About
Illustrator and writer who, in 1974, won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for the picture book The Wind Blew.
Before Fame
She attended Darlington School of Art on a scholarship in 1958.
Trivia
Her works include 1981's The Mona Lisa Mystery and 1989's Rats!
Family Life
She married illustrator Laurence Hutchins and they had two children together.
Associated With
Another well-known English illustrator is Shirley Hughes.