Author & Illustrator
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Russell Ayto was born in Chichester, Sussex and brought up in Oxfordshire. The thing he loves best is the chance to be creative and use his imagination to make characters come to life. He has illustrated many picture books and been shortlisted for the Nestle Award, the Mother Goose Award and the Blue Peter Book Awards, and won the 2008 inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Russell lives with his family near Penzance in Cornwall.
The Wolf Who Cried Boy!
Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad?
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - Smugglers Bay!
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - The Magic Cutlass
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs
Will You Be My Friend?
Mouse in the House
Out now! Mouse in the House by Russell Ayto. Published by Andersen.
1 year ago
Out now! Will You Be My Friend? by Russell Ayto, illustrated by Russell Ayto. Published by Andersen.
2 years ago
Out now! Mouse in the House by Russell Ayto,. Published by Andersen.
3 years ago
You should read Are the Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton and Russell Ayto. Published by Picture Corgi.
On this day in 1718, Edward Teach died. He was better known as Blackbeard and an English pirate. You'll love Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - The Magic Cutlass by Giles Andreae. Published by Puffin.
4 years ago
Loving Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - The Magic Cutlass by Giles Andreae from Puffin.
A remarkable book that your children will love. Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae.
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure! by Giles Andreae from Puffin is brilliant!
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