Andy Griffiths (author)

Andrew Noel Griffiths (born 3 September 1961) is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was adapted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?, his novel The Day My Bum Went Psycho, which was also adapted into a television series,[1] and the Treehouse series, which has been adapted into several stage plays.[2][3] Previously a vocalist with alternativen rock bands Gothic Farmyard[4] and Ivory Coast,[5] in 1992 he turned to writing. He is well known for working with Terry Denton.[6] Griffiths is noted as a supporter of children against what he views as "cotton wool" childhoods,[6] and, along with Denton, was a noted supporter of the September 2019 climate strikes.[7]

Not to be confused with the Australian small-business books author Andrew Griffiths (author).

Andy Griffiths
Griffiths at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Born (1961-09-03) 3 September 1961
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationAuthor
GenreHumour, children’s fiction
Website
www.andygriffiths.com.au

Bibliography

Short story collections

"Just!" series

Bad book series

Novels

"Treehouse" series
  • The 13-Storey Treehouse (11 September 2011)
  • The 26-Storey Treehouse (2 Sep 2012)
  • The 39-Storey Treehouse (1 Sep 2013)
  • The 52-Storey Treehouse (1 Sep 2014)
  • The 65-Storey Treehouse (16 August 2015)
  • The 78-Storey Treehouse (9 Aug 2016)
  • The 91-Storey Treehouse (9 Aug 2017)
  • The 104-Storey Treehouse (10 July 2018)
  • The 117-Storey Treehouse (23 July 2019)
  • The Tree House Fun Book (23 May 2016)
  • The Tree House Fun Book 2 (28 March 2017)
  • Terry's Dumb Dot Story: A Treehouse Tale (27 February 2018)
  • The Tree House Fun Book 3 (27 March 2018)
  • ' ' The 130-Storey Treehouse (October 2020)

"Bum" series

"A&T's World of Stupidity" series
  • What Bumosaur is That? (2007), published in the US as What Buttosaur is That?
  • What Body Part is That? (2011)

"Schooling Around" series

Picture books

References
  1. Ashby, Emily (2015). "The Day My Butt Went Psycho". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. Croll, Vanessa (29 July 2020). "Coles announces world-first Little Treehouse collectables". The Australian. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. Woodhead, Cameron (29 July 2020). "Rollicking slapstick as reluctant babysitters face sharks, whirlpool". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. Gothic Farmyard Music (31 December 2014). "Mowing Tentaclens and Weeding Giant Clams" – via YouTube.
  5. "How Can I Stop The Leak by IVORY COAST (Skippy the Butcher)". YouTube. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. Blau, Annika (16 September 2018). "Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are putting the 'anarchy' back into childhood". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (18 September 2019). "Bestselling Treehouse authors back students striking for climate action". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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