William Grill is a British illustrator, whose first children's book, Shackleton's Journey,London: Flying Eye Books. depicting Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2015.
His second book is titled The Wolves of Currumpaw, and is based on the story "Lobo the King of Currumpaw," (from Wild Animals I Have Known) by naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton.
Biography Grill grew up in rural Hampshire and worked on a farm as a young adult, experiences which have influenced his art and writing. He graduated from University College Falmouth, is dyslexic, and runs a weekly art club at a local school.
Awards and honors Two of Grill's books are Junior Library Guild selections: The Wolves of Currumpaw (2016) and Earth Verse (2018). In 2014, The New York Times named Shackleton's Journey one of the best illustrated books of the year. The Wolves of Currumpaw received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and Bandoola received a starred review from Booklist.
When Grill won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2015 at age 24 for Shackleton's Journey, he was the youngest person to have earned the award since 1960. In addition to the Greenaway Medal, Grill won the Colin Mears Award. +Awards for Grill's booksYearTitleAwardResultRef.2015Shackleton's JourneyKate Greenaway MedalWinnerSchool Library Association Information Book AwardWinner2016Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic NovelFinalist2017Bolognaragazzi Award WinnerKate Greenaway MedalShortlistSpur Award for Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction Winner2018Zilveren PenseelWinner
Publications
As author and illustrator
Shackleton's Journey (2014, Flying Eye Books, ) Shackleton's Journey Activity Book (2015, Flying Eye Books, ) The Wolves of Currumpaw (2016, Flying Eye Books, ) Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue (2022, Flying Eye Books, )
As illustrator only
Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up, written by Sally M. Walker (2018, Candlewick Press, )
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