Michael Foreman (born 21 March 1938) is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he was a commended runner-up five times. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was U.K. nominee in 1988 and again in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. **Source**: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foreman_(author/illustrator)" target="blanck">Michael Foreman</a> on Wikipedia