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Tony Ross - Illustrator

Tony Ross has illustrated over 800 books, which are published all over the world. Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and Tadpole's Promise won the Silver Medal in the Smarties Prize 2003. He was the British choice for the Andersen Medal 2004. The Nanny Goat's Kid was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010. He lives on the Welsh border.

Born in 1938 in Wandsworth, South London, Tony Ross never though about a career in art, but says he fell into it after his dream of being a cowboy disintegrated when a letter he wrote to John Wayne was never replied to.

After Liverpool College of Art, Tony became an art director at an Advertising Agency but after a particularly bad day in the office he gave up his job to go into teaching at Manchester Polytechnic.

His first book was published in 1976 and as well as his own, he has illustrated over 1000 books for authors such as Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin, which are published all over the world. His series of books written with Jeanne Willis featuring the extra terrestrial teacher, Dr Xargle, has established a huge following of fans. As has his fantastic and fun illustrations in the Horrid Henry series. A TV adaptation of his much-loved Little Princess series is currently showing on Channel 5’s Milkshake.

Author photo © Mark Guest @ The Bookseller

 

Books Illustrated By Tony Ross

Horrid Henry: Monster Mayhem

Francesca Simon

Paperback

Pre-order. 10th October 2024

£7.19 £7.99

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

There’s a Snake in My School!

David Walliams

Paperback

Pre-order. 1st April 2024

£7.19 £7.99

Cottonwool Colin

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry: Food Fight

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The World’s Worst Teachers

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Gangsta Granny

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Slime

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Horrid Henry: A Yucky Year

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Horrid Henry: Terrible Teachers

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Megamonster

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The World’s Worst Children 3

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Bear Who Went Boo!

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The World’s Worst Children 2

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The World’s Worst Children 1

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Horrid Henry: Party Pandemonium

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Bwgan Nana Crwca

David Walliams

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry: Prank Wars!

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

The Creature Choir

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Rigatoni the Pasta Cat

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Horrid Henry: Rainy Day Disaster

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Code Name Bananas

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Old Macdonald Had a Phone

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Bananas!

David Walliams

Paperback

Not Available

Geronimo

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Horrid Henry: School Stinks

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Pecyn Henri Helynt 5

Francesca Simon

Hardback

Not Available

Pecyn Henri Helynt 2

Francesca Simon

Hardback

Not Available

Pecyn Henri Helynt 3

Francesca Simon

Hardback

Not Available

Pecyn Henri Helynt 4

Francesca Simon

Hardback

Not Available

Pecyn Henri Helynt 1

Francesca Simon

Hardback

Not Available

I Don't Want to Wash My Hands!

Tony Ross

Board book

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Fing

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Mamoth Mawr, Y

David Walliams

Paperback

Not Available

Silly Mr Wolf

Tony Ross

Paperback

Not Available

The World's Worst Parents

David Walliams

Hardback

In Stock

£13.50 £15.00

Horrid Henry: Midsummer Madness

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Old Dog

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Big Bad Bun

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Misery Moo

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance

Clare Balding

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Ice Monster

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Creature Choir

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

Silly Mr Wolf

Tony Ross

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Horrid Henry: Spooky Spectacular

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

I Want My Dad!

Tony Ross

Hardback

Not Available

The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance

Clare Balding

CD-Audio

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

Boogie Bear

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Horrid Henry: Fun in the Sun

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Eric and the Pimple Potion

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Dog's Tale: Life Lessons for a Pup

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

I Want My Dad!

Tony Ross

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Not Just a Book…

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

I Want a Bunny!

Tony Ross

Hardback

Not Available

Bad Dad

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Geronimo

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

The Nights Before Christmas

Tony Ross

Paperback

Not Available

The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs!

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Bah! Humbug!

Michael Rosen

Paperback

Not Available

Hampstead the Hamster

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Horrid Henry Ghosts and Ghouls

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Gruesome Ghosts

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

I Want Snow!

Tony Ross

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Spycatcher

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry School's Out

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Dog Snatchers

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

How To Be a Detective

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Tadpole's Promise

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The New Football Coach

Dominique Demers

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

The Louvre

Claude Delafosse

Spiral bound

Not Available

Not Just a Book...

Jeanne Willis

Hardback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£10.79 £11.99

Under Cover

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Midnight Gang

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Serious Graffiti

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Popstar's Wedding

Barbara Mitchelhill

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Dihangfa Fawr Taid

David Walliams

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry's Jolly Holidays

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Spooky Night!

Wendy Finney

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Troll Stinks!

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Horrid Henry Summer Fun

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Best Friends!

Wendy Finney

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Where's Horrid Henry?

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Sammy and the Starman

Anne Cassidy

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The World's Worst Children 2

David Walliams

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

What's My Name?

Wendy Finney

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Where's Gilbert?

Wendy Finney

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Where's Gilbert?

Wendy Finney

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Space Ace 4u2read

Eric Brown

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Grandpa's Great Escape

David Walliams

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Barking for Bagels

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The First Hippo on the Moon

David Walliams

Board book

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Aliens Stole My Dog

Ian Whybrow

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Footballer Called Flip

Ian Whybrow

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Bath Monster

Colin Boyd

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry's Sizzling Summer

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Jack and the Beanstalk

Tony Ross

Board book

Not Available

Boa's Bad Birthday

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Boy Racer

Ian Whybrow

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Bilal's Brilliant Bee

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Slug Needs a Hug

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Bath Monster

Colin Boyd

Hardback

Not Available

Animal Rhymes

Tony Ross

Board book

Not Available

Action Rhymes

Tony Ross

Board book

Not Available

Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter

Allan Ahlberg

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Playtime Rhymes

Tony Ross

Board book

Not Available

Mossy Trotter

Elizabeth Taylor

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Chicken Clicking

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

The Pet Person

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry's Haunted House

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

What's My Name?

Wendy Finney

Paperback

Not Available

Best Friends!

Wendy Finney

Paperback

Not Available

We're Going to a Party!

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Dogbird and other mixed-up tales

Paul Stewart

Paperback

Print on Demand

£8.99 £9.99

Horrid Henry's Krazy Ketchup

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Horrid Henry

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Prince Charmless

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry's Nightmare

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Fly, Chick, Fly!

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Hippospotamus

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Mammoth Pie

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Horrid Henry's Monster Movie

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Harry the Poisonous Centipede

Lynne Reid Banks

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Burping Bertha

Michael Rosen

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Funky Phantoms

Karen Wallace

Paperback

Not Available

Sticky Ends

Jeanne Willis

Hardback

Not Available

Star Spooks

Karen Wallace

Paperback

Not Available

Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Susan Laughs

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Rock Star

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Big Bad Bun

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Old Dog

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

A Shakespeare Story: Julius Caesar

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: King Lear

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£4.49 £4.99

Moody Margaret Strikes Back

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£4.49 £4.99

Umpteen Pockets

Adrian Mitchell

Hardback

Not Available

Fangtastic, Ms Wiz

Terence Blacker

Paperback

Not Available

Nits Nits Nits!

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Get Rich Quick

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Bank Robber

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Mega-Mean Time Machine

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Perfect Revenge

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Secret Club

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Mummy's Curse

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Grill Pan Eddy

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

A Message For Santa

Hiawyn Oram

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Daft Bat

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Abominable Snowman

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Richard III

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Othello

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£4.49 £4.99

A Shakespeare Story: As You Like It

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£4.49 £4.99

Misery Moo

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

I Hate School!

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Don't Cook Cinderella

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Daddy, Don't Let Go

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Shhh!

Jeanne Willis

Hardback

Not Available

The Queen's Visit

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: The Tempest

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Hamlet

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Henry V

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£4.49 £4.99

A Shakespeare Story: Macbeth

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Twelfth Night

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

A Shakespeare Story: Romeo And Juliet

Andrew Matthews

Paperback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Underpants Panic

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Tilly Mint Tales

Berlie Doherty

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Stinkbombs!

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

Notso Hotso

Anne Fine

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Bogey Babysitter

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Invisible Boy

Hazel Townson

Paperback

Not Available

Little Wolf, Forest Detective

Ian Whybrow

Paperback

In Stock

£5.39 £5.99

The Haunted House

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Tricking the Tooth Fairy

Francesca Simon

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Robin Hood All at Sea

Jan Mark

Paperback

Not Available

Mayfly Day

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

Hippospotamus

Jeanne Willis

Hardback

Not Available

Moody Margaret Casts a Spell

Francesca Simon

Mixed media product

Not Available

Awful Auntie

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

By Hook or by Crook

Jan Mark

Paperback

Not Available

Cannibal Curse

Francesca Simon

Mixed media product

Not Available

The First Hippo on the Moon

David Walliams

Mixed media product

Not Available

Sticky Ends

Jeanne Willis

Paperback

Not Available

I Want My Mum!

Tony Ross

Paperback

Not Available

The Bear Who Went Boo!

David Walliams

Mixed media product

Not Available

Troll Stinks!

Jeanne Willis

Hardback

Not Available

Boogie Bear

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

I Want Snow!

Tony Ross

Hardback

Not Available

Bad Dad

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

Fing

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

Slime

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available

Megamonster

David Walliams

Hardback

Not Available