Quentin Blake
Academic, Cartoonist, and Author
Halves (band)...Lionel Richie on helium. Other interests include the author Philip Pullman, the illustrator Quentin Blake, the artist Tony Hart, the photographer Roisin Jones and the CBS internet television series Clark and Michael. Their musical influences... In this article: Halves, 65daysofstatic, Dublin, Canadian Music Week, Helium, Mew, and Hello |
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Daily Mail | July 16, 2009
Britain's top children's authors boycott school visits in row over 'paedophile' checks
...children's authors boycott school visits in row over 'paedophile' checks Philip Pullman and Quentin Blake abandon school visits over plans for paedophile checks Last updated at 10:36 PM on 16th July 2009 Leading children's authors...
In this article: Philip Pullman, Britain, His Dark Materials, Allegation, Criminal Records Bureau, Tax, and Horrible Histories
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Times Online | September 15, 2009
Government may relent on school vetting for children's authors
...about their books. Some of the top names in children's publishing - including Philip Pullman, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake - have pledged to stop giving readings at schools in protest at the new regulations, which...
In this article: Philip Pullman, BBC Radio 4, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo, Ed Balls, and His Dark Materials
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Independent.co.uk - Books | July 15, 2009
Authors boycott schools over sex-offence register
...they pose a danger to children. Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake all told The Independent that they object to having their names on the database - which is intended to protect children from...
In this article: Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo, Anthony Horowitz, and Data Protection Act
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The Register | July 17, 2009
Would you leave your child alone with a cabinet minister?
...nothing but contempt." Mr Pullman is not alone in his refusal. Other authors who object to being vetted include Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake. According to former Children's Laureate Mrs Fine: "The whole...
In this article: Philip Pullman, Department of Health, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo, Alan Johnson, and Andy Burnham
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | July 21, 2008
British children 'being denied their cultural human rights'
...the powers-that-be to change things." The manifesto by ACA, whose other patrons include Philip Pullman, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake and Sir Alan Ayckbourn, states that: • Creativity, play and the arts should be put "at...
In this article: UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Alan Ayckbourn, Philip Pullman, London, and Britain
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Independent.co.uk - UK | July 17, 2009
Child database: danger of malicious reporting
...visiting schools in protest. Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake all said they would refuse to have their names on the database, which carries a GBP64 registration fee. However, the chief executive...
In this article: ISA, Allegation, Cannabis, Philip Pullman, France, Barnardo's, Anne Fine, Anthony Horowitz, and Michael Morpurgo
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Sunday Mirror | July 17, 2009
Kids love Boris Johnson!
...way and forces authors to register on a national child safety database. As Philip Pullman, Quentin Blake and other writers are saying, this is an insult and an absurdity. And if I can add my twopennorth, let's face facts. Kids are most at...
In this article: Philip Pullman, Beyonce, and Michael Jackson
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | July 16, 2009
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary attacks 'pompous' children's authors over child database fears
...Jul 2009 Pullman, Anthony Horowitz, who wrote the Alex Rider series, plus three former holders of the Children's Laureateship - Quentin Blake, Michael Morpurgo, and Anne Fine - are all objecting to their names being put on a new database...
In this article: Terry Deary, Philip Pullman, Horrible Histories, ISA, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, and Criminal Records Bureau
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Daily Mail | July 20, 2009
SUZANNE MOORE: Potatoes and paedophiles: Why are we so afraid?
...trying to help education It's very easy to write him off as some prima donna who thinks writers are superior beings, but Pullman was a teacher himself and has been outspoken about civil liberties in the past. What he is objecting to is...
In this article: Potato, Jacqui Smith, Philip Pullman, Jo Whiley, and Anne Fine
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Quentin Saxby Blake CBE (born December 16 1932 in Sidcup) is a British cartoonist, illustrator and children's book author, most notable for his illustrations in books written by Roald Dahl.
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