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David McKee


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 02, 1935

Died
April 06, 2022

Genre
Children's


David McKee was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. He also used the pseudonym Violet Easton. He is frequently referenced as David (John) McKee. He has been commended for his gentle, playful but insightful stories.

For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was UK nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 46,099 ratings · 3,428 reviews · 621 distinct works • Similar authors
Elmer
4.24 avg rating — 14,212 ratings — published 1968 — 6 editions
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Not Now, Bernard
4.18 avg rating — 2,839 ratings — published 1980 — 61 editions
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Elmer and the Rainbow
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2007 — 48 editions
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Elmer and Wilbur
3.85 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 1994 — 47 editions
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Elmer and the Lost Teddy
3.90 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 1999 — 42 editions
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Elmer and Rose
3.74 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions
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Elmer Again
3.93 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1991 — 36 editions
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Elmer's Special Day
3.82 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions
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Elmer in the Snow
3.98 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 1995 — 39 editions
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Elmer's Christmas (Elmer Bo...
3.67 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1993 — 30 editions
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“All the elephants of the jungle were gray except Elmer, who was a patchwork of brilliant colors until the day he got tired of being different and making the other elephants laugh.”
― David McKee, Elmer
tags: disability, diversity, we-are-all-different, we-are-not-all-the-same, we-are-the-the-same
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