Helen Craig

For the American actress, see Helen Craig (actress).
Helen Craig
Born (1934-08-30) 30 August 1934
London, England, UK
Occupation Illustrator, author
Language English
Nationality British
Notable works Angelina Ballerina

Helen Craig (born 30 August 1934 in London)[1] is an English children's book illustrator and author, best known for creating the Angelina Ballerina series of children's books with writer Katharine Holabird.

She was evacuated and educated in Essex during WWII, then from 1943 King Alfred's School in Hertfordshire, then London.[2] During the 1950s she worked as a portrait photographer in North London, then moved to Spain for 3 years, where she studied drawing and ceramic sculpture. Returning to the UK in 1967, she began illustrating children's books in 1970. The first book which she had both written and illustrated was The Mouse House ABC, published in 1977. With co-author Sarah Hayes, she created "Bear", a popular children's character who appears in This Is The Bear (1986), This Is The Bear and the Picnic Lunch (1988), and This Is The Bear and the Scary Night (1992).[3]

Craig is the daughter of the film designer and author Edward Carrick. Her great-grandmother was the stage actress Ellen Terry, and her grandfather was theatrical scenic designer Edward Gordon Craig.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Teacher's Calendar, 2007–2008. Chase's Calendar of Events. 2007. p. 21. ISBN 0-07-148123-0.
  2. ↑ 'The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators' Alan Horne (Antique Collectors' Club 1994), p.154
  3. ↑ Silvey, Anita (1995). Children's books and their creators. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 176–177. ISBN 0-395-65380-0.
  4. ↑ The Authors and Illustrators - Profiles: Helen Craig, Through The Looking Glass Children’s Book Reviews.

External links


  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law, Jonathan (2013). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408145913.
  2. ↑ "Charles Terry". Ancestry. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Roy, Donald. "Neilson, Julia Emilie (1868–1957)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 7 January 2010
  4. 1 2 3 "Edward William Godwin". The Elmbridge Hundred. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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