Tony Ross
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| Tony Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1938 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
| Notable awards | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 1986 |
Tony Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. In Britain he may be known best for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon. He has also illustrated the Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger, the Dr. Xargle series by Jeanne Willis, and the Harry The Poisonous Centipede series by Lynne Reid Banks. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was U.K. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.[1]
In 1986 Ross won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, the German-language edition of I'm coming to get you! (Andersen, 1984). For the third Dr. Xargle book with Willis, Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers, about cats, he was highly commended runner up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.[2][lower-alpha 1]
Among WorldCat participating libraries, the eight most widely held works by Ross are Amber Brown books written by Danziger. The most widely held book written and illustrated by Ross is I Want Two Birthdays (2008), which is represented in ten languages.[3]
Ross was born in London. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design and had many jobs, including a cartoonist, graphic designer, then art director at an Advertising Agency. In 1976 his long association with the fledgling Andersen Press began with the publication of his re-telling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. For several years he was Senior Lecturer in Art and head of the Illustration Course at Manchester Polytechnic.
In Britain, Ross was a commended runner up for the annual Kate Greenaway Medal.[2][lower-alpha 1]
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 about toilet training, originally published by Andersen in 1986, and in several other countries the same year.,[4] and included a 5-minute video from Anytime Tales narrated by Victoria Wood.
Since then many other stories were published.and adapted into a cartoon series (appropriately titled Little Princess), featuring issues such as sibling rivalry, bad manners and attachment.
Some of the other books include but are not limited to:
1999:
- I want a sister!
2001:
- I don't want to go to the hospital!
- I want my dummy
2002:
- I want my tooth
2003:
- I want to be a cowgirl (co-written with Jeanne Willis)
2007:
- I don't want a cold!
- I want a trumpet!
- I want my sledge!
- I want my tent!
2008:
- I don't like salad!
- I don't want to comb my hair!
- I want my puppets!
- I want to be a cavegirl!
- I want to be tall!
- I want two birthdays!
2010:
- I want to do it myself!
- I want my light on!
2011:
- I want a party!
2012:
- I didn't do it!
- I want to win! : a Little Princess story
See also
Notes
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- "Ross, Tony 1938–" at Encyclopedia.com (2007 content)
- Tony Ross at publisher HarperCollins[dead link]
- Tony Ross at Andersen Press[dead link]
- Tony Ross at Penguin Group
- Little Princess at Andersen Press[dead link]
- Tony Ross at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Works by or about Tony Ross in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Tony Ross at Library of Congress Authorities, with 236 catalogue records
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- ↑ "2004". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
"Hans Christian Andersen Awards". IBBY. Retrieved 2013-07-22. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kate Greenaway Medal". 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ "Ross, Tony". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ Formats and Editions of I want my potty". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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