Edward Ardizzone (1900 - 1979)
	"Edward Ardizzone was born on 16th October 1900 in Haiphong, Vietnam. His father served in the Far East with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. His mother moved the children to England when Ardizzone was five years old, where he remained for the rest of his life. As a child, he and his cousin Arthur explored the docks together and were given free run by the sailors. These experiences were the basis for the 'Tim' books and many others..."
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Edward Ardizzone

Was a well known illustrator of 20th century children's books.

	"Once upon a time there was a small boy called Johnny. He was very clever at making things and he spent all his spare time hammering and banging and sawing up pieces of wood." "One day Johnny was reading this book for the hundredth time when he suddenly decided to make a grandfather clock for himself... "...Oh dear, Johnny is up to his nonsense again!"
	'Johnny the Clockmaker', Oxford University Press, 1960. Reprinted 1971. ISBN 0 19 279587 2
	The Otterbury Incident by C. Day Lewis was another popular book of the 1960s and early 70s. This one was also illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
	'The Otterbury Incident', First published by Putnam 1948. Reprinted 1971. ISBN  0 14 030163 1

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