A traditional story full of the magic of Christmas
Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied
illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institue of
Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen
Medal for his contribution to children's literature and he has been
honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.
A world-renowned artist and author, Ingpen has designed,
illustrated and written more than one hundred books. His work
includes his highly acclaimed series of illustrated children's
classics, a unique achievement by one illustrator, which have now
been published in many editions around the world.
Robert now lives and works in Barwon Heads, Australia, near his
hometown of Geelong.
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