Andrew Norriss

Andrew Norriss (2009)

Andrew Norriss (born October 18, 1947 in Dingwall , Scotland ) is a British author of children's books .

Norriss attended Trinity College in Dublin and then worked as a teacher. In 1982 he began to work as a writer.

For Aquila he received the 1997 Whitbread Book Award in the Best Children's Book category and a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1998 .

Norriss lives in England. He is married and has two children.

Works

Woof! The Tale Wags On (1989)
Woof! The Tales Gets Longer (1991)
Woof! A Twist in the Tale (1992)
Matt's Million (1995)
Aquila (1997)
Bernard's Watch (1999)
The Touchstone (2004)
The Unluckiest Boy in the World (2006)
The Portal (2007)
Ctrl-Z (2009) (German: click! Back ISBN 978-3-473-36851-8 )
Aquila 2 (2010).
I don't believe it, Archie! (2011).
Archie's Unbelievably Freaky Week (2012).
Jessica's Ghost , 2015.
- German by Christiane Steen: Jessica's spirit . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-499-21744-9 .

personal data
SURNAME	Norriss, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British author of children's books
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dingwall , Scotland