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Chris Mould (born 1969) is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books. He exhibits his artwork regularly, and commits to an ongoing programme of events. He currently has over 20 books in print between the US and the UK. His notable works include A Boy Called Christmas, A Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me, The Truth Pixie, The Iron Man, and Animal Farm.

Chris Mould
Born	1969 Bradford, England, UK
Occupation	Illustrator, author
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Leeds Beckett University
Genre	Children's
Notable works	A Boy Called Christmas The Iron Man Animal Farm
Notable awards	Nottingham Children's Book Award Swiss Prix Enfantasie Best Children's Novel Award
Children	2

Personal life

Mould was born in 1969 in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[1]

When he left school at the age of 16, the only skill he had was drawing. He decided to go to an art school to study graphic design[2] and then received a honours degree in Graphic Design & Illustration at Leeds Polytechnic.[3]

Career

After graduation, Mould worked as a freelance illustrator from a studio in Oakenshaw for three years.[4] He has collaborated with many publishers such as Oxford University Press, Bloomsbury, Canongate, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House,...

In December 2019, he became the patron of the Rotherham literacy centre. He joins other famous names Paul Clayton, Abi Elphinstone, Joanne Harris, Ian McMillan, Sir Paul Collier, Jeremy Dyson and Mark Gatiss in championing Grimm & Co as supporters and patrons.[5]

In an interview in 2021, he named Ralph Steadman, Ronald Searle, George Cruikshank, Adam Stower, Alex T Smith, Peter Goes... as his artistic influences.[6]

As of 2021, he lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two grown-up daughters.[7]

He currently works in a studio at Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Works

As author and illustrator

As illustrator

written by other authors

Awards and recognitions

Awards

• 2003 Nottingham Children's Book Award for Vesuvius Poovius by Kes Gray.
• 2012 Swiss Prix Enfantasie Best Children's Novel Award.

Shortlisted

• 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal for Pirates 'n' Pistols.[8]
• 2016 British Book Industry Awards for A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig.[9]
• 2016 Sheffield Children's Book Award for A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig.
• 2017 Sheffield Children's Book Award for Pocket Pirates - The Great Drain Escape.
• 2020 Kate Greenaway Medal for The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.[10]

References

External links

• Chris Mould's official Instagram
• Chris Mould's official Twitter
• Chris Mould at Library of Congress Authorities, with 35 catalogue records
• Chris Mould at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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