Andy Griffiths

Andrew "Andy" Griffiths 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 80s alternative rock bands such as "Gothic Farmyard" and "Skippy the Butcher",^[1] in 1992 he turned to serious writing.

Andy Griffiths has been to a number of book readings and he loves reading his books to young fans.^{[citation needed]}

Books

Short story collections

'Bad' books

• The Bad Book (2004)
• The Very Bad Book (2010)
• The Super Bad Book (TBA)

Cat 'n' Cow series

• The Cat on the Mat is Flat (2006)
• The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow! (2008)

Just! series

• Just Tricking (1997) Published in the US as Just Joking!, published in New Zealand as Just Kidding
• Just Annoying! (1998)
• Just Stupid! (1999)
• Just Crazy! (2000), published in the US as Just Wacky
• Just Disgusting! (2002)
• Just Shocking! (2007)
• Just Macbeth! (July 2009)
• Just Doomed! (April 2012)
• Just Three for Free- contains Playing Dead (Just Tricking!), In the Shower with Andy (Just Annoying!) and Runaway Pram (Just Stupid!).

Miscellaneous

• Stinky Stories
• Killer Koalas from Outer Space (2011)

Novels

Schooling Around series

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

The Treehouse series

• The 13-Storey Treehouse (2011)
• The 26-Storey Treehouse (2012)

Miscellaneous

• The Day My Bum Went Psycho (2001), published in the US as The Day My Butt Went Psycho
• Zombie Bums from Uranus (2003), published in the US as Zombie Butts From Uranus
• Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict (2005) published in the US as Butt Wars: The Final Conflict
• Fast Food and No Play Make Jack a Fat Boy (2006)
• What Bumosaur is That? (2007), published in the US as What Buttosaur is That?
• What Body Part is That? (2011)
• Stinky Stories, illustrated by Jeff Raglus

Plays

Just Macbeth!

In 2007, Griffiths wrote the play Just Macbeth!, a modern version of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, which starred by the Just! series characters. It was produced by Bell Shakespeare Company. A book adaption was released in July 2009.

References

• http://www.mp3.com.au/Track.asp?id=6303 Gothic Farmyard 1984
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skippy-the-Butcher/123522147699885
• http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/books/justdoomed.htm

External links

• Andy Griffiths' official site
• Andy Griffiths site at Macmillan.com