Eddie Dickens Trilogy: Dreadful Acts

by
Philip Ardagh
Illustrated by David Roberts

Eddie Dickens is a resourceful Victorian boy who has to cope with vague parents, a mad uncle and an even madder aunt, as well as an escapologist in a hearse and a gang of escaped convicts. In this sequel to the equally crazy Awful End, puns, jokes and moments of sheer absurdity pile up hilariously.

Publisher: Faber Children's Books

David Roberts

David Roberts was born in Liverpool and studied a degree in fashion design at Manchester Metropolitan University. After university he worked as a milliner and began to get work as a fashion illustrator but always felt his true calling was in children's book illustration. After working as a shelf stacker, egg fryer, hair washer, film extra and coffee-maker David finally realised his dream of becoming a children's book illustrator when his first book Frankie Stein's Robot, written by Roy Apps, was published in 1998 and shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award for emerging illustrators.

Since then he has illustrated works by authors such as Philip Ardagh, Daren King, Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Tom Baker and Chris Priestley. He is also the creator of Dirty Bertie - a litle boy with bad habits.

http://www.davidrobertsillustration.com/