Biography

Hutchins was born on 18 June 1942, the sixth of seven children. A native of Yorkshire

Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

, she attended a local art school on scholarship for three years before entering the Leeds College of Art to specialize in illustration. Her first book Rosie's Walk was a 1968 ALA Notable Book. She has written five novels and twenty-five picture books. She received the Kate Greenaway Medal

Kate Greenaway Medal

The Kate Greenaway Medal was established in the United Kingdom in 1955 in honour of the children's illustrator, Kate Greenaway. The medal is given annually to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature. It is awarded by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...

 in 1974 for The Wind Blew. She played the role of an artistic narrowboat

Narrowboat

A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain.In the context of British Inland Waterways, "narrow boat" refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals...

 owner in the British children's television series, Rosie and Jim

Rosie and Jim

Rosie and Jim was a British children's television programme which appeared, on and off, on CITV since the early 1990s. The programme was the creation of John Cunliffe, in collaboration with Anne Wood and Robin Stevens, Robin Stevens] also played the character Jim...

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Selected works

• Clocks and More Clocks
• Don't Forget the Bacon!
  Don't Forget the Bacon!
  Don't Forget the Bacon! is a children's book written and illustrated by Pat Hutchins. It was published by Bodley Head in 1976. The story is about a little boy who tries to memorise a list of groceries his mother has asked him to buy...
  
  
• Good Night, Owl
• The Doorbell Rang
• Rosie's Walk
• Titch
• The house that sailed away
• The Wind Blew
• Happy Birthday, Sam

External links

• Pat Hutchins, Author Study