A.F. Harrold - For Kids

This is a little website where I, A.F. Harrold an English poet, writer and performer (who does things that aren't always entirely normal), show off the things I've made for younger readers, listeners and lookers.

Illustration of AFH as a book gnome and The Imaginary and The Afterwards book covers by Emily Gravett; photos of AFH (above and below) by Naomi Woddis; Fizzlebert Stump book covers by Sarah Horne; The Song From Somewhere Else cover by Levi Pinfold; the Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard is by Chris Riddell; Midnight Feasts is by Katy Riddell; The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is by Mini Grey; and the Greta Zargo covers are by Joe Todd-Stanton.

 AFH’s Kids’ Book Bibliography

2008

I Eat Squirrels (Quirkstandard’s Alternative) - a poetry collection, illustrated by AFH - now out of print

2012

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library) (Bloomsbury) - the first Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

2013

Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy (Bloomsbury) - the second Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

2014

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish (Bloomsbury) - the third Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

The Imaginary (Bloomsbury) - the first ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett

2015

Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things (Bloomsbury) - the fourth Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard (Burning Eye Books) - a poetry collection, illustrated by Chris RIddell

2016

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants (Bloomsbury) - the fifth Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

Fizzlebert Stump and the Great Supermarket Showdown (Bloomsbury) - the final Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne

The Song from Somewhere Else (Bloomsbury) - the second ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold

2017

Greta Zargo and the Death Robots from Outer Space (Bloomsbury) - the first Greta Zargo novel, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

2018

Greta Zargo and the Amoeba Monsters from the MIddle of the Earth (Bloomsbury) - the final Greta Zargo novel, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

The Afterwards (Bloomsbury) - the third ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett

2019

Midnight Feasts: Tasty Poems Chosen by A.F. Harrold (Bloomsbury) - a poetry anthology compiled by AFH, illustrated by Katy Riddell

2020

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus and Joined the Library (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice (Bloomsbury) - a poetry collection, illustrated by Mini Grey

2021

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

Fizzlebert Stump and the Great Supermarket Showdown (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne

Poems for Seven Year Olds (Macmillan) - a poetry anthology compiled by AFH