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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 · 47,708 ratings · 3,625 reviews · 320 distinct works • Similar authors
Elmer
4.25 avg rating — 14,571 ratings — published 1968 — 150 editions
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Not Now, Bernard
4.18 avg rating — 2,902 ratings — published 1980 — 68 editions
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Elmer and the Rainbow
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Elmer and Wilbur
3.87 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 1994
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Elmer and the Lost Teddy
3.92 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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Elmer and Rose
3.74 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Elmer's Special Day
3.83 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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Elmer Again
3.91 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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Elmer in the Snow
3.98 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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Elmer's Christmas (Elmer Bo...
3.68 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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Series by David McKee

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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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