Julia Jarman (born 28 March 1946) is a British author of books for children of all reading ages and ability.
Background
Julia Jarman was born Julia Hudspeth in
Deeping St James
Deeping St James is a large village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Frognall) was reported as 7,051 at the 2011 census.
History
Based around a now lost 12th-century Bened ...
near the city of
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
in the UK, and now lives in
Riseley, Bedfordshire
Riseley is a village and civil parish located in North Bedfordshire, England. The village name has had alternative spellings in the past such as Rislau, Riseleg, Riselai and Risely, however all these spellings are considered archaic. It has a p ...
.
She studied English and drama at
Manchester University
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
and then qualified as a teacher. Her first book, ''When Poppy Ran Away'', was published in 1985. She had three children all born in the early 1970s who have influenced her writing. After her youngest daughter, Mary, gave birth to her first grandson, Theo (born 10 June 2001), she started to write picture books for infants. Her first picture book was ''Big Red Bath'' (2004). Mary had two more children after Theo called Maya (born 30 September 2003) and Lois (born 12 December 2005), which made her write more picture books including ''Big Blue Train'', ''Big Yellow Digger'', ''Class Two at the Zoo'', ''Class Three All at Sea'' and ''Ants in Your Pants''.
''Big Red Bath'' became a successful stage show in 2013. Directed by Chris Elwell of Half Moon Young People's Theatre in Limehouse, East London, it is a co-production with Full House Theatre of Bedford. The French alternative indie-electro- pop-trio, We are Evergreen, created the music. It will tour the UK in 2014 following a week-long run at Half Moon beginning 31 January.
Partial bibliography
* ''When Poppy Ran Away'' (1985)
* ''Ollie and the Bogle'' (1987)
* ''Poppy and the Vicarage Ghost'' (1989)
* ''The Ghost of
Tantony Pig'' (1990)
* ''Georgie and the Dragon'' (1991)
* ''Topher and the Time Travelling Cat'' (1992) later published as ''The Time-Travelling Cat And The Egyptian Goddess'' (2006)
* ''Georgie and the Planet Raiders'' (1993)
* ''Squonk'' (1993)
* ''Georgie and the Computer Bugs'' (1995)
* ''The Crow Haunting'' (1996)
* ''A Test For the Time Travelling Cat'' (1997) later published as ''The Time-Travelling Cat and the Tudor Treasure'' (1997)
* ''The Haunting of Nadia'' (1998)Later published as ''Jenny Greenteeth'' by A & C Black in (2012)
* ''Hangman'' (1999)
* ''The Time Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle'' (2001)
* ''The Magic Backpack'' (2001)
* ''Peace Weavers'' (2004)
* ''Big Red Bath'' (2004)
* ''The Jessame Stories'' (2005)
* ''The Time-Travelling Cat and the Aztec Sacrifice'' (2006)
* ''Grandma's Seaside Bloomers'' (2007)
* ''Big Blue Train'' (2007)
* ''The Time-Travelling Cat and the Viking Terror'' (2008)
* ''Ghost Writer'' (2008)
* ''Henry VIII Has To Choose'' (2009)
* ''The Time-Travelling Cat and the Great Victorian Stink'' (2010)
* ''Big Yellow Digger'' (2011)
Three of her novels, ''Hangman'', ''Peace Weavers'' and ''Ghost Writer'', have been nominated for the Carnegie medal. She won the Stockport Schools Book Award three times, for ''Big Red Bath'', ''Class Two at the Zoo'' and ''Ghost Writer'', and has been shortlisted for several other prizes.
References
External links
Julia Jarman home page
1946 births
Living people
British children's writers
People from the Borough of Bedford
People from South Kesteven District
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