Jacqui Hawkins


Jacqueline Hawkins 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.

Personal life

She was born Jacqueline M. Sinfield in Oxford, the daughter of Anne and John Sinfield. She married Colin Hawkins in 1968. She had known him as a child, as their families were acquainted with each other. She has Irish Catholic roots and would go to Ireland to visit her grandparents, 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, Two times Academy Award-nominee actress Sally Cecilia Hawkins , and Finbar Hawkins, a producer.
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. 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.

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