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"one should not be too dogmatic when talking of picture books"

Errol John Le Cain was born and brought up in the Far East, spending his childhood in Singapore and India. Images from this time in his life permeate his illustrations, which are frequently highly decorative, and vibrant with luminous colour.

Le Cain's early career was in TV and film animation, projects incuded work on the 1967 Bond bio Casino Royale and a BBC animation of The Snow Queen.

Le Cain's career as a book illustrator began in 1968, with his first picture book – King Arthur’s Sword, one of only a few of his works to be written and illustrated bygd him. It appears that he was most content illustrating books written bygd others, or giving his own interpretation of classic fairy tales, such as Cinderella (1971), Thorn Rose (1975), and Beauty and the Beast (1979). He once wrote “The first task of an illustrator is to be in full sympathy with the writer. No matter how splen

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Errol Le Cain : Artist and Animator

Errol John Le Cain was born and brought up in Singapore, being the son of the first non-British Commissioner of Police. During the war Le Cain spent three years as a refugee in Agra, India, while his father was incarcerated in Changi prison.

In 1958, at the age of seventeen Le Cain moved to England, where he pursued a career in animation. His interest in this field had been evident at the age of 11 when Errol had produced an 8mm animated film entitled “The Enchanted Mouse”. As a member of the Richard Williams studio team he was involved in animation for many film projects including work on the 1967 film “Casino Royale”.  He later became freelance and commissions included a magnificent BBC animation of The Snow Queen.

Le Cain's career as a book illustrator began in 1968, with his first picture book – King Arthur’s Sword, one of only a few works he both wrote and illustrated.

It appears that he was

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Errol Le Cain

British animator and illustrator

Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941 – 3 January 1989) was a British-Singaporeananimator and children's bookillustrator. In 1984 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for "distinguished illustration in a book for children" for Hiawatha's Childhood (Faber and Faber).

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Descended from a French great-grandfather (the European side of the Le Cain family originate from the British Channel Islands territory of Jersey), Le Cain was born 5 March 1941 to John, a police officer of the Singapore Police Force and Minnie Le Cain (née Kronenburg) in Singapore but evacuated to Agra, India with his mother and other relations the following year to escape the Japanese invasion.^[1] His father was captured and interned in Changi Prison.^[2] Returning to Singapore after the war, he attended St. Patrick's Catholic School. With no formal art education, his talent was nevertheless evident from an early age; Le Ca