Chris Riddell is the first triple winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway medal for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman’s retelling of Sleeping Beauty. We talk to him about how it feels to win and his love for Gaiman and libraries
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All hail Chris Riddell, who has become the first ever illustrator to win the CILIP Kate Greenaway medal three times, for his illustrations of Neil Gaiman’s retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, The Sleeper and the Spindle (published by Bloomsbury). Riddell is also the first reigning children’s laureate to win either the Carnegie or Kate Greenaway medals; both awards are unique because they are judged solely by the nation’s librarians.
Related: Chris Riddell's The Sleeper and the Spindle gallery – in pictures
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