with a degree in illustration.
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Alex Smith
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He was announced as the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013. His books have been published in several languages including Welsh, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian and Chinese. Claude was chosen as one of Clara Vulliamy"s five favourite fictional characters and appears on gift cards produced by National Book Tokens.
The sixth book in the Claude series, Claude on the Slopes was released in October 2013 and is the first Claude book in hardback.
In October 2013, it was announced that Claude had been optioned by Sixteen South for television aimed at boys and girls aged 4–6.
Achievements
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In 2006 won the second prize in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration. In 2009 longlisted for the Greenaway Meda In 2011 My mum has X-ray Vision by Alex T. Smith and Angela McAllister won the Stockport School"s Book Award. In 2011 Bella & Monty won the Dundee Picture Book Award.
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Nationality
United Kingdom
Awards
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the Dundee Picture Book Award; the Stockport School's Book Award In 2006 won the second prize in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration. In 2009 longlisted for the Greenaway Medal. In 2011 My mum has X-ray Vision by Alex T. Smith and Angela McAllister won the Stockport School's Book Award. In 2011 Bella & Monty won the Dundee Picture Book Award.the Dundee Picture Book Award; the Stockport School's Book Award In 2006 won the second prize in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration. In 2009 longlisted for the Greenaway Medal. In 2011 My mum has X-ray Vision by Alex T. Smith and Angela McAllister won the Stockport School's Book Award. In 2011 Bella & Monty won the Dundee Picture Book Award.