Michael Lawrence
Encyclopedia
Michael Lawrence is an English
writer for children and young adults. He is best known as the author of the Withern Rise trilogy and the Jiggy McCue books.
, England
. His family moved to Sudbury
, Middlesex
when he was four. He later attended Ealing School of Art and he worked as a graphic designer
and photographer before deciding to concentrate on writing. When the Snow Falls was his first book to be published, in 1994. The story was later expanded into A Crack in the Line, the first book of The Aldous Lexicon. He is also the co-author of The Poppykettle Papers
with Robert Ingpen
.
the killer underpants
The Toilet of Doom
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
writer for children and young adults. He is best known as the author of the Withern Rise trilogy and the Jiggy McCue books.
Biography
Michael Lawrence was born in HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His family moved to Sudbury
Sudbury, London
Sudbury is a suburb in the London Boroughs of Brent and Harrow, located in northwest London, UK.Sudbury is an historical area having once extended from the 'South Manor- Sudbury' to the area that is now known as Wembley Central...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
when he was four. He later attended Ealing School of Art and he worked as a graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
and photographer before deciding to concentrate on writing. When the Snow Falls was his first book to be published, in 1994. The story was later expanded into A Crack in the Line, the first book of The Aldous Lexicon. He is also the co-author of The Poppykettle Papers
The Poppykettle Papers
The Poppykettle Papers is a children's book written in 1999 by Michael Lawrence and illustrated by Robert R. Ingpen.The story follows mythical, ancient, Peruvian gnomes whose story is discovered in the modern day by two boys who find The Poppykettle Papers.- Background :In 1980, Robert Ingpen...
with Robert Ingpen
Robert Ingpen
Robert Roger Ingpen is an Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and author.-Early life:Ingpen was born in Geelong Australia and attended Geelong College to 1957...
.
Jiggy McCue
- The Poltergoose (Republished as The Curse Of The Poltergoose) ISBN 1860398367 (2000)
- The Meanest Genie (Previously Maggot Pie)
- The Snottle ISBN 1843623447 (2003)
- Nudie Dudie ISBN 1843626470 (2004)
- Neville the Devil ISBN 1843628791 (2005)
- Ryan's Brain ISBN 1846162270 (2006)
- The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard ISBN 1846164710 (2007)
- Kid Swap ISBN 9781408302736 (2008)
- One for All and All for Lunch (2009)
- Rudie Dudie (2010)
- Evilution:The Troof (2011) Special for World Book Day
the killer underpants
The Toilet of Doom
Jiggy's Genes
- Jiggy's Magic Balls (2010)
- Jiggy the Vampire Slayer (2011)
- Jiggy and the Witchfinder (Released Sept 2011)
Withern Rise/Aldous Lexicon
- A Crack in the Line ISBN 9781843624165 (2003)
- Small Eternities ISBN 1841211680 (2004)
- The Underwood See ISBN 1843628759 (2006)
Other
- When the Snow Falls (1994)
- The Griffin and Oliver Pie ISBN 9781843623564 (2006)
- Milking The Novelty ISBN 0954938100 (2005)
- Young Dracula: AND Young Monsters ISBN 184299445X (2006)
- Juby's Rook ISBN 1846166217 (2007)