Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who was appointed United States Poet Laureate in 2012 and again in 2014.
 She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection "Native Guard", and she is a former Poet Laureate of Mississippi.
The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 science fiction novel by British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes, first published by Faber and Faber in the UK with illustrations by George Adamson.
 Described by some as a modern fairy tale, it describes the unexpected arrival in England of a giant "metal man" of unknown origin who rains destruction on the countryside by attacking industrial farm equipment, before befriending a small boy and defending the world from a monster from outer space.
 Expanding the narrative beyond a criticism of warfare and inter-human conflict, Hughes later wrote a sequel, "The Iron Woman" (1993), describing retribution based on environmental themes related to pollution.
Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often writing as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972.
 He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake.
 He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.
Lexie Dean Robertson (July 25, 1893 – February 16, 1954) was a teacher and award-winning Poet Laureate of Texas from 1939 to 1941.
 She grew up in Canton, Texas, the daughter of teachers, and married a fellow student at North Texas State Normal College (today the University of North Texas), J. F. Robertson, in 1911.
 The couple settled in Rising Star in 1920.
 Robertson was the first native-born Texan to hold the position of Poet Laureate of Texas; among the publications which featured her work were "Kaleidograph", "Southwest Review", "Holland's Magazine", "Country Gentleman", "Good Housekeeping", and "Ladies' Home Journal".
Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl.
 It was published in 1970, by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin.
 The first UK Puffin paperback, first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett.
 Later editions have featured illustrations by Tony Ross (1988) and Quentin Blake (1996).
 The story is about Mr Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses.
 In 2009, it was adapted into a film by Wes Anderson.
The Otterbury Incident is a novel for children by Cecil Day-Lewis first published in the UK in 1948 with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, and in the USA in 1949.
 Day-Lewis's second and final children's book, the novel is an adaptation of a French screenplay, "Nous les gosses" (Us Kids), that was filmed in 1941.
Many of the states in the United States have established the post of poet laureate to which a prominent poet residing in the respective state is appointed.
 The responsibilities of the state poets laureate are similar to those of the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and the equivalent Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in the United States, to make public appearances at poetry readings or literary events, and to promote awareness of poetry within their geographical region.
David Lee (born 1944) is an American poet and the first poet laureate of the state of Utah.
 His 1999 collection "News From Down to the Café" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and, in 2001, he was a finalist for the position of United States Poet Laureate.
 He has been acclaimed by the Utah Endowment for the Humanities as one of the twelve greatest writers to ever emerge from the state.
 A former farmer, he is the subject of the PBS documentary "The Pig Poet."
 His poems have appeared widely in publications including "Poetry", "Ploughshares", "The Missouri Review", "Narrative Magazine", and "JuxtaProse Literary Magazine".
 He has been cited as an influence on writers such as Lance Larsen and Bonnie Jo Campbell.
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the official poet of the United States.
 During their term, the Poet Laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry.
 The position was modeled on the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.
 Begun in 1937, and formerly known as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the present title was devised and authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985.
 The Poet Laureate's office is administered by the Center for the Book.
Bruce Isaacson (born 1956) is an American poet and publisher.
 He was appointed the first poet laureate of Clark County, Nevada, a community of more than two million people where Las Vegas is located, June 1, 2015 He initiated the Poets of National Stature series there, which includes readings by Juan Felipe Hererra, the sitting Poet Laureate of the United States and Beat Legend Michael McClure.
 Other poets Isaacson brought previously to Las Vegas include beat feminist icon Diane di Prima, San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirshman and others.

Question: The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom wrote a novel in 1948 that featured illustrations by who?
Answer: Edward Ardizzone