Philippe Dupasquier (born 1955) is an author and illustrator of children's books. He was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, but he went to art school in Lyon, France 1976–79, after which he became a freelance illustrator in London, England.[citation needed] The detailed crowd-scenes of Dupasquier's Busy Places series were an inspiration for the creation of Martin Handford's popular Where's Wally? series.[1]
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For Bill's New Frock, written by Anne Fine and illustrated by Philippe Dupasquier, he received the Smarties Prize, and Carnegie Medal commendation, from the British Library Association, both 1989, and then the Oak Tree Award, from Nottinghamshire Libraries, in 1990.
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