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Jan Pieńkowski


Born
in Warsaw, Poland
August 08, 1936

Died
February 19, 2022

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Genre
Art, Children's


Jan Michel Pieńkowski is a Polish-born British illustrator and author of children's books. He is probably best known for his Meg and Mog books with writer Helen Nicoll and for his pop-up books, including Haunted House (winner of the 1980 Kate Greenaway Medal), Robot, Dinner Time, Good Night and seventeen others.

Pieńkowski illustrated his first book at the age of eight, as a present for his father. During World War II, Pieńkowski's family moved about Europe, finally settling in Herefordshire, England in 1946. He attended the Cardinal Vaughan School in London, and later read English and Classics at King's College, Cambridge.

After leaving university Pieńkowski founded the Gallery Five greeting cards company. He began illustrating children's bo ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 13,315 ratings · 793 reviews · 246 distinct works • Similar authors
Haunted House
4.44 avg rating — 829 ratings — published 1979 — 32 editions
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Dinner Time
3.94 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1981 — 22 editions
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Little Monsters
3.96 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1986 — 11 editions
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The First Christmas
4.05 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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Small Talk
3.83 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions
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Christmas
4.28 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1984 — 16 editions
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Easter
3.78 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions
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The First Noel: A Christmas...
4.65 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions
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Oh My a Fly!
4.04 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions
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Meg Goes to Bed
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3.52 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
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