What is Quentin Blake?
'''Sir Quentin Saxby Blake''' <small>[[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]]</small> [[Order of the British Empire|<small>CBE</small>]] (born 16 December 1932) is a British [[author]] and [[illustrator]] of children's books. He is most known for his drawings in books written by [[Roald Dahl]]. == Education == Blake went to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. His first [[publish]]ed drawing was for ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' magazine, at the age of 16. He studied [[English literature|English Literature]] at [[Downing College, Cambridge]] ([[1953]]-[[1956|6]]) and later studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He trained as a teacher at the Institute of Education before working at the Royal College of Art. == Career == Blake gained a reputation as an illustrator of over 300 children's books. His work in [[Roald Dahl]]'s books made him internationally famous. As well as his work with Dahl, Blake has also written several books of his own. == Awards and honours == * In [[1974]] Blake and Russell Hoban were awarded the Whitbread Award for Children's Book for ''How Tom Beat Captain Najork & His Hired Sportsmen''. * He was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in [[1988]], and then an [[CBE]] in [[2005]], for services to Children's Literature. * Since [[1989]], he has been Visiting [[professor]] at the Royal College of Art. * In [[1999]] he was made the first Children's Laureate in the UK. * In [[2002]] he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contributions to children's book illustration. * He was awarded an honorary [[Academic degree|degree]] by the [[University of Cambridge]] in [[2005]]. == Bibliography (partial) == This is a list only of books both written and illustrated by Blake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quentinblake.com/books/search.php |title=Quentin Blake : Books : Bibliography |access-date=2008-08-11 |archive-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116213301/http://www.quentinblake.com/books/search.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''Patrick'',