Ingrid Godon

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Ingrid Godon
Born (1958-08-29) 29 August 1958 (age 63)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Known forIllustration
Awards

Ingrid Godon (born 29 August 1958) is a Flemish illustrator of children's literature.

Career[]

She won the in 1988 and in 1989 for respectively illustrating the books Pius en Pepijn and Niemand mag het weten written by . She also won the award in 1988 for illustrating the book Mijn broer is een punker by .[1]

In 2001, Godon and André Sollie won the Gouden Griffel award for their book Wachten op Matroos (2000).[2] She also won a Vlag en Wimpel award for her illustrations in the book.[2] In Flanders the book was awarded the Boekenpauw and awards.[2][3][4] The English translation of the book Hello, Sailor was published in 2003. The book caused controversy in England as it was argued that its inclusion in school curricula effectively forced schools to include books with homosexual characters.

She also received a Boekenpauw award in 2015 for her illustrations in the book Ik denk written by Toon Tellegen.[4] In 2009, she received a award for illustrating the book Morgen was het feest, also written by Toon Tellegen.

Over the years Godon has illustrated over a hundred children's books for numerous authors.[2]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen - Bekroningen (1982 - 2017)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Terhell, Annemarie. "Ingrid Godon" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Staal, Jos. "Boekenpauw en Boekenpluim" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "De Cock en Godon winnen Boekenleeuw en Boekenpauw 2015" (in Dutch). Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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