It received an Animated Adaptation in 1993. But unfortunately for Prince Cinders, not all the fairy's spells turn out exactly as planned. Then one Saturday night a small, very dirty fairy arrives on the scene, promising that all his wishes will come true. In this Fractured Fairy Tale retelling of Cinderella, Prince Cinders leads a hard life, bullied by his three big hairy brothers who leave him to do the cleaning while they head off to the Palace Disco with their glamorous princess girlfriends. She was one of several commended runners-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal, the annual Library Association award for illustration in British children's books, for both Princess Smartypants (1986) and Prince Cinders (1987).Prince Cinders is a 1987 book by British children’s author Babette Cole. The former award from Maschler Publications and Booktrust annually recognised one British "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other."
Awards Ĭole won the Kurt Maschler Award, or the Emil, for Drop Dead (Jonathan Cape, 1996), which she wrote and illustrated. After a short illness she died on 15 January 2017, aged 66. She spent her time writing, visiting schools and travelling. Much of her work is earthy comedy, having titles like The Smelly Book, The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book and The Silly Book. Her best-seller Doctor Dog has been adapted as a successful children's cartoon series.
Īs a children's writer, Cole created more than 150 picture books. She worked on such children's programmes as Bagpuss (working with Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin) and Jackanory for BBC television.
She attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and received first-class BA Honours. Kurt Maschler Award, Children's Picture Book of The Year Children's Books of the Year Child Study Association of America, BLA Annabell Fargeon Awardīabette Cole (10 September 1950 – 15 January 2017 ) was an English children's writer and illustrator.Ĭole was born on Jersey in the Channel Islands. Drop Dead, Princess Smartypants, Prince Cinders
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