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A.F. Harrold - For Kids
This is the website where I, A.F. Harrold, an English poet, writer and performer (who does things with words that aren't always entirely normal), show off the things that I've made for wise and curious young readers, listeners and lookers. Feel free to go explore!
Brand new! Only available here!
If you’re interested in finding out how The Imaginary (soon to be a major motion picture) came to be written and want some exclusive behind-the-scenes tidbits, then check out the limited edition book (by clicking the link): Imagining the Imaginary.
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 and The Worlds We Leave Behind book covers by Levi Pinfold; the Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard cover is by Chris Riddell; Midnight Feasts’ cover is by Katy Riddell; The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is by Mini Grey; the Welcome to Wild Town cover is by Korky Paul; the Poems for 7 Year Olds cover is by Roxana de Rond; and the Greta Zargo covers are by Joe Todd-Stanton.
Bibliography
Bibliography
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
2022
Poems for Seven Year Olds (Macmillan) - a poetry anthology compiled by AFH
The Worlds We Leave Behind (Bloomsbury) - a new ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold
2023
Welcome to Wild Town (Otter-Barry Books) - a poetry collection written by AFH and Dom Conlon, illustrated by Korky Paul
Imagining the Imaginary (Quirkstandard’s Alternative) - an essay about writing The Imaginary, illustrated by Emily Gravett