Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Paul Stewart is an award-winning author of books for young readers — everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. His first book was published in 1988 and he has since had over fifty titles published.

Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist whose distinctive line drawings, with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements are familiar to both children and adults. In addition to his children’s book work, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist, whose work appears regularly in UK newspapers the Observer and the Guardian, as well as The Literary Review and The New Statesman.

Together, Stewart and Riddell, are the co-creators of great fantasy books like the Far-Flung Adventures series, which includes Fergus Crane, Gold Smarties Prize Winner, Corby Flood and Hugo Pepper, both Silver Nestle Prize Winners.

Books by this author

Barnaby Grimes is a “tick-tock lad,” a messenger whose specialty is very fast deliveries, which he achieves by taking the most direct route over the rooftops otherwise known as “highstacking.” In Barnaby’s first adventure, his deliveries for the strange Dr. Cadwallader lead to his discovery of a monstrous secret. There are three additional books in the series.