![]() Well to tell the truth, I simply had to read Mick Inkpen’s 1991 picture book Kipper (when I noticed the book title on Open Library) because our Rottweiler when I was a child (and a teenager) was in fact also named Kipper.Īnd indeed, this sense of family nostalgia and fond remembrances certainly has made me appreciate Mick Inkpen writing about and illustrating a story about a delightful and funnily entertaining canine with the exact same name as my, as our treasured family dog (and to smile at the fact that Kipper as a name for a dog is obviously acceptable and not even all that inherently strange, unlike a schoolmate tried to make me believe when I told her our Rottweiler’s name in grade six). And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself” “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. They also worked in children’s television. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. ![]() His best-loved characters are probably Kipper and Wibbly Pig – who are both stars of their very own TV series! His books have sold over 4 million copies, and have been translated into over twenty different languages. Vinclair, Alice Downing, connor howard, Knot Sure, Sarah Banford, Alex Lavigne, Parker VanDerMeide, KFB_Patreon, teszt, Alex Reyes, David Davidson, eric sun, Benoit David Baillargeon, Jordan Jorgensen, Jason Wenneman, Mike Kemmerer, Katherine Ekes Lewing, Matthew payne, Jacob Plummer, RiGarou, Rebecca Montelli, Logan Patterson, Gage Lahr, H, Sagwopper, John Karels, wintersanctuary, Dylan Williams, Donovan Nordick, Snowy Snow, Jakasaras 4che, Nahellion, Vanessa, Ben Pytlik, Robert D O'Dell, Cooper Clements, Scarlett, Chris Francis, Alexander Garcia, Cameron Kleine, Serena Verden, Alexander Griffiths, SnipsGTI, Brian Sousa, bilbens baggo, Stuart, IbKelek, Galygious, Andrew Patton, Nicole Patten, Clementine Turner, ted valen, T.Mick Inkpen is one of the most popular author/illustrators in the world. Shout outs: Stacey, Kris Drummond, Sarah Holland, Joshua Warren, Joshua David Maddox, Sarah A Creasey, Chanell taylor, Marcel Woodman, Standish Writes, Mistletoe_kiss of Voidal Space, Ray Bissonnette, Joe Farabaugh, Joe Dalby, Joline Tran, Morgan Allen, Matt Price, Yuki, ShortyMcgibble, Mr. Becoming a patron will upgrade your account to premium, giving you no ads and more features. Even just disabling your adblocker will help (it's only text and plain image ads I promise). If you find these tools helpful, please consider supporting this site. This website exists thanks to the contribution of patrons on Patreon. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark and he wants to get laid As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kipper. Kipper grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. ![]() Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a blue coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head.
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