Who wrote the recent book for children Awful Auntie?
"rude in front of my aunt."" Walliams also notes that he often writes with actors and actresses in mind, stating for example that Michael Gambon was on his mind as he wrote Mr Stink, but adding that the actor ""inspired the eccentricity, not the smell"". The name Saxby, used in the book for the main character, was a tribute to children's illustrator Quentin Blake, whose middle name is Saxby. The book sold over 50,000 copies in a single week after its release, and has been met with high marks from reviewers. In October 2014, four weeks after its publication, ""Awful"
"Awful End Awful End (published in the US as A House Called Awful End) a 2000 children's novel by Philip Ardagh and the first book of the Eddie Dickens trilogy, which was followed by The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens. It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award. The German translation by Harry Rowohlt won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2003. The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has to go live with his Great Uncle and Great Aunt at Awful End as his parents have the yellow fever. Philip Ardagh uses"
"December 2013. In September 2012 Walliams released his fifth children's book, ""Ratburger"", telling the story of a young girl named Zoe whose life is a misery as she has an evil stepmother. It was followed in September 2013 by his sixth, ""Demon Dentist"". relating the tale of a young boy named Alfie with no family except his dad whose world goes upside-down when a new dentist arrives in town. The book won the top prize in the Younger Readers category at the 2015 Red House Children's Book Awards. His seventh children's book, ""Awful Auntie"", was released on 25 September 2014."
"Although she is a bit mad, she always has perfectly reasonable explanations for things, or at least they are reasonable in her mind. Awful End Awful End (published in the US as A House Called Awful End) a 2000 children's novel by Philip Ardagh and the first book of the Eddie Dickens trilogy, which was followed by The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens. It was shortlisted for the 2002 Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award. The German translation by Harry Rowohlt won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2003. The book is essentially a comical adventure about Eddie Dickens who has"
"Gunilla Bergström Gunilla Bergström (born 3 July 1942) is a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator from Gothenburg. She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: ""Alfons Åberg""). Bergström moved to Stockholm in 1966 to begin her career as a journalist. She worked for Swedish newspapers such as ""Aftonbladet"" and ""Dagens Nyheter"". Bergström debuted as a children's book author in 1971, and released her first Alfie Atkins book in 1972. She has been a children's book author ever since, having released twenty-five Alfie books as of 2007. These books have been translated into"
"form, a little girl dreams about flying on her broom. In addition to being an award-winning author, McGhee is a professor of creative writing at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. McGhee is single with three children. 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award with co-author Kate DiCamillo and illustrator Tony Fucile (""Bink and Gollie"") 2003 Minnesota Book Award (""Countdown to Kindergarten"") The Great Lakes College Association National Fiction Award <BR> 1999 Minnesota Book Award (""Rainlight"") Alison McGhee Alison McGhee (born July 8, 1960) is an American author, who has published several picture books, books for children, and adult novels. She"
"Kids. In 1996 ""The Last Noo-Noo"" was adapted as a play and performed at the Polka Theatre, London. In 2007, Murphy received an honorary fellowship from University College Falmouth. Murphy also wrote ""Dear Hound"" in 2009 about a deerhound who goes missing after a storm and the quest for his owners to find him. Jill Murphy Jill Murphy (born 5 July 1949) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for the ""Worst Witch"" novels and the ""Large Family"" picture books. She has been called ""one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the"
"played by Alice Connor, also set at Cackle's Academy. The Worst Witch The Worst Witch is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily boarding school and fantasy stories, with eight books already published. The first one, ""The Worst Witch"", was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, and the most recent one, ""First Prize for the Worst Witch"", was published in 2018 by Puffin Books, the current publisher of all the series. The books have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more"
"Laurence Anholt Laurence Anholt (born 4 August 1959) is a UK-based author/illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, published in over 40 languages and notable for their upbeat and humorous approach to important issues for young children. Titles are often based on his own family experience and are typified by a quirky, hand drawn pen and watercolour style. International awards include the Nestlé Smarties Gold Award 2001 for 'Chimp and Zee', written by Laurence Anholt, illustrated by Catherine Anholt and the Nestlé Smarties Gold Award 1999 for 'Snow White and the Seven Aliens', one of the 'Seriously Silly Stories' written"
"Quorum by the Swedish Government. Gunilla Bergström Gunilla Bergström (born 3 July 1942) is a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator from Gothenburg. She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: ""Alfons Åberg""). Bergström moved to Stockholm in 1966 to begin her career as a journalist. She worked for Swedish newspapers such as ""Aftonbladet"" and ""Dagens Nyheter"". Bergström debuted as a children's book author in 1971, and released her first Alfie Atkins book in 1972. She has been a children's book author ever since, having released twenty-five Alfie books as of 2007. These"
"An Awfully Big Adventure (novel) An Awfully Big Adventure is a novel written by Beryl Bainbridge. It was short listed for the Booker Prize in 1990 and adapted as a movie in 1995. The story was inspired by Bainbridge's own experiences working at the Liverpool Playhouse in her youth. Set in working-class England right after World War II, the story observes sexual politics amongst a troupe of actors working at a shabby regional playhouse. During a Christmas production of ""Peter Pan"", the play turns into a dark metaphor for youth when Stella Bradshaw, an ambitious teenage girl from the slums"
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 bestselling children's fiction book by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney and is the fifth book in the ""Diary of a Wimpy Kid"" series. ""The Ugly Truth"" sold 548,000 copies in its initial week of publication, edging out Decision Points, which sold 437,000 copies. Kinney initially struggled with the decision of whether Greg would be a non-aging ""cartoon character"" or a literary character that would age and go through puberty, deciding to make puberty one of the book's themes. Kinney also"
"Awful Orphan Awful Orphan is a 1949 Warner Bros. ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. A sequel to the 1947 ""Looney Tunes"" short ""Little Orphan Airedale"", ""The Awful Orphan"" stars Charlie Dog, who goes to great lengths to convince Porky Pig that he is an ideal pet. Porky tries a number of methods to rid himself of the annoying animal, but Charlie easily defies him every time. Charlie has a crowd around him as he uses a stick in his mouth to turn pages over on a flip board. Each page dramatically builds on"
"Jim Frangione. A middle school mystery series featuring 11-year-old Birdie Gaux and her dog Bowser. Peter Abrahams (American author) Peter Abrahams (born June 28, 1947) is an American writer of crime fiction for both adults and children. His works include ""Oblivion"", ""The Tutor"", ""The Fury of Rachel Monette"", ""Hard Rain"", ""The Fan"", ""Crying Wolf"", ""The Right Side"" (written under his pen name, Spencer Quinn), the Echo Falls Mysteries for children, and ""Lights Out"", the last of which was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel.""Reality Check' won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. ""Down the Rabbit Hole"","
"76 Pick"", and ""The Grim Grotto"" is an Amazon.com Customers' Favorite. A Series of Unfortunate Events A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of thirteen novels by Lemony Snicket, the pen name of American author Daniel Handler. Although they are classified ""children's novels"", the books often have a dark, mysterious feeling to them. The books follow the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. After their parents' death in a fire, the children are placed in the custody of a murderous relative, Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance and, later, orchestrates numerous disasters with the help"
"Gordon Snell Gordon Snell is a children's writer and scriptwriter. His books include ""Amy's Wonderful Nest"", ""Tina and the Tooth Fairy"" and ""The Supermarket Ghost"". His other books include ""The Phantom Horseman"", ""Dangerous Treasure"", ""The Mystery of Monk Island"", ""The Curse of Werewolf Castle"" and ""The Tex and Sheelagh Omnibus"". He has commissioned and edited the collection ""Thicker Than Water"" on growing up, contributed to by Irish and Irish-American writers. Snell was working as a freelance producer for the BBC when he met Maeve Binchy in London; they married in 1977 and ultimately moved to her hometown, Dalkey, Ireland (just"
"The stories' texts focus on and derive their humor from the problem of miscommunication between adults and children. This same concept of ridiculous/comical scenarios due to simple misunderstandings is also the basis for the famous Amelia Bedelia book series. Later versions of the tale were published by Constance Egan, Eve Merriam, Mary Claire Pinckney and Cathy East Dubowski. Epaminondas and His Auntie Epaminondas and His Auntie is one of a series of books for young children written by Sara Cone Bryant and illustrated by Inez Hogan. It was first published in 1907. The Epaminondas character is a young African American"
"Younger Readers. The Bad Book The Bad Book is a 2004 book by Andy Griffiths, who wrote the novel ""The Day My Bum Went Psycho"", with Terry Denton, who also did the illustrations. It is a compilation of bad stories, drawings, rhymes and poems about such quirky characters like 'Bad Baby', and 'Bad Daddy' doing such bad things like miss-throwing knives, and blowing up objects and people at Christmas. It was followed by ""The Very Bad Book"" (2010) and ""The Super Bad Book"" (2011) ""The Bad Book"" contains forty-five stories overall. In 2005 ""The Bad Book"" was awarded the BILBY"
"complete a manuscript. Franny Billingsley Franny Billingsley (born July 3, 1954) is the author of three award-winning children's fantasy novels, ""Well Wished"", ""The Folk Keeper"", and ""Chime,"" and the picture book ""Big Bad Bunny."" Billingsley graduated from Tufts University in 1976, and from Boston University Law School in 1979. After moving back to Chicago, she wrote for many years while working at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park. She is now a full-time author. She has two children. Billingsley received the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship in 2003, which is awarded to an author of children's or young-adult fiction of"
"Jill Murphy Jill Murphy (born 5 July 1949) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for the ""Worst Witch"" novels and the ""Large Family"" picture books. She has been called ""one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land"". Born in London, Murphy showed an interest in writing and drawing at the age of six; although not excelling in other school subjects, she had made her own enormous library of hand-written and illustrated books while still at primary school. She enjoyed reading boarding-school stories, which provided material and inspiration for Miss Cackle's"
"The Best Awful There Is The Best Awful There Is (retitled The Best Awful as a paperback), is a 2004 novel by actress and author Carrie Fisher published in 2004. It is a sequel to her debut novel ""Postcards from the Edge"". Like most of Fisher's books, this novel is semi-autobiographical and fictionalizes events from her real life. The book features the protagonist character Suzanne Vale that first appeared in ""Postcards from the Edge"". The book fictionalizes the author's relationship with Bryan Lourd, the father of her daughter Billie Lourd. ""The Best Awful There Is"" was later published with the"
"take the time to digest the details of Savannah Morning News entertainment writer Linda Sickler’s profile piece."" “Cousin Vinny” Agnello Louis Anthony Agnello (born January 30, 1960) is an American morality writer known by his penname Cousin Vinny. He published the novel ""The Devil’s Glove"". The ""San Jose Mercury"" Newspaper described his life as an “eye-popping head swivel.” Born in Flushing, New York, Agnello was a student at Western Connecticut State University when he became a stripper. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1992. Agnello worked as a stripper in New York to work his way through college."
"2000, she began writing books for children in collaboration with her mother, starting with ""Dumpy the Dumptruck"". They wrote 13 ""Dumpy"" books, of which 12 were illustrated by her father Tony Walton, who had remained friends with her mother despite their divorce. Walton-Hamilton and Andrews have co-written 31 children's books, including the ""Dumpy"" books, ""The Great American Mousical"" (2006), also illustrated by Walton, two ""Bonnie Boadicea"" novels for middle schoolers, the New York Times bestselling""The Very Fairy Princess"" (2010) series, and two unrelated novels. They have also co-edited two anthologies of poetry and songs, and one concept book, ""Thanks to"
"The Very Bad Book The Very Bad Book is a 2010 book of short stories for children written by illustrated by Denton. ""The Very Bad Book"" is the sequel to Griffiths and Denton published in 2004. Griffiths has announced plans to release a third title in the series, ""The Super Bad Book"", in 2011. Much like its predecessor, ""The Bad Book"", which turned standard children's fairy tales and nursery rhymes on their head by rewriting them as the ""bad"" version, this book contains a number of tales that are ""very bad"". The characters are very bad, the illustrations are very"
"Franny Billingsley Franny Billingsley (born July 3, 1954) is the author of three award-winning children's fantasy novels, ""Well Wished"", ""The Folk Keeper"", and ""Chime,"" and the picture book ""Big Bad Bunny."" Billingsley graduated from Tufts University in 1976, and from Boston University Law School in 1979. After moving back to Chicago, she wrote for many years while working at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park. She is now a full-time author. She has two children. Billingsley received the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship in 2003, which is awarded to an author of children's or young-adult fiction of literary merit to"
"a television pilot that aired on Comedy Central and was shown at several film festivals in 2005. ""The Victorian Hotel"", a play written by Oblong, and created in association with Rogue Artists Ensemble, featuring many of his characters as puppets, played October through December 2006 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica, California. In 2018, ""The Victorian Hotel"" traveled to Seattle. Angus Oblong Angus Oblong is the pen name of David Walker (born August 28, 1976), an American writer and illustrator best known as the author of ""Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children"" (1999) and the"
"Owly Owly is an American children's graphic novel series created since 2004 by Andy Runton and published by Top Shelf Productions. The series, which is largely without standard text dialogue making it a pantomime comic, is about the adventures of a gentle owl named Owly who resolves to do good and make friends in his world with the help of his good companions, the clever worm, Wormy, and Scampy, the gluttonous but good hearted chipmunk. While he faces obstacles in the pursuit of that goal, his faith in the goodness in the world is never disappointed. Top Shelf has published"
"had initially written it for her youngest child Edith, who has followed her mother's footsteps and is a popular children's author. Other works include the well known ""Twenty Days,"" an account of Lincoln's assassination and the twenty days that followed, which she wrote with her son, Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr.; ""Tiny Animal Stories""; ""The Telephone Book""; ""Lucky Mrs. Ticklefeather""; ""Brave Mr. Buckingham""; ""Junket is Nice"" (1933); ""Wise Old Aard-Vark"" (1936); and ""Now Open the Box"". Dorothy Kunhardt Dorothy Kunhardt (née Dorothy Meserve; September 29, 1901 – December 23, 1979) was an American children's-book author, best known for the baby book"
"The Worst Witch The Worst Witch is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily boarding school and fantasy stories, with eight books already published. The first one, ""The Worst Witch"", was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, and the most recent one, ""First Prize for the Worst Witch"", was published in 2018 by Puffin Books, the current publisher of all the series. The books have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies. In 1986, the first book"
"Putnam and Gosset Group. <br>""Auntie Claus"", c. 1999, Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace. <br>""Tatie Noël"", c. 2001, Milan. <br>""Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas"", c. 2002, Silver Whistle/Harcourt. <br>""The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls"", c. 2006, Harper Collins <br>""Fred and Anthony Escape from the Netherworld"", (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2007, Hyperion. <br>""Fred and Anthony Meet the Super-de-Germ-O Zombie"", (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2007, Hyperion. <br>""Fred & Anthony Meet the Heinie Goblins from the Black Lagoon"", (As Esile Arevamirp), c. 2008, Hyperion. <br>""Fred & Anthony's Horrible, Hideous Back-to-School Thriller"", (As Esile Arevamirp) ""The Mermaid's Cape"", by Margaret K. Wetterer, c."
"Wonky Donkey The Wonky Donkey is a children's book, and song written by New Zealander Craig Smith and illustrated by Katz Cowley. The book is based upon a song that Smith wrote in 2005 after hearing the joke ""What do you call a donkey with three legs? - A wonky donkey"". The song was later turned into the 2010 book. In 2018, the book was featured in a viral video of a grandmother laughing hysterically as she attempted to read it to her grandchild, leading to a surge in purchases of the book worldwide. In 2010 a school teacher alleged"
"author, Daniel Handler, under the pseudonym of Lemony Snicket. All the succeeding audio books are read by Tim Curry. The opening of the novel was partially adapted during the closing moments of the first season of the television series adaptation by Netflix, with the remaining plot adapted as the first and second episodes of the second season. The Austere Academy The Austere Academy is the fifth novel in the children's novel series ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"" by Lemony Snicket. It was set to be released in paperback under the name The Austere Academy: or, Kidnapping!, but the release was"
"Angus Oblong Angus Oblong is the pen name of David Walker (born August 28, 1976), an American writer and illustrator best known as the author of ""Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children"" (1999) and the 2001 television series it spawned, ""The Oblongs"". The character Milo—which appeared in his ""Creepy Susie"" book—was based on a young version of himself; the Milo that appeared on the television show ""The Oblongs"" was a less exaggerated version of the character from the book. David Adam Walker was born August 28, 1976 in Sacramento, California, to Elizabeth (née Angus) and Robert"