Authors & Illustrators
Edward Ardizzone
Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900 and spent the formative years of his life in Ipswich, where he learned to know and love the little coastal steamers in the Tim books. He is best known for his illustrations in the Nurse Matilda series and the Tim series, featuring the maritime adventures of the eponymous young hero, which he wrote and illustrated. The first book, "Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain" was published in 1936. The most famous of the books, "Time All Alone" won the British Library Association’s Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration in 1956. The series ended with "Tim’s Last Voyage" in 1972. The Tim series has been reissued, beginning in 2005 with "Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain" so that they can be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers! Edward was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1970, and appointed CBE in 1971.
