Philip Ardagh is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books. He has written more than 100 books including adult fiction and children's non-fiction.
During 2004 and 2005 Ardagh collaborated with Paul McCartney and illustrator-animator Geoff Dunbar to create McCartney's first children's book, High in the Clouds. The Observer called it
"a tale about the perils of unchecked global capitalism".[
Merritt, Stephanie (17 December 2005). "It took him years to write ...: Stephanie Merritt takes a look at Paul McCartney's anti-capitalist children's book, High in the Clouds". The Observer. Retrieved 30 October 2013.]
Grubtown Tales
In 2009, Ardagh published the first of his
Grubtown Tales series, 'Stinking Rich & Just Plain Stinky', which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for being the funniest book that year. The series went on to contain seven full-length tales and a short story (The Great Pasta Disaster) as a £1 promotional book for World Book Day in 2010. The series was illustrated by Jim Paillot.
Eddie Dickens
Eddie Dickens is a recurring character in a series of six books, beginning with
Awful End and ending with Final Curtain. 2020 sees the 20th anniversary of Eddie Dickens in print.
Stick & Fetch investigate
This series, introduced in 2018, for ages 5–8 features detective duo (and best friends) Sally Stick and her dog Fetch and is illustrated by Elissa Elwick.
Philip Ardagh's Books & Things (Youtube)
Mr Ardagh's official YouTube channel
is under the name of
Philip Ardagh's Books & Things. He posted his first video on 18 March 2020 and has continued to post regularly. Mr Ardagh's videos range from beard maintenance to fun for kids. His channel was created during the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of entertaining the nation. He has also uploads archive videos
from the early 2000s.
High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds is a book written by musician/songwriter
Paul McCartney and Philip Ardagh and illustrated by
Geoff Dunbar. The book was published in October 2005. The Independent called it "A rich, meandering, often funny tale."
Books
- Children's fiction
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Awful End (US: A House Called Awful End) ''The (2000)
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Dreadful Acts ''The (2001)
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Terrible Times ''The (2002)
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Dubious Deeds ''The
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Horrendous Habits ''The
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Final Curtain ''The
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The Fall of Fergal ''Unlikely
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Heir of Mystery ''Unlikely
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The Rise of the House of McNally ''Unlikely
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Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky ''Grubtown
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The Far From Great Escape ''Grubtown
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The Year That It Rained Cows ''Grubtown
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Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens ''Grubtown
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The Great Pasta Disaster ''Grubtown
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High in the Clouds (with Sir Paul McCartney & Geoff Dunbar)
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree ''Stick (2018)
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The Wrong End of the Stick ''Stick (2019)
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Off the Leash ''Stick (2020)
- Adult fiction
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The Not-So-Very-Nice Goings-On At Victoria Lodge, Without Illustrations by the Author
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The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes, A Brand New Adventure Using A Bunch of Old Pictures
- Non-fiction
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The Hieroglyphs Handbook, Teach Yourself Ancient Egyptian
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The Archaeologist's Handbook, An Insider's Guide to Digging Up The Past
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WOW! Ideas that Changed the World
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WOW! Events that Changed the World
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WOW! Inventions that Changed the World
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WOW! Discoveries that Changed the World
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The Truth About Christmas
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The Truth About Love
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The Truth About Fairies
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Why Are Castles Castle-Shaped?
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Did Dinosaurs Snore?
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The History Detectives series (with Colin King)
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The Get A Life series
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Philip Ardagh's Book Of Absolutely Useless Lists For Absolutely Every Day of The Year
Awards
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Luchs (Lynx) Prize (Awarded by Die Zeit newspaper in Germany)
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Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German youth literature prize)
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Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 (category 7-to-14 years)
See also
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