Publisher's synopsis
Andy Griffiths and Jill Griffiths are a unique writing partnership. Along with illustrator Terry Denton, they are the team behind some of the most successful children’s literature in Australia. They are best known for the Treehouse and Just! series, but their entire body of work is truly impressive.
Andy’s first published work was Just Tricking! (1997). Jill – now Andy’s wife – edited Just Tricking! and has been his editor and collaborator ever since.
Andy and Jill’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, adapted for the stage and television and won more than 50 Australian children’s choice awards.
Andy is an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Pyjama Foundation, and was awarded the 2015 Dromkeen Medal to honour his contribution to Australian children’s literature.
Resources
- Read the show notes and transcript here.
- Access full resource on Just Macbeth! aligned to the curriculum here.
- Access Mark Isaac’s essay on Just Macbeth! here.
Andy Griffiths is one of the most popular children’s authors in Australia. He has written 33 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. His books have been New York Times bestsellers, won 80 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold 13 million copies in Australia and New Zealand.
Andy is best known as the author of the JUST! series, The Day My Bum Went Psycho and the bestselling, award-winning, record-breaking Treehouse series, illustrated by Terry Denton.
Andy is an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Pyjama Foundation, and was awarded the Dromkeen Medal in 2015 to honour his outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature.
Bio: Pan Macmillan Australia
Photo: Hugh Stewart, courtesy of Pan Macmillan Australia
