Andrew Norriss

Children's author, Scriptwriter

Available for:
Talk


Website: http://www.andrewnorriss.co.uk

Contact: andrewnorrissbtinternet.com
01264 860262

Awards:
Winner of Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year 1997
Lancashire Fantastic Book Award 2007
Silver Smarties Book Prize 1998
Bedfordshire Children’s Book Award 2008

Audiences:
Adults, 8-11 (Key stage 2)


Details

Over the last 20 years, I have written some 150 episodes of television comedy for both adults and children including The Brittas Empire and Woof! I have also written 11 children's books, three of which - Aquila, Bernard's Watch, and Matt's Million were televised.

I do between 40 and 50 visits to schools and libraries each year and my talks - aimed at reminding children that reading is fun and that there is nothing better than a good story - go down particularly well with students in Years 5 & 6, but are easily adapted to include Years 3 and 4. My books are designed for 8-12 year olds and offer, I think, great scope for discussion, creative work and developing students' own writing. They  have all been shortlisted for Book Awards around the country and are recommended by the National Literacy Trust and the School Library Service.

To get a feel for my talks, take a look at the feedback from teachers and librarians on my wife's information website at http://anorrissbooks.wordpress.com where you will also find detailed info about my books (including extracts to read), activity sheets, news of events and much more about what I like to do on a visit...

In 2009, I am still charging £70 for a session and £200 for a day, plus travel expenses from Chilbolton, Hants, SO20 6AP

	Aquila (isbn:0141308958) Two boys bunking off from a geography field trip stumble over Aquila (it means ‘eagle’ in Latin) in a cave. They've no idea what it is or what it does, but Geoff finds that, when you sit in it, these coloured lights come on... View in Amazon
	Ctrl-Z (isbn:0141324295) When Alex is given a laptop by Godfather John for his birthday, he finds it has a Ctrl-Z function that lets him ‘undo’ time. Which is kind of handy for those occasions when things didn't go too well first time round... View in Amazon
	The Portal (isbn:014132158X) William and his brother Daniel come home from school one day to find their parents have disappeared. Solving the mystery is not easy and involves some interesting learning curves along the way. View in Amazon
	The Unluckiest Boy in the World (isbn:0141318775) Nicholas Frith falls under an ancient curse while on holiday in Spain, and finds that misfortune and calamity now follow him wherever he goes. Naturally, not many people want to be friends with him, but then he meets Fiona ... View in Amazon
	The Touchstone (isbn:0141303433,) This is the story of how one of the most valuable objects in the galaxy falls into the hands of a very ordinary English schoolboy, Douglas Paterson, and what he decides to do with it. View in Amazon