Timothy Knapman
Timothy Knapman has been writing for children for over ten years. His books, which have been translated into 15 languages, include the best-selling Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and Dinosaurs in the Supermarket. Timothy also writes plays and the words for musicals. He does lots of school visits and bookshop readings and his hobbies include swashbuckling. He is based near Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Books
Dinosaurs in the Supermarket
Author: Timotthy Knapman
Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
Publisher: Scholastic
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 7+
The dinosaurs are having a high old time in the supermarket , sneaking about the aisles and having a massive food fight!
Eleanor's Eyebrows
Author: Timothy Knapman
Illustrator: David Tazzyman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 6+
Eleanor declares her eyebrows are two silly, scruffy, hairy, little bits of fluff - but they are deeply offended
Goodnight Tiger
Author: Timothy Knapman Illustrator: Laura Hughes
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 6+
The animals in Emily's wallpaper can't get to sleep and they're keeping her awake... so she decides to climb into the wallpaper to show them how to settle down. A fun way to reinforce the idea of a bedtime routine - with lots of laughs along the way.
Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood
Author: Timothy Knapman Illustrator: Gwen Millward
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Dragon is excited – and just a little scared – when he finds the Benjamin
Mighty Small
Author: Timothy Knapman
Illustrator: Rosie Reeve
Publisher: OUP
Interest age: 4-8
Reading age: 5
Max Small has the perfect name, because he's a tiny mouse. But Max is convinced that actually he is a superhero.
Mungo and the Dinosaur Island
Author: Timothy Knapman Illustrator: Adam Stower
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 7+
Action, humour and colour fill each engaging spread before the final, reassuring, bedtime scene
The Book of Blast Off! 15 Real-life Space Missions
Author: Timothy Knapman Illustrator: Nik Henderson
Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
Interest age: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
Discover the details of 15 real-life missions into space – all told in accessible rhyme, and with vibrant illustrations. Not just for space enthusiasts!