Ian Whybrow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ian Whybrow

English writer

Date of Birth: 03-May-1941

Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Ian Whybrow

  • Ian Whybrow (born 3 May 1941) is a prolific writer of children's books since his first was published in 1989.
  • He has written over 100 books for children, has been translated into 27 languages and is published in 28 countries.
  • When interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford on 24 March 2009 he stated that he had written 110 books.
  • His books are known for their humour and child-friendliness and range from picture books to novels, short stories and poetry.[1] Whybrow was born in Gillingham, Kent, and grew up in Margate and Hong Kong.
  • 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.[2] 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 popular 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.[3] 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.[4] He is married to Ann and has two daughters, Suzannah and Lucy (who is an actor).
  • He also has four grandchildren: Ella, Ted, Sophia and Amelie who are all great fans of his books.
  • He lives in Cambridge .[5]

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