Donald Bisset

Donald Bisset (30 August 1910–10 August 1995), sometimes also known as Donald Bissett was a British actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.

Selected filmography

• Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
• Little Red Monkey (1955)
• The Brain Machine (1955)
• The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
• Nearest and Dearest (1972)
• For the Love of Ada (1972)
• Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
• Ragtime (1981)

Books

• Anytime Stories, illus. by the author. London, Faber & Faber, 1954.
• Some Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1957.
• Next Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1959.
• This Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1961.
• Another Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1963.
• Little Bear's Pony, illus. Shirley Hughes. London, Benn, 1966.
• Hullo Lucy, illus. Gillian Kenny. London, Benn, 1967; as Hello Lucy!, Ernest Benn, 1969.
• Talks With a Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1967.
• Kangaroo Tennis, illus. B. S. Biro. London, Benn, 1968.
• Benjie the Circus Dog, illus. Val Biro. London, Benn, 1969.
• Nothing, illus. by the author. London, Benn, 1969.
• Upside Down Land. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1969.
• Time and Again Stories (selection of stories from Some Time Stories and This Time Stories), illus. by the author. London, London, Methuen, 1970.
• Barcha the Tiger, illus. Derek Collard. London, Benn, 1971.
• Tiger Wants More, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1971; as Ogg, illus. Amelia Rosato. Oxford University Press, 1987.
• Yak and the Painted Cave, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971.
• Yak and the Sea Shell, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971.
• Yak and the Buried Treasure (from an idea by Susan Rutherford), illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972.
• Yak and the Ice Cream, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972.
• Father Tingtang's Journey, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1973.
• Jenny Hopalong, illus. Derek Collard. Tonbridge & London, Benn, 1973.
• Yak Goes Home, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1973.
• The Adventures of Mandy Duck, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1974.
• The Happy Horse, illus. David Sharpe. London, Benn, 1974.
• Hazy Mountain, illus. Shirley Hughes. Harmondsworth, Kestrel Boooks, 1975.
• 'Oh Dear', said Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1975.
• Paws with Numbers, with Michael Morris, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976.
• Paws with Shapes, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976.
• The Lost Birthday, illus. by the author. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1976.
• Journey to the Jungle, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977.
• The Story of Smokey Horse, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1977.
• This is Ridiculous, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977.
• The Adventures of Yak, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1978.
• What Time Is It, When it Isn't?, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1980.
• Johnny Here and There, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1981.
• The Hedgehog Who Rolled Uphill, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982.
• The Joyous Adventures of Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982.
• Sleep Tight, Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1985.
• Upside Down Stories, with Alison Claire Darke. London, Puffin, 1987.
• Just a Moment!, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1988.
• Please Yourself. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1991.

External links

• Donald Bisset at the Internet Movie Database