Andy Griffiths

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Andy Griffiths
Born	Andrew Griffiths September 3, 1961 (1961-09-03) (age 46) Melbourne, Australia
Died
Occupation	Author
Genres	Children's literature
Official website http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/

Andrew "Andy" Griffiths (born September 3, 1961) is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just series which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?. Originally a vocalist with an 80s alternative rock band called "Gothic Farmyard", Griffiths grew up in Melbourne, Australia. In the 1990s he turned to serious writing. He has written many funny children's books.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Novels 1.2 Short story collections 1.3 Schooling Around Series 1.4 Just Series 2 Footnotes

[edit] Works

[edit] Novels

• The Day My Bum Went Psycho (2001)
• Zombie Bums from Uranus (2003)
• Butt Wars (2005)
• Fast Food and No Play Make Jack a Fat Boy (2006)
• What Bumosaur Is That? (2007)

[edit] Short story collections

• The Bad Book (2004)
• The Cat On The Mat Is Flat (2006)
• The Big Fat Cow That Went Kapow (2008)

[edit] Schooling Around Series

• Treasure Fever (2008)
• Pencil of Doom (2008)
• Mascot Madness (2009)
• Robot Attack (2009)

[edit] Just Series

• Just Tricking (1997)
• Just Annoying (1998)
• Just Stupid (1999)
• Just Crazy (2000)
• Just Disgusting (2002)
• Just Shocking (2007)

All the Just books are illustrated by Terry Denton. They are a collection of books revolving around the main character Andy, his best friend Danny, his sibling Jen, and an assortment of other characters, (including Mum, Dad, Dad's boss and Mr. Bainbridge). In the series, Andy often gets into trouble and has a reputation for being stupid and causing trouble and mayhem.

[edit] Footnotes

v • d • e Works by Andy Griffiths Just Series: Just Tricking (1997)  · Just Annoying (1998)  · Just Stupid (1999)  · Just Crazy (2000)  · Just Disgusting (2002)  · Just Shocking (2007) Schooling Around Series: Treasure Fever (2008)  · Pencil of Doom (2008)  · Mascot Madness (2009)  · Robot Attack (2009) Novels: The Day My Bum Went Psycho (2002)  · Zombie Bums from Uranus (2003)  · Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict (2005)  · Fast Food and No Play Make Jack a Fat Boy (2006)  · What Bumosaur Is That? (2007) Other Books: Stinky Stories (Illustrated by Jeff Raglus) · The Bad Book (2004)  · The Cat on the Mat Is Flat (2004)  · The Big Fat Cow That Went Kapow (2008)