Giles andreae biography

Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a.
Giles Andreae is a British writer and illustrator.
I was a student working part-time in an advertising agency with no plans to be an illustrator.

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Giles Andreae

Praise for Party Pants

For pure, bright, toddler delight, grab a copy of Pants

The Bookseller

A big bold picture book that waves the flag for the humble pant

Guardian

Hilariously funny for any pre-schooler

Daily Mail

For pure, bright, toddler delight, grab a copy of Pants

The Bookseller

A big bold picture book that waves the flag for the humble pant

Guardian

Hilariously funny for any pre-schooler

Daily Mail

For pure, bright, toddler delight, grab a copy of Pants

The Bookseller

A big bold picture book that waves the flag for the humble pant

Guardian

Hilariously funny for any pre-schooler

Daily Mail

Articles featuring Giles Andreae

9 books for fans of pirate stories

Ahoy there! Are you on the lookout for a pirate-themed book or two? From thrilling adventures on the high seas to calming bedtime tales, we’ve got something for every young buccaneer on this list.

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Giles is one of the UK’s most popular picture book authors, with many bestselling and award-winning titles to his name. These include GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE, RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE, COMMOTION IN THE OCEAN and PANTS. Recent work includes WINNIE-THE-POOH: THE GREAT HEFFALUMP HUNT, commissioned to celebrate the 90^th anniversary of the publication of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book, as well as the ever popular I LOVE… series, illustrated by Emma Dodd. Giles’s children’s books have sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

Giles’s first animated television series, World of Happy, was commissioned by CBBC for broadcast in 2010. Captain Flinn & the Pirate Dinosaurs (a 52 part animated series) was broadcast in 2016.

Giles is also the creator of the stickman bard, Purple Ronnie, and of the philosopher/artist, Edward Monkton. With over 150 million greetings cards and 3 million books sold between them, these iconic characters have made Giles the country’s top selling living poet.

Giles lives with his wife, Victoria, a children’s clothes designer, and their 4 children beside the

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Giles Andreae

British writer and illustrator

Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British writer and illustrator. He is the creator of the stickman poet Purple Ronnie and the humorous artist/philosopher Edward Monkton, and is the author of Giraffes Can't Dance and many other books for children.^[1]

Early life

Andreae attended Eton College before attending Worcester College, Oxford University, from 1985 – 88. During his final year at Oxford, and while debuting early versions of his signature Purple Ronnie character, Andreae developed Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph glands, and began an intensive course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy the day before his final exams began. He managed to sit some of his papers, and the university awarded him an upper-second-class degree. Upon graduation, Andreae worked as a trainee account manager at an advertising agency, while Purple Ronnie took on an overarching joie de vivre theme.

Career

Purple Ronnie

Andreae debuted the Purple Ronnie character in 1987 as a stage act for an Oxford revue