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 Ros Asquith

Ros Asquith

Ros Asquith started out as a photographer, became theatre critic for Time Out, City Limits and The Observer before emerging as an author and Guardian cartoonist. She wrote the best-selling book, I Was A Teenage Worrier, and the Girl Writer series. The first book in her new series, Letters from an Alien Schoolboy, was published in 2010 and the second book, Cosmic Custard, is published in October 2011. She lives in North London.

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  • Can it be About Me?

    Can it be About Me?

    Author: Cheryl Moskowitz Illustrator: Ros Asquith
    Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

    Exploring life in and out of the classroom, the poems in this collection explore everything from spelling tests to best friends, teachers to secrets

  • Max the Champion

    Max the Champion

    Author: Sean Stockdale and Alexandra Strick Illustrator: Ros Asquith
    Publisher: Frances Lincoln

    This inclusive book is about a boy who loves sport, his friends, and school - and has a vivid imagination

  • It's Not Fairy!

    It's Not Fairy!

    Author: Ros Asquith
    Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

    Children beware: if you say 'it's not fair' one too many times, the It's Not Fairy might just come and gobble you up.

  • Letters from an Alien Schoolboy

    Letters from an Alien Schoolboy

    Author: Ros Asquith
    Publisher: Piccadilly Press

    Flowkwee is on a mission – he has to disguise himself as a schoolboy and spy on young earthlings, in order to help his father with his research

  • The Bad Trousers

    The Bad Trousers

    Author: Ros Asquith Illustrator: Mairi Hedderwick
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke

    Children will enjoy this cheeky tale thanks to Asquith's charming writing and Hedderwick's familiar illustrations. A lovely way to make learning to read fun.

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