Alex T. Smith

Alex T. Smith
Born (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Occupation Author, Illustrator
Website
www.alextsmith.com

Alex T. Smith (born Coventry, England in 1985) is an author and illustrator of several children's books, including Primrose, Egg, Ella and the Claude series of books. He was announced as the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013.[1] He graduated in 2006 from Coventry University with a degree in illustration.[2] His books have been published in several languages including Welsh,[3] French,[4] German,[5] Swedish,[6] Italian,[7] Hungarian[8] and Chinese.[9] Claude was chosen as one of Clara Vulliamy's five favourite fictional characters [10] and appears on gift cards produced by National Book Tokens.[11] 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.[12]

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Critical Reception of books

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References

  1. http://www.worldbookday.com/about/the-world-book-day-illustrator/
  2. "Alex T. Smith - Hachette Children's Group". hachettechildrens.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "www.gwales.com - 9781849671552, Cyfres Clem: 2. Clem ar Wyliau". gwales.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. "Les aventures de Léon". ricochet-jeunes.org. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. "Literatur: Erstlesebuch "Luis in der Stadt" - hohes Niveau - badische-zeitung.de". badische-zeitung.de. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. "Smith, A - Claude på semester - 29686944". rabensjogren.se. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. "Pablo in vacanza - Gallucci editore". galluccieditore.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. "Mano Konyvek". kiadok.lira.hu. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. "淘气狗克劳德 (豆瓣)". book.douban.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. "Clara Vulliamy's five favourite characters - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. "Alex T. Smith: CLAUDE National Book Tokens!". alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. "Book Trade Announcements - 'Claude' Optioned For Television By Sixteen South". booktrade.info. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Alex T. Smith - We Are Writers". writers.scholastic.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  14. 1 2 http://www.arenaillustration.com/Artists/thumbsAlexTSmith.html
  15. "Catch us if you Can-Can by Alex T Smith - review | Children's books | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. "Claude in the Spotlight by Alex T Smith - review | Children's books | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  17. "Claude in the Spotlight by Alex T Smith | Book Trust". booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  18. "Books for kids's summer reading: Experts recommend the best picks | Metro News". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  19. "Claude In The City by Alex T Smith: review - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  20. "Claude in the City by Alex T Smith - TheBookbag.co.uk book review". thebookbag.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  21. "Book Review: Claude In The City by Alex T. Smith | There's A Book". theresabook.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  22. "Alex T. Smith: HECTOR and the BIG BAD KNIGHT - now available to preorder!". alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

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