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Andrew Norriss (born 1947) is a British
children's author and a writer for
television
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.
Background
Andrew Norriss was born in 1947. He was educated at
St John's School, Leatherhead followed by University at
Trinity College Dublin
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, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
(1966–70). After teaching at Stroud School, Romsey he trained for his PGCE at
University of Winchester
, mottoeng = Wisdom and Knowledge
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, type = Public research university
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from 1973 to 1974, then taught History at
Peter Symonds College
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, Winchester from 1974 to 1985. Whilst teaching he started writing television sitcoms and children's comedy dramas with Richard Fegen. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife, and writes children's books.
Writing
Norriss won
The Whitbread (Costa) Children's Book Award (1997) for his
children's book
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Children's ...
''Aquila'', which he wrote both as a book and as the ''
Aquila'' series for the
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. He also adapted his book ''
'' and the second series of Aquila, as well as creating and co-writing the successful sitcom ''
''.
Norriss has retired from giving talks in schools and libraries around the country for children and teachers, but is still writing. His 2015 book ''Jessica's Ghost'' is published by
in 2016.
*''Woof! The Tale Wags On'' (1989)
*''Woof! The Tales Gets Longer'' (1991)
*''Woof! A Twist in the Tale'' (1992)
*''Matt's Million'' (1995)
*''Aquila'' (1997)
*''Bernard's Watch'' (1999)
*''The Touchstone'' (2004)
*''The Unluckiest Boy in the World'' (2006)
*''The Portal'' (2007)
*''Ctrl-Z'' (2009)
*''Aquila 2'' (2010)
*''I Don't Believe It, Archie!'' (2011)
*''Archie's Unbelievably Freaky Week'' (2012)
*''Jessica's Ghost'' (published in the United States as ''Friends for Life'') (2015)
*''Mike'' (2018)
*''Felix Unlimited'' (2021)