Cneut made his debut with his illustrations in the poetry collection
Varkentjes van marsepein written by
Geert De Kockere. In 2002, he published the book
Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf which he wrote as well as illustrated. In 2003, he won the
Eselsohr award, the
Zilveren Penseel and the
Prix d'Illustration Jeunesse for this book. At the
Biennial of Illustration Bratislava he won a Golden Plaque in 2003 for the illustrations this book as well as the illustrations in the book
Mijnheer Ferdinand, written by
Agnes Guldemont. He also received the
Boekenpluim award for this book. Verhelst won the
Gouden Griffel award for this book as well as a
Boekenwelp. Cneut has illustrated books by many authors over the years, including
Edward van de Vendel,
Ed Franck,
Carl Norac and
Brigitte Minne. He has also created illustrations for
The New York Times. Much of his work has been published by
De Eenhoorn. == Awards ==