Josh Lacey

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Josh Lacey (born 1968 in London ) is a British children's author, he also writes under the pseudonym Joshua Doder .

Life

Josh Lacey grew up in London. He writes children's books. In his first book, the protagonist Tim finds the dog Grk, and the two set off in search of his home. This resulted in a number of other books about the couple, which made it onto the shortlist for the Branford Boase Award in 2006 . Several sequels have also appeared on the kite sitter (a babysitter for kites ) Edward Smith-Pickle. Lacey wrote a historical children's novel and also authored a biography of the footballer Charles William Miller , who brought the sport of football to Brazil .

Works (selection)

  • God Is Brazilian: Charles Miller, the Man Who Brought Football To Brazil . NPI Media Group, 2007
  • Bearkeeper . Marion Lloyd Books, London 2008
  • The One That Got Away . Marion Lloyd, London 2009
  • Two tigers on a string . Marion Lloyd, Leamington Spa 2009
  • The robbers . Illustrations Stephen Elford. Barrington Stoke, Edinburgh 2009
  • Three Diamonds and a Donkey . Marion Lloyd, London 2010
  • Island of thieves . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 2011
  • The mystery of the missing finger . Pearson Education, 2011
  • The Sultan's Tigers . 2013

Dragonsitter

  • Dragonsitter trouble . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2013
    • The kite sitter . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Translation of Anu Stohner. Sauerländer, Mannheim 2013
  • The dragonsitter's castle . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2013
  • The dragonsitter's island . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2014
  • The dragonsitter's party . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2015
  • The dragonsitter to the rescue . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2016
  • The dragonsitter takes off . Illustrations Garry Parsons. Little, Brown and Company, New York 2016

Joshua Doder

  • A Dog Called Grk . 2005
    • A dog named Grk . Vignettes Daniel Napp . Translation Franziska Gehm. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2009
  • Grk and the Pelotti Gang . 2006
    • Grk and the Pelotti gang . Vignettes Daniel Napp . Translation Katharina Diestelmeier. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2010
  • Grk and the Hot Dog Trail . 2006
    • Grk on the hot dog trail . Vignettes Daniel Napp . Translation Franziska Gehm. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2010
  • Grk: Operation Tortoise . 2007
  • Grk Smells a Council . 2008
    • Grk chases the blue rat . Vignettes Daniel Napp . Translation Franziska Gehm. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2011
  • Grk Takes Revenge . 2009
    • Grk is beyond belief . Vignettes Daniel Napp . Translation Franziska Gehm. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2011
  • Grk down under . 2010
    • Grk on a hot track in Australia . Vignettes Markus Spang. Translation Franziska Gehm. Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim; Basel 2011
  • Grk and the Phoney Macaroni . 2012

literature

  • Regine Schäfer-Munro: "Grk and the Pelotti-Gang" in class: Teacher's handout for the children's novel by Joshua Doder; Grades 4-6; with templates . Beltz, Weinheim; Basel 2010
  • Wieland Freund : Lindworm training for beginners . Review. In: Literary World , March 25, 2013, p. 5

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personal data
SURNAME Lacey, Josh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doder, Joshua (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British children's author
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH London