Ian Whybrow


Ian Whybrow is a British writer of children's books, first published in 1989. He has written over 100 books for children, has been translated into 27 languages and is published in 28 countries. His books are humorous and range from picture books to novels, short stories and poetry.

Early life

Whybrow was born on 3 May 1941 in Gillingham, Kent, and grew up in Margate and Hong Kong.

Career

Teacher

He began his professional career as a teacher, becoming head of English and head of sixth form at The John Lyon School in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London. He subsequently was able to give up teaching to write full-time.

Author

His first book was The Sniff Stories in 1989, which was followed by other books about the character. He is best known for his series of books about Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, illustrated by Adrian Reynolds. Other characters that have featured in series of books include Little Wolf, Miss Wire and Sissy Buttons, but it is Harry who has spawned the most books by far.
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs series has been adapted into a 104 episode animated television series with a slightly different name, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs, which premiered on Cartoon Network's Tickle-U block in the United States on 22 August 2005.
Little Wolf's book of Badness has been made into an award-winning film for television in 2003, directed by Karsten Kiilerich. Most recently, it was made into a play, which ran at the Hampstead Theatre, London from December 2007 to January 2008, adapted by the director, Anthony Clark, with Llan Goodman as Little Wolf.

Personal life

He is married to Ann and has two daughters. He lives in Cambridge, England.

Awards

  • Quacky Quack-quack! was nominated for the Smarties Prize.
  • A Baby For Grace was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
  • Little Wolf's Book of Badness won the TSB Birmingham Book Award, a UKRA Award for making a substantial contribution to literacy, the Talkie Award for the Best Children's Book and Tape, a nomination for the best TV movie, and was a finalist for the Best Children's Programme in the Broadcast Awards and the Best TV Special in the British Animation Awards. The book has also won awards in Italy and the USA.
  • Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award and won both the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Norfolk Libraries Children's Book Award.
  • Whiff was nominated for the Blue Peter Award for the Best Picture Book to Read Aloud.
  • Where's Tim's Ted has won prizes in France and Italy.

    Books

  • The Sniff Stories
  • Sniff Bounces Back
  • Quacky Quack-quack!
  • Sniff and the Secret of Spalderton Hall
  • Holly and the Skyboard
  • Nice One Sniff
  • The Time Sailors
  • Fix It With Bubblegum
  • Red's Big Wish Day
  • Can I Stand on Your Head?
  • Little Wolf's Book of Badness
  • Miss Wire and the Three Kind Mice
  • Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
  • Sing Boogie Boogie
  • Parcel For Stanley
  • The Bedtime Bear
  • Harry and the Snow King
  • Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors
  • Goo Goo Gorilla
  • A Baby For Grace
  • The Christmas Bear
  • Sniff the Wonderdog
  • Little Wonder
  • Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs
  • Jump In
  • Where's Tim's Ted?
  • Whiff
  • Little Wolf's Postbag
  • A Footballer Called Flip
  • The Magic Sneeze
  • Young Robin's Hood
  • Little Wolf: Forest Detective
  • The Tickle Book
  • Boy Racer
  • Aliens Stole My Dog
  • Whizz the Fleabag
  • Harry and the Robots
  • Where’s Bitesize?
  • The Houseminders
  • All Change!
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Say Rahh!
  • Little Farmer Joe
  • The Snow Friends
  • Wish, Change, Friend
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Have a Very Busy Day
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Play Hide and Seek
  • Good Night, Monster
  • Dear Little Wolf
  • Little Wolf’s Handy Book of Poems
  • Go To Bed, Doodlehead
  • Sissy Buttons Takes Charge
  • Three Little Rascals
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Romp in the Swamp
  • How Sissy Buttons Saved the Day
  • Little Wolf, Pack Leader
  • Little Wolf’s Big Book of Spooks and Clues
  • I’d Rather Go To Grandad’s
  • Wobble Bear
  • The Unvisibles
  • The Noisy Way To Bed
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Make a Christmas Wish
  • Wobble Bear Says Yellow
  • Gently Bentley
  • Hey, I Love You
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Tell the Time
  • Little Wolf, Terror of the Shivery Sea
  • Badness For Beginners
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs at the Museum
  • Again!
  • Good Fun Farm
  • Faraway Farm
  • Muckabout School
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs and the Bucketful of Stories
  • Babies Can
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Go Wild
  • Who's a Cheeky Baby?
  • Here Comes Harry With His Buckeful of Dinosaurs
  • Tim, Ted and the Pirates
  • Robin Hood's Best Shot
  • Through the Catflap
  • Alex the Walking Accident
  • There's a Spell Up My Nose
  • Scary Hair
  • What's the Time, Little Wolf?
  • Star Baby
  • The Boy Who Had Everything
  • The Secret Superhero
  • The Knights of the Brown Table
  • Say Hello To the Animals
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Go to School
  • Good Fun Farm
  • Say Hello to the Baby Animals
  • Hello? Is That Grandma?
  • Welcome to Dino World
  • Jump into Dino World
  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Make a Splash
  • Ella the Superstar
  • Animal Soup
  • The Magic Shoebox Farm
  • I'm Not Scared of Monsters
  • Harry's Dino World
  • Meet My Dinosaurs
  • Say Hello to the Snowy Animals
  • Miss Wire's Christmas Surprise
  • Bella Gets Her Skates On
  • Fun on the Farm
  • Along Came a Bedtime
  • More Adventures With Harry and the Dinosaurs)
  • Meerkat Madness
  • More Meerkat Madness
  • ''Even More Meerkat Madness : Flying High''