Tony Ross
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Tony Ross 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.
, 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
.
United Kingdom
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illustrator and author for children.
He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon
Francesca Isabelle Simon is an American author living in London, who is mostly known for writing the popular Horrid Henry series of children's books.- Biography :...
on the Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle
Dr. Xargle
Dr. Xargle is a series of children's picture books written by Jeanne Willis, with illustrations by Tony Ross. It involves the eponymous alien professor teaching a class of children on his home planet, telling them about the unique observations he has made of Planet Earth and its inhabitants...
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
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature. It is Germany's only state-funded literary award. In the past, authors from many countries...
in 1986. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art and had many jobs, including a cartoonist.
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 1999, and included a 5 minute video from Anytime Tales narrated by Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood CBE is a British comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano...
. Since then many other stories were published and adapted into a new series (appropriately titled Little Princess
Little Princess (animated series)
Little Princess is a children's animated television series. Directed by Edward Foster it debuted in the UK in 2006 and is currently shown there as part of Channel Five's Milkshake! and – as Y Dywysoges Fach – in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh-language channel S4C.In English the...
), featuring issues such as sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry is a type of competition or animosity among children, blood-related or not.Siblings generally spend more time together during childhood than they do with parents. The sibling bond is often complicated and is influenced by factors such as parental treatment, birth order, personality,...
, bad manners
Manners
In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which demonstrate that a person is proper, polite, and refined. They are like laws in that they codify or set a standard for human behavior, but they are unlike laws in that there is no formal system for punishing transgressions, the...
and attachment
Attachment theory
Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally. Attachment theory is an interdisciplinary study...
.