Jamie Rix
Personal Information
Description
Jamie Rix is an English children's author, as well as a comedy writer, and a television and radio producer. He studied Drama and English at the University of Kent while he worked as an assistant stage manager at the Royal Court Theatre. He was hired by the BBC to write and produce comedies for television and radio, and helped create Radio Active, The Wow Show, The History of Rock, Alas Smith and Jones, etc. He published his first children's book Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids in May 1990, which led to three sequels, a cartoon adaptation for ITV and several other children's books with their own series, such as the Alistair Fury series and the Johnny Casanova books. The Grizzly Tales franchise has received many awards and nominations for several branches: the book that started it all won a Nestle Smarties Book Prize, and both cartoon adaptations have been nominated for BAFTA awards, whereas the Alistair Fury live-action adaptation won a BAFTA in 2008.
Books
Panda Panic
When Ping gets swept down river, he thinks he's found the excitement he's been waiting for! But will the shadows, humans, and lurking leopards prove to be too much adventure for Ping?
Nasty Little Beasts
We are completely reinventing the Grizzly Tales format for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new design and illustrations, new accessible formats, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliance for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights to out at night!
The last chocolate chip cookie
This hilarious picture book reminds readers that being polite can go a long way!
Giddy Goat
A mountain goat who is afraid of heights decides to live in the valley with the sheep, but when he hears a lost lamb on the mountain he must find the courage to overcome his fear.
Dead dad dog
Everyone in my family's got the I-can't-do-anything-for-myself-I'm-dying-lurgy. I am now a slave. "Oh Alistair, make me soup. Oh Alistair, wipe my nose..." They will all be sorry when I take my revenge! But first I have to sort out Mrs Muttley. I've told her I can't take any more piano lessons as my fingers have fallen off but she won't believe me! Then there's the canary suit Mum wants me to wear on my hot date - that's got to go. Luckily I can count on the support of the Revengers - my ONLY friends. We'll invoke the spirits of the dead and scare the willies off the rest of them! The second book in a brilliant and hilarious series by award-winning comic writer, Jamie Rix. Don't miss: The War Diaries of Alistair Fury: Bugs on the Brain
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
You've seen them on the TV, now read the original stories! A raucous book filled with demented and horrible children who get their just deserts. Luscious writing spiced up with injections of carbolic humour. Getting a haircut? Eating spaghetti? Having a birthday party? You may think these all sound like very ordinary things to do. But read on and see how GRIZZLY these children can really be. Join in and relish the deserving victims' ghastly fates. Prepare to laugh, gasp and squirm as you read these cautionary tales!
More Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
Are you a day-dreamer? A bad loser? A nose-picker? Nothing wrong with that, you might think. But read on and see just how GRIZZLY these things can get! Contains the stories (in order): 1. "Knock Down Ginger" 2. "The Upset Stomach" 3. "The Gas Man Cometh" 4. "The Urban Fox" 5. "Spoilsport" 6. "Dirty Bertie" 7. "The People Potter" 8. "It's Only a Game, Sport!" 9. "Fast Food" 10. "Sock Shock" 11. Revenge of The Bogeyman" 12. "Crocodile Tears" 13. "The Pie Man" 14. "Bunny Boy" 15. "Spit" 16. "Superstitious Nonsense" 17. "Head in the Clouds" 18. "When the Bed Bugs Bite" 19. "The Decomposition of Delia Deathabridge" 20. "The Grass Monkey" Front cover illustration by Honeycomb Animation Published by Scholastic UK under the Hippo Children's brand in 2001