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Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell

Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2015 to 2017

Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He is currently the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's The Sleeper and the Spindle. He was recently announced as a BookTrust ambassador.

Chris Riddell has illustrated the work of many celebrated children's authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles and J. K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of the much loved The Edge Chronicles.

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Books

  • Alienography

    Alienography

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's books
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 8+

    Have you ever feared a Martian attack? This book recommends creeping up close enough to plant a big wet slobbery kiss on their slimy skins – your germs will do the rest to defeat them.

  • Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead

    Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead

    Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 11+
    Reading age: 11+

    This booksees the return of the most adventurous and skilled among the ranks of Tick-Tock Lads. During a night of mourning at the passing of one of the city's most notorious criminal, a shaky peace among rival gangs is disturbed as the dead begin to rise from a nearby cemetery.

  • Blobheads

    Blobheads

    Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's books
    Interest age: 6+
    Reading age: 8+

    Ever wondered what might rise out of the toilet when you lift the lid? In Billy Barnes' case it's the Blobheads, three incompetent aliens...

  • Chris Riddell's Doodle-a-Day

    Chris Riddell's Doodle-a-Day

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 5+
    Reading age: 6+

    Chris Riddell's Doodle-A-Day features 366 illustration prompts, tips and artwork from award-winning illustrator Riddell, which will have you doodling every day for a year.

  • Corby Flood

    Corby Flood

    Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 6+
    Reading age: 7+

    To cheer up their father, who is facing professional ruin, Corby Flood and her family take a cruise. But Corby uncovers a mystery: what is that strange sound coming from the hold?

  • Fergus Crane

    Fergus Crane

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 10+
    Reading age: 10+

    Fergus Crane is the story of a young boy whose daily routine is disrupted by the arrival of tiny winged boxes carrying mysterious messages from a long-lost uncle.

  • Fortunately the Milk

    Fortunately, the Milk

    Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
    Interest age: 6+
    Reading age: 7+

    When Dad goes out to get some milk from the corner shop, a host of completely unexpected adventures befall him.

  • Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death

    Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 8-14
    Reading age: 8+

    Chris Riddell's third book in the Goth Girl series intrigues and delights with a cakey combination of adventure, love and webbed footnotes.

  • Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony

    Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: PanMacmillan
    Interest age: 7-12
    Reading age: 8+

    It's a musical time of year at Ghastly-Gorm Hall, which of course means another eerie mystery for Ada Goth to solve. Lord Goth is throwing a festival, with performances from the most renowned composers in the land. Ada can't wait, but is also preoccupied with the worrying fact that grandmother is trying to find her father a brand new wife, also there's a fau…

  • Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

    Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
    Interest age: 7-12
    Reading age: 8+

    While famous writers and their pampered pets gather for a literary dog show at Ghastly-Gorm Hall, Goth Girl Ada has a mystery to solve. This high-speed adventure is penned and illustrated by the children's laureate, Chris Riddell.

  • Here I Stand

    Here I Stand

    Author: Various Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Walker Books/Amnesty International
    Interest age: 12-18
    Reading age: 12+

    These short stories by writers such as Sita Brahmachari, Matt Haig and Frances Harding, with illustration by Chris Riddell, put current and continuing political situations in context for young people. Not an easy read, but a necessary one.

  • The front cover of Honey For You, Honey For Me

    Honey For You, Honey For Me

    Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 1-5

    A gorgeous collection of nursery rhymes and playground songs which toddlers and pre-schoolers will love joining in with.

  • Hugo Pepper

    Hugo Pepper

    Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 10+

    Hugo Pepper is the tale of a young foundling raised by reindeer herders in the Frozen North.

  • Mr Underbed

    Mr Underbed

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Andersen Press
    Interest age: 3+
    Reading age: 8+

    One night, as Jim is just about to drop off to sleep, a large, blue, shaggy head pops out from under the mattress and complains about how uncomfortable it is to always sleep on the floor.

  • My Little Book of Big Freedoms

    My Little Book of Big Freedoms

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Amnesty International UK
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 7+

    Children's Laureate Chris Riddell has sketched 16 simple but beautiful illustrations of the freedoms that form part of the Human Rights Act. It would be hard to find anybody, young or old, not enchanted by this pocket-sized book.

  • Odd and the Frost Giants

    Odd and the Frost Giants

    Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Bloomsbury
    Interest age: 7-12
    Reading age: 7+

    Odd, a crippled orphan in a Viking village, isn't of much interest to his clan. When he leaves for adventure, he finds three talking animals that are actually gods - and they need his help. This is a wonderfully wintry, magical and mythical story.

  • The Castle of Inside Out

    The Castle of Inside Out

    Author: David Henry Wilson Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
    Interest age: 7-9
    Reading age: 7-9

    This is a timeless fantastical story about overcoming greed, power and corruption. Lorina is a brave heroine, who fights for what is right against all odds. There are lots of other fun characters, too - all illustrated by the wonderful Chris Riddell.

  • The Edge Chronicles: Stormchaser

    The Edge Chronicles: Stormchaser

    Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 10+
    Reading age: 10+

    The second part of the Twig Saga follows Twig as he joins the crew of the Stormchaser in a dangerous quest to collect stormphrax to save the floating city of Sanctaphrax.

  • The Emperor of Absurdia

    The Emperor of Absurdia

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    Interest age: 4-7
    Reading age: 5+

    The Emperor of Absurdia awakes one morning and can't find his snuggly scarf, so after checking with The Wardrobe Monster, begins to search for it.

  • Travels with my Sketchbook

    Travels with my Sketchbook

    Author: Chris Riddell
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    This book pulls together a compilation of some of the thousands of drawings Chris made while Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2015-17. Everyone will enjoy reliving the past two years through Chris’s observant, witty and affectionate eyes.

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