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Philip Ardagh
(b.1961)Philip Ardagh is over 6 feet 7 inches tall with a big bushy beard. Not only is he very large and very hairy, but he has also written more than sixty children's books for all ages. He has been known to write books about serious subjects -- such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and archeology -- but also writes abnormally funny books (eg. A House Called Awful End) that make lots of people laugh.
Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats (Beanie and Snorkel), in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been -- among other things -- an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.
Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats (Beanie and Snorkel), in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been -- among other things -- an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
History's Highlights
History's Great Inventors (1995)
History's Great Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Great Inventors (1995)
History's Great Travellers and Explorers (1996)
History's Travellers and Explorers (1996)
Get a Life!
Elizabeth I (1999)
William the Conqueror (1999)
Julius Caesar (1999)
Florence Nightingale (1999)
Henry VIII (1999)
Queen Victoria (1999)
Marie Curie (2000)
Oliver Cromwell (2000)
Napoleon (2000)
Mary, Queen of Scots (2000)
Get a Life! (2002)
Elizabeth I (1999)
William the Conqueror (1999)
Julius Caesar (1999)
Florence Nightingale (1999)
Henry VIII (1999)
Queen Victoria (1999)
Marie Curie (2000)
Oliver Cromwell (2000)
Napoleon (2000)
Mary, Queen of Scots (2000)
Get a Life! (2002)
WOW!
Discoveries That Changed the World (2000)
Ideas That Changed the World (2000)
Events That Changed the World (2000)
Inventions That Changed the World (2002)
Discoveries That Changed the World (2000)
Ideas That Changed the World (2000)
Events That Changed the World (2000)
Inventions That Changed the World (2002)
Unlikely Exploits
1. The Fall of Fergal (2002)
2. Heir of Mystery (2003)
3. The Rise of the House of McNally (2004)
1. The Fall of Fergal (2002)
2. Heir of Mystery (2003)
3. The Rise of the House of McNally (2004)
Gressingham Trilogy
1. The Green Man Of Gressingham (2002)
2. The Red Dragons of Gressingham (2008)
3. The Black Knight of Gressingham (2015)
1. The Green Man Of Gressingham (2002)
2. The Red Dragons of Gressingham (2008)
3. The Black Knight of Gressingham (2015)
Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens
1. Dubious Deeds (2003)
2. Horrendous Habits (2005)
3. Final Curtain (2006)
1. Dubious Deeds (2003)
2. Horrendous Habits (2005)
3. Final Curtain (2006)
The Truth About
The Truth About Love (2004)
The Truth About Fairies (2005)
The Truth About Cats (2006)
The Truth About Love (2004)
The Truth About Fairies (2005)
The Truth About Cats (2006)
Grubtown Tales
1. Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky (2009)
2. The Year That it Rained Cows (2009)
3. The Far From Great Escape (2009)
4. The Wrong End of the Dog (2010)
5. Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens (2010)
6. Splash, Crash and Loads of Cash (2010)
7. When Bunnies Turn Bad (2011)
1. Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky (2009)
2. The Year That it Rained Cows (2009)
3. The Far From Great Escape (2009)
4. The Wrong End of the Dog (2010)
5. Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens (2010)
6. Splash, Crash and Loads of Cash (2010)
7. When Bunnies Turn Bad (2011)
Henry's House
Creepy-crawlies (2009)
Dinosaurs (2009)
Egyptians (2009)
Knights and Castles (2010)
Space (2010)
Romans : Henry's House (2010)
Your Body (2010)
Bodies (2012)
Sharks (2013)
Creepy-crawlies (2009)
Dinosaurs (2009)
Egyptians (2009)
Knights and Castles (2010)
Space (2010)
Romans : Henry's House (2010)
Your Body (2010)
Bodies (2012)
Sharks (2013)
Grunts
1. The Grunts In Trouble (2012)
2. Grunts All at Sea (2013)
3. Grunts In a Jam (2014)
4. The Grunts on the Run (2015)
1. The Grunts In Trouble (2012)
2. Grunts All at Sea (2013)
3. Grunts In a Jam (2014)
4. The Grunts on the Run (2015)
Secret Diary
1. The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, a Medieval Knight in Training (2017)
2. The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, a Victorian House Maid (2017)
3. The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy (2018)
4. The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter (2019)
1. The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, a Medieval Knight in Training (2017)
2. The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, a Victorian House Maid (2017)
3. The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy (2018)
4. The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter (2019)
Stick and Fetch Investigate
1. Barking Up the Wrong Tree (2018)
2. The Wrong End of the Stick (2019)
3. Off the Leash (2020)
1. Barking Up the Wrong Tree (2018)
2. The Wrong End of the Stick (2019)
3. Off the Leash (2020)
Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat
1. The Pirate Captain's Cat (2020)
2. The Railway Cat (2020)
3. The Library Cat (2021)
4. The Witch's Cat (2021)
1. The Pirate Captain's Cat (2020)
2. The Railway Cat (2020)
3. The Library Cat (2021)
4. The Witch's Cat (2021)
Novels
Not-So-Very-Nice Goings On at Victoria Lodge (2004)
High in the Clouds (2005) (with Paul McCartney)
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes (2005)
The Scandalous Life of the Lawless Sisters (2008)
The Unlikely Outlaws (2015)
High in the Clouds (2005) (with Paul McCartney)
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes (2005)
The Scandalous Life of the Lawless Sisters (2008)
The Unlikely Outlaws (2015)
Collections
Pongwiffy and the Important Announcement / Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster (2010) (with Kaye Umansky)
Series contributed to
Myths And Legends
Ancient Greek Myths and Legends (1997)
Norse Myths and Legends (1997)
African Myths and Legends (1998)
North American Myths and Legends (1998)
Celtic Myths and Legends (1998)
South American Myths and Legends (1998)
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends (1999)
Chinese Myths and Legends (1999)
Ancient Greek Myths and Legends (1997)
Norse Myths and Legends (1997)
African Myths and Legends (1998)
North American Myths and Legends (1998)
Celtic Myths and Legends (1998)
South American Myths and Legends (1998)
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends (1999)
Chinese Myths and Legends (1999)
Picture Books show
Chapter Books show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh recommends
The Seven Doors (2020)
Agnes Ravatn
"Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith-and I can't offer praise than that -Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch."
The Night I Met Father Christmas (2018)
Ben Miller
"Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure."
The Snarling of Wolves (2014)
(Tales from the Five Kingdoms, book 6)
Vivian French
"I forgot reading could be this much fun!"
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