Tony Ross
| Tony Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1938 London, UK |
| Occupation | Children's illustrator and author |
Tony Ross (born London, 10 August 1938) is a British illustrator and author for children. He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books. He has illustrated a lot of books and has also written some His most recent book was I Don't give a damn about this dumb toilet! He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1986. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art and had many jobs, including a cartoonist.
[edit] Little Princess
The Little Princess is a series of books about a three or four year old princess and the phases that she goes through in life. The first book, titled 'I Want My Potty' was originally published in 1986
, and included a 5 minute video from Anytime Tales narrated by Victoria Wood. Since then many other stories were published and adapted into a new series (appropriately titled Little Princess), featuring issues such as sibling rivalry, bad manners and attachment.
[edit] External links
- Tony Ross at HarperCollins
- Tony Ross at Andersen Press
- Little Princess at Andersen Press
- Works by or about Tony Ross in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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