1. Home
  2. Author
  3. Roy McMillan
Roy McMillan
Author Links

Roy McMillan

  • 1 stars across 5 books
Shirley was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, and studied fashion and dress design at Liverpool Art School, before continuing her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. She then embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator in London, where she still lives today. She illustrated other writers' work, including Noel Streatfeild, Alison Uttley, Ian Seraillier, Margaret Mahy and notably Dorothy Edwards's My Naughty Little Sister series.
Shirley began to write and draw her own picture books when her children were young. Her first book - Lucy and Tom's Day - was published in 1960, and she followed it with, among others, Dogger and the Alfie series.
Shirley Hughes has won the Other Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration twice, for Dogger in 1977 and for Ella's Big Chance in 2003. In 2007 Dogger was voted the public's favourite Greenaway winner of all time. Shirley received an OBE in 1999 for services to Children's Literature, and a CBE in 2017. She is the first recipient of Booktrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Filter

Publication Date

Series

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners
30th September 2022

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners

(1 review) Review
Pirates! Pirates!
30th May 2011

Pirates!

Pirates are everywhere - and they have been ever since boats were used as carriers. They are in stories ranging from Tre... MorePirates!

(0 reviews) Review
Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners
30th January 2012

Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners

Exceptionally popular since its publication in 1719, Robinson Crusoe is widely regarded as the first English novel. Our ... MoreRobinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners

(0 reviews) Review
Oliver Twist: Retold for Younger Listeners Oliver Twist: Retold for Younger Listeners
3rd January 2012

Oliver Twist: Retold for Younger Listeners

This is the first in a series of classics retold for younger listeners. Oliver Twist, Dickens's second novel, has enthra... MoreOliver Twist: Retold for Younger Listeners

(0 reviews) Review
Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners
30th September 2022

Robinson Crusoe: Retold for Younger Listeners

(0 reviews) Review
Image to show page is loading Show More Books

New Book

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners

30th September 2022
(1 review)

Most Popular Book

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners

Gulliver's Travels: Retold for Younger Listeners

30th September 2022
(1 review)

Recent Reviews

Toppsta
Copyright © 2015 Toppsta. All rights reserved