Ross Collins
On graduating from Glasgow School of Art Ross won the MacMillan Prize for his first picture book. Since then he’s illustrated over 120 books for children and written about a dozen or so. Children in over 20 countries seem to enjoy them. Awards include the inaugural Amnesty International Honour, the UKLA Award, The Royal Mail Children’s Book Award and two short listings for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Ross’ book ‘The Elephantom’ was adapted into a critically acclaimed play by those clever people at the National Theatre who made that ‘War Horse’ thing.
When he’s not creating children’s books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios like Laika and Disney. He also likes walking in the Scottish glens with his dog Hugo, who is an idiot and his partner Jacqui, who is not.
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THE THREE GRUMPIES by Tamra Wright - Bloomsbury
MAYBE ONE DAY by Frances Thomas - Bloomsbury
JACK AND THE DREAMSACK by Laurence Anholt - Bloomsbury
TRUST ME, MUM by Angela McAllister - Bloomsbury
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS by Simon Puttock - Macmillan
BILLY MONSTER'S DAYMARE by Alan Durant - OUP
CINDERELLA - THE FAIRY TALE FILES by Alan Durant - Walker Books
WHERE GIANTS HIDE by Mij Kelly - Hodder
THE NO-NOTHINGS AND THEIR BABY by Anne Mazar - Arthur Levine Books, Scholastic US
WILD-WEST WINNIE by Simon Puttock - Macmillan
WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS A HIPPOPOTAMUS by Tom MacRae - Andersen Press
WHO SAID BOO? by Anne Miranda - Hyperion Books
THE ROBE OF SKULLS - by Vivian French - Walker Books
SECRET AGENT ELEPHANT by Eoin McLaughlin - Orchard
As Author/Illustrator:
DEAR VAMPA - HarperCollins US, Hodder (winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2011)
MY AMAZING DAD - Simon and Schuster
GERMS - Bloomsbury
DOODLEDAY - Gullane
KIKO AND THE HELLOJARS - Gullane
THERE'S A BEAR ON MY CHAIR - Nosy Crow (winner of the UKLA 2017 award in the 3-6 category, Honor title in E.B. White Read-Aloud Award)
CHEESEMARES - Barrington Stoke
THE ELEPHANTOM - Templar (shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal)
MEDUSA JONES - Arthur Levine Books, Scholastic US
THIS ZOO IS NOT FOR YOU - Nosy Crow
WHAT DOES AN ANTEATER EAT?- Nosy Crow
BUSY NIGHT - Bloomsbury
I AM A TIGER by Karl Newson - Macmillan
THERE'S A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE - Nosy Crow
INSPECTOR PENGUIN INVESTIGATES by Eoin McLaughlin - Orchard Books