It is about a toucan who can carry two cans of paint on its enormous bill. The first book he sold was of a story he had told at college, Two Can Toucan. On leaving college, he continued this to support himself while painting, drawing regularly for, among others, Punch, Reader's Digest, and The Times Educational Supplement. While still at college, he began selling one-off cartoons, particularly to the national press. After attending grammar school, he studied at Plymouth College of Art. Early life ĭavid John McKee was born on 2 January 1935 and raised in Tavistock, Devon, England. David John McKee (2 January 1935 – 6 April 2022) was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations.įor his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was UK nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.
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