Alex T. Smith | |
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 Alex T. Smith in 2017 | |
| Born | 2 August 1985 Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Author, Illustrator |
| Alma mater | Coventry University |
| Website | |
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Alex T. Smith (born 2 August 1985) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, including Primrose, Egg, Ella, and the Claude book series. He was the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013.[1] His books have been published in several languages including Welsh,[2] French,[3] German,[4] Swedish,[5] Italian,[6] Hungarian[7] and Chinese.[8]
He graduated in 2006 from Coventry University with a degree in illustration.[9]
Claude is a dog. Claude is a small dog. Claude is a small, plump dog. Claude is a small, plump dog who wears a beret and a lovely jumper...
— Alex T. Smith
The adventures of Claude were published in a series of 10 books from 2011 to 2016. Recurring characters include Sir Bobblysock who accompanies Claude, and Mr & Mrs Shinyshoes, Claude's owners.
Claude was chosen as one of Clara Vulliamy's five favorite fictional characters [10] and appears on gift cards produced by National Book Tokens.[11]
In October 2013, it was announced that Claude had been optioned by Sixteen South for television[12] aimed at boys and girls aged 4–6, and premiered on Disney Junior in June 2018.[13]
