Jacqui Hawkins
Jacqui Hawkins | |
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| Born | Jacqueline M. Sinfield June 1945 (age 69) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | author, illustrator |
| Spouse | Colin Hawkins 1968-present) |
| Children | Finbar Hawkins b.1970 Sally Hawkins b.1976 |
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Hawkins (born 1945)[1] is an English book author and illustrator. With her husband Colin Hawkins, they are known for their creative partnership, having illustrated and written over 150 children's books. They are also the parents of actress Sally Hawkins.[2]
Personal life
She was born Jacqueline M. Sinfield in Oxford, the daughter of Anne (née Carey) and John Sinfield. She married Colin Hawkins (b.1945) in 1968. She had known him as a child, as their families were acquainted with each other. Both have Irish Catholic roots, and would go to Ireland to visit their grandparents, who owned farms in Ireland just one mile apart. They began dating in their late teens. Colin attended Blackpool Art School and then worked at the Daily Express. After working as freelancers and art instructors, they decided to form a partnership and began illustrating together. They have two children, Academy Award-nominated actress Sally Hawkins, and Finbar Hawkins, a producer.[3][4]
She studied graphic design at Goldsmiths College.
Career
The Hawkins' books have been published worldwide and in a variety of languages. They created The Numberlies book series, for children learning to count; and the Foxy book series, featuring the adventures of Foxy the Fox.[5] The Foxy series was adapted into a cartoon series for television in the 1990s; there are also interactive mobile apps available for some of their books.[6]
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References
- ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV73-ZGJS accessed 2/13/15
- ^ https://books.google.com/books/about/Adding_Animals.html?id=FM8hPwAACAAJ accessed 2/13/2015
- ^ http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/116/childrens-books/articles/authorgraph/authorgraph-no116-colin-and-jacqui-hawkins accessed 2/13/15
- ^ http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Colin-and-Jacqui-Hawkins-3533.aspx accessed 2/13/15
- ^ http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1724/Hawkins-Jacqui.html accessed 2/13/2015
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqui-hawkins/pat-cat/ accessed 2/13/15
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Women illustrators
- British children's book illustrators
- British illustrators
- British children's writers
- Women children's writers
- British women writers
- 20th-century British writers
- 20th-century women writers
- 21st-century British writers
- 21st-century women writers
- People from Oxford
- British people of Irish descent
- Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London