Axel Scheffler won the inaugural Illustrator of the Year Award, but said that it felt like a “consolation prize”, or “even a farewell gift”, as he was not yet sure if he would be able to stay in the UK following Brexit.

Axel Scheffler, the German illustrator of a popular children's book, "The Gruffalo," has lived in Britain for 36 years. Faced with a looming Brexit, he tells DW that he is both angry and disappointed.