Chris Riddell - Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognitions

Some of these Awards and related honours may have recognised the writers of books Riddell illustrated. The two Greenaway Medals, two commendations, and three shortlists recognised Riddell as illustrator.

Awards

• 1997 Something Else, written by Kathryn Cave, won the UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance
• 2001 Pirate Diary, written by Richard Platt, won the Kate Greenaway Medal
• 2003 Pirate Diary won the Blue Peter Book Award, Best Book with Facts
• 2004 Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver", adapted by Martin Jenkins from the 1726 classic, won the Greenaway Medal
• 2004 Fergus Crane, written by Paul Stewart, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (ages 6–8) and the Smarties Prize "4Children Special Award"
• 2007 Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, written and illustrated by Riddell, won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (ages 6–8)
• 2008 Ottoline and the Yellow Cat won a Red House Children's Book Award

Runners up, etc

• 1994 Something Else by Cave was commended for the Greenaway Medal
• 1999 Castle Diary by Platt was highly commended for the Greenaway Medal
• 2002 Pirate Diary by Platt was Smarties silver runner up (ages 6–8)
• 2005 Corby Flood by Stewart was Smarties bronze runner up (ages 6–8)
• 2006 Hugo Pepper by Stewart was Smarties silver runner up (ages 6–8)
• 2006 The Emperor of Absurdia, written and illustrated by Riddell, was Smarties silver runner up (ages 0–5)
• 2007 The Emperor of Absurdia made the Greenaway shortlist
• 2008 Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, written and illustrated by Riddell, made the Greenaway shortlist
• 2008 Wendel's Workshop, written and illustrated by Riddell, made the Booktrust Early Years Award shortlist
• 2010 The Graveyard Book, written by Neil Gaiman, made the Greenaway shortlist in its Children's Edition illustrated by Riddell (Gaiman won the companion Carnegie Medal in Literature)