Nick Sharratt is Up for Reading

Hello,

I’m Nick Sharratt and I've illustrated all sorts of books, from board books for babies to Jeremy Strong’s novels.

I’m so pleased to give my support to the Up for Reading campaign.

A sponsored read is a brilliant, fun way to raise money for Down syndrome Education International - which does such wonderful work to help young people with Down syndrome.

And there’s the chance to win one of my original illustrations.

Happy reading!

Nick Sharratt

Find out more about Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt is one of the country’s favourite children's illustrators, and has more than 100 books to his name. He is supporting Up for Reading in various ways, including donating one of his fabulous original illustrations.

Nick is perhaps best-known for his collaborations with children's author Jacqueline Wilson, but has illustrated works by numerous other authors, including Jeremy Strong and Kes Gray, as well as writing and illustrating his own books.

Among the many awards he has won are the Children's Book Award for Jeremy Strong's The 100 Mile-an-Hour Dog, The Sheffield Children's Book Award in 1996 for his own Cheese and Tomato Spider and again in 2001 for Kes Gray's Eat Your Peas, and the Red House Children's Book Award for Pants which was written by Giles Andreae, and for which Nick was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.