Tony Ross

Tony Ross, 2017

Anthony Lee "Tony" Ross (born August 10, 1938 in London ) is a British author and draftsman , best known for his picture books .

Life

After studying art in Liverpool, where he was also teaching, Ross initially worked as a cartoonist and graphic artist. Tony Ross has been painting picture books since 1983. He now lives in Cheshire , on the border with Wales.

Works

Since 1986 Ross has been working on the picture book series Little Princess , which has been adapted as an animated series for television under the same title since 2006 . More of his children's books are I'll come and get you! (1986), Finally Grown Up! Or: Polly's problem with life planning (1993) and Nicky or: Josephine's first day of school (1997). He also works as an illustrator for foreign authors, including the Miss Wiss series by Terence Blacker and the Dr. Xargle books by Jeanne Willis . For Francesca Simon he illustrated the children's book series Henry the Terrible , which, in addition to 18 million book copies (as of 2013) sold, was also marketed in film series.

Awards

• German Youth Literature Award 1986 in the picture book category for I come to you!

Web links

• Literature by and about Tony Ross in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography and reviews of works by Tony Ross at perlentaucher.de
• Short biography and list of works on the website of the British Council (English)
• Tony Ross in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Profile on www.kanemiller.com. ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 18, 2010. 
2. ↑ Profile on www.perlentaucher.de. Retrieved March 18, 2010.