Ian was born in Hove on the Sussex coast in 1947. At the age of thirteen, after seeing an exhibition of drawings for the Radio Times, he was fired with enthusiasm about illustration and began attending Saturday painting classes at the nearby Brighton College of Art.
Ian left school at fifteen and went immediately to Brighton to study art full-time. There he was taught by both Raymond Briggs and John Vernon Lord.
Ian has worked in many fields of illustration. He's been involved in the record industry, and painted the cover of one of the most popular records of all time: Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. One of Ian's titles, Lost in Snow, was made into an animated film for TV, and his books have now sold a million copies worldwide.
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 10: The Pied Piper Pack 6A timeless collection to capture our literary heritage Author Adèle Geras and Illustrator Ian Beck 978-0-19-841854-2 Pack | 08/06/2017 Price: £47.75 |
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 10-11: Mixed PackA timeless collection to capture our literary heritage Author Adèle Geras, Illustrator Ian Beck, Author Joanna Nadin, Illustrator Irina Troitskaya, Author Pippa Goodhart, Illustrator Bee Willey, Author Michael Foreman, Illustrator Michael Foreman, Author Jonny Zucker, Illustrator Qu Lan, Author Jon Blake, Illustrator Pep Boatella, Series Editor Michael Morpurgo, and others 978-0-19-830575-0 Pack | 12/05/2016 Price: £47.75 |
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 10/11: Class PackOxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories Author Adèle Geras, Illustrator Ian Beck, Author Joanna Nadin, Illustrator Irina Troitskaya, Author Pippa Goodhart, Illustrator Bee Willey, Author Michael Foreman, Illustrator Michael Foreman, Author Jonny Zucker, Illustrator Qu Lan, Author Jon Blake, Illustrator Pep Boatella, Series Editor Michael Morpurgo, and others 978-0-19-830580-4 Pack | 12/05/2016 Price: £271.25 |
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The Oxford Treasury of Nursery RhymesOver 100 rhymes for sharing and singing. Anthologist Karen King, Anthologist Sarah Williams, and Illustrator Ian Beck 978-0-19-273866-0 Paperback | 04/09/2014 Price: £10.99 |
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The Elves and the ShoemakerThe classic story of the Elves and the Shoemaker, retold and illustrated by Ian Beck. 978-0-19-272393-2 Paperback | 03/11/2005 Price: £5.99 |
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The Princess and the PeaThe classic story of the Princess and the Pea, retold and illustrated by Ian Beck. 978-0-19-278236-6 Paperback | 03/11/2005 Price: £5.99 |
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Jack and the BeanstalkBeautifully illustrated version of this favourite folk tale 978-0-19-279152-8 Paperback | 11/11/2004 Price: £5.99 |
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The Enormous TurnipBeautifully illustrated version of this favourite folk tale 978-0-19-279150-4 Paperback | 11/11/2004 Price: £5.99 |
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The Tortoise and the HareThe classic story every child should know 978-0-19-272542-4 Paperback | 29/05/2003 Price: £5.99 |
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Chicken LickenThe classic story every child should know 978-0-19-272543-1 Paperback | 29/05/2003 Price: £5.99 |
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