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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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TITLES INCLUDE

SUPPOSING by Frances Thomas - Bloomsbury (winner of Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award, Blue Ribbon (US), Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (US) and shortlisted for Blue Peter Award)

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:

ALVIE EATS SOUP - Arthur Levine Books, Scholastic US

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

REVIEWS

"There isn’t an illustrator in Britain who uses a more intelligent visual storytelling language." TES

THERE'S A BEAR ON MY CHAIR

“A superb example of how interesting words and evocative pictures should work together and one which also demonstrates a very clever use of design; with differing font size and colour expressing tone, emphasis and volume. The clever rhyme reads aloud very well and the perfectly expressive and humorous illustrations really engage young children in discussing the story and the issues of restorative justice that it raises, providing a wonderful stimulus for dramatic re-telling." UKLA

I AM A TIGER

"Newson's fearless tone and Collins' humorous illustrations are a winning combination. The bold cartoons, set against bright, solid-colored backgrounds, are vibrant enough to be seen from the back of the classroom or storyhour room, and the expressions of each animal will definitely inspire rounds of giggles." KIRKUS

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