Tony Maddox
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Tony Maddox is an artist and a writer of children's books.
He was born in Birmingham
, and worked there as a commercial artist in an advertising agency. His first book, Spike, the Sparrow who Couldn't Sing, was published in 1987. He followed this up with Fergus the Farmyard Dog, which sold well, leading to seven sequels.
His book Not So Loud, Oliver!, written with Martin Clunes
, was shortlisted in the Baby Book category for the 2005 Booktrust Early Years Award.
. His hobbies are painting, reading and listening to all types of music.
He was born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, and worked there as a commercial artist in an advertising agency. His first book, Spike, the Sparrow who Couldn't Sing, was published in 1987. He followed this up with Fergus the Farmyard Dog, which sold well, leading to seven sequels.
His book Not So Loud, Oliver!, written with Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes
Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....
, was shortlisted in the Baby Book category for the 2005 Booktrust Early Years Award.
Personal life
Tony Maddox is married with four grown children, and lives in WorcestershireWorcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
. His hobbies are painting, reading and listening to all types of music.