Pat Hutchins facts for kids
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Pat Hutchins
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| Born | Patricia Evelyn Hutchins 18 June 1942 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 8 November 2017 (aged 75) London, England |
| Occupation | Author, TV presenter, illustrator |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Rosie and Jim (1995–1996) Titch (1997–1998) |
| Spouse | Laurence Hutchins |
| Children | 2 |
Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (born June 18, 1942 – died November 8, 2017) was a talented English artist, writer, and TV presenter. She created many wonderful books for children. She won a special award called the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1974 for her book The Wind Blew. Many people also knew her from the popular children's TV show, Rosie and Jim, where she was the friendly owner of the 'Ragdoll boat'.
Pat was married to Laurence Hutchins, who was also an illustrator. They had two children together. She wrote books for young readers, and sometimes Laurence drew the pictures for them.
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Pat Hutchins' Life Story
Pat Hutchins was born in Yorkshire, England, on June 18, 1942. She was one of seven children in her family.
She loved art and studied it at Darlington School of Art in 1958. Later, she continued her art studies at Leeds College of Art and finished in 1962. She worked for an advertising company in London until 1966.
In 1966, Pat married Laurence Hutchins. They moved to New York City for two years. While there, she started writing and illustrating her very first picture book, Rosie's Walk. This book was published in 1968. It became very popular and is still her most well-known work around the world.
Pat also created the famous character Titch. The stories about Titch and his family were inspired by Pat's own family life.
Pat Hutchins wrote many books, including more than 25 picture books. She won the Greenaway Medal in 1974 for The Wind Blew. She was also praised for her book One-Eyed Jack in 1979.
In 1995, Pat became the presenter of the British children's TV show, Rosie and Jim. She played an artist who owned a narrowboat. The puppet characters, Rosie and Jim, called her 'Loopy Lobes' because of her fun, big earrings. Pat appeared in 45 episodes of the show and also illustrated books for the series.
Pat Hutchins passed away on November 8, 2017, when she was 75 years old.
Books by Pat Hutchins
Pat Hutchins wrote and illustrated about fifty books.
- Rosie's Walk (The Bodley Head, 1968)
- Tom and Sam (Bodley, 1969)
- Changes, Changes (Bodley, 1971)
- Titch (Bodley, 1971)
- Good Night, Owl (New York: Macmillan, 1972; Bodley, 1973)
- The Silver Christmas Tree (Bodley, 1974)
- The Wind Blew (The Bodley Head, 1974) — Greenaway Medal winner
- Don't Forget the Bacon! (Bodley, 1976)
- Happy Birthday, Sam (Bodley, 1978)
- The Best Train Set Ever (Bodley, 1979)
- One-Eyed Jake (Bodley, 1979) — commended for the Greenaway
- The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley, 1981)
- 1 Hunter (Bodley, 1982)
- King Henry's Palace (Bodley, 1983)
- You'll Soon Grow into Them, Titch (Bodley, 1983)
- The Very Worst Monster (Bodley, 1985)
- The Doorbell Rang (Julia MacRae Books 1986)
- Where's the Baby? (Bodley, 1988)
- What Game Shall We Play? (Julia MacRae Books, 1990)
- Which Witch is Which? (MacRae, 1990)
- Tidy Titch (MacRae, 1991)
- Silly Billy (MacRae, 1992)
- My Best Friend (MacRae, 1993)
- The Surprise Party (Red Fox, 1993)
- Little Pink Pig (MacRae, 1994)
- Three-Star Billy (MacRae, 1994)
- Titch and Daisy (MacRae, 1996)
- It's Bedtime, Titch (Red Fox, 1998)
- It's Christmas, Titch (Red Fox, 1998)
- Shrinking Mouse (New York: Greenwillow, 1997; Bodley, 1998)
- Titch Dresses Up (Red Fox, 1998)
- Titch's Snowy Day (Red Fox, 1998)
- Gardener Titch (Red Fox, 1999)
- Tidy Up Titch (Red Fox, 1999)
- Titch and the Baby (Red Fox, 1999)
- Titch and the Picnic (Red Fox, 1999)
- Titch Out and About (Red Fox, 2000)
- It's Bathtime, Titch (Red Fox, 2000)
- It's MY Birthday (Greenwillow, 1999; Bodley, 2000)
- Sticky Titch (Red Fox, 2000)
- Titch's Windy Day (Red Fox, 2000)
- Ten Red Apples (Bodley, 2001)
- We're Going on a Picnic (Bodley, 2002)
- There's Only One of Me (HarperCollins, 2003)
- Don't Get Lost! (HarperCollins, 2004)
- Bumpety Bump (HarperCollins, 2006)
- Barn Dance (HarperCollins, 2007)
- Clocks and More Clocks (1994)
- Ezra Pound's Kensington
- Ezra Pound's Pisa
- Hare-Raising Tail
- Titch's ABC
- Totem Pole
Books Illustrated by Laurence Hutchins
These five books were all written by Pat Hutchins, but the pictures were drawn by her husband, Laurence Hutchins. They were all published by The Bodley Head.
- The House that Sailed Away (Bodley, 1976; Greenwillow, 1975)
- Follow That Bus! (Bodley, 1977)
- The Mona Lisa Mystery (Bodley, 1981)
- The Curse of the Egyptian Mummy (Bodley, 1983)
- Rats! (Bodley, 1989)
TV Shows and Videos
- My Favourite Nursery Rhymes
- Rosie and Jim – Gingerbread Man and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – Duck Gets Lost and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – Lovely Bananas and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – Bouncy Castles and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – The Disappearing Sausages and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – Soapy Duck and Other Stories
- Rosie and Jim – On Safari
- Rosie and Jim – Acrobats
- My Big Rosie and Jim – Chugging Along On The Old Ragdoll
- Rosie and Jim - Splish Splash Splosh (Bumper Special)
