Author Information

Shoo Rayner

Picture of Shoo Rayner Shoo Rayner was born in Kingston-upon-Thames in Surrey. Shoo studied graphics at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. Before settling on a career as an author and illustrator, Shoo tried his hand at screen printing, sign writing and singing in a rock band (though he claims to prefer to forget this).

Shoo has written and illustrated over sixty children's books and is the creator behind many well-loved characters, including the Jets series (A&C Black), The Ginger Ninja and Rex Files (Hodder), Oxford Reading Tree titles and picture books including Cat in a Flap and Hey Diddle Diddle (Puffin).

He illustrated the wonderfully warm and collectable Colour Crackers series, written by Rose Impey, and these have proved to be so popular, that he has re-illustrated them in full colour. Shoo also writes and illustrates the Little Horrors series.

Shoo recently celebrated his 100th book with Up and Away, a title from his new series for Orchard Books, Ricky Rocket. Ricky Rocket is a tearaway boy from the planet of Hammerhead. Join Ricky on his space adventures and watch out for his sister Sue with her ear-splitting Earth-girl scream...

He has illustrated titles by Michael Morpurgo, Terry Deary and Michael Rosen. Children read Shoo's early readers by the bucket load because they are both thought-provoking and funny. His interest in computers has led him down many paths, including digital treatment of artwork and complete books.

Shoo lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and two children.

You can visit Shoo's world-famous and award-winning website at www.shoo-rayner.co.uk


Bibliography
Animal Crackers (written by Rose Impey)
The Animal Crackers Joke Book
A Birthday for Bluebell
A Fortune for Yo Yo
Hot Dog Harris
Long Live Roberto
Open Wide Wilbur
A Medal for Poppy
Precious Potter
Rhode Island Roy
Phew Sidney
Pipe Down Prudle
Sleepy Sammy
Stella's Staying Put
Tiny Tim
Too Many Babies (Big Book version available)
Welcome Home Barney
We Want William

Ricky Rocket
Bubble Trouble
A Present From Earth
Rebel Flyer
Sports Day
Sweet Disaster
Up and Away (Shoo's 100th book!)
Vorg World
Weekend in Orbit

Finger Clicking Reads
Rock-a-Doodle Do!
Treacle, Treacle, Little Tart
 
 

Little Horrors
The Bogey Man
The Bone Man
The Pumpkin Man
The Sand Man
The Shadow Man
The Snow Man
The Spider Man
The Swamp Man
 
 

Scaredy Cats
Bluebeard's Cat
Catkin Farm
Catnapped
Catula
Dr Catkyll and Mr Hyde
Foggy Moggy Inn
Frankatstein
The Killer Catflap

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