Curtis Jobling (born 14 February 1972) is a British author, born in

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, England but lives in

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. Jobling was the production designer of the stop-motion episodes of the children's TV hit ''

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'', where he visualised all of that programme's characters, props and sets. He is also an author and illustrator of children's books, including '' Frankenstein's Cat'', a tale about a muddled-up feline. The book was adapted into an animated series, the first of which was aired on

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and

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in the UK. Jobling's pre-school show '' Raa Raa the Noisy Lion'', about a noisy lion cub and his friends, was produced by

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and McKinnon and Saunders, and first aired on the

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channel in Spring 2011. Narrated by

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, the show aimed to support pre-school language development through "reading rhyming and repetition". In 2010, Jobling signed a two-book deal with Puffin for his young adult series of fantasy horror entitled ''Wereworld''. The first novel, ''Rise of The Wolf'', was released in January 2011 in the UK, and short-listed for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2011. The US edition was released in Fall 2011. The second book, ''Rage of Lions'' was released Summer 2011, with books 3 & 4 released in 2012, and books 5 & 6 released in the summer and fall of 2013 respectively. In 2022,

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announced that an animated series adaptation of the ''Wereworld'' books was in development with Lime Pictures, with Jobling named as part of the production team. '' Wolf King'' was released on 20 March 2025. He is a fan of the rugby team ''

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'' (nickname Wire).http://www.warringtonwolves.org/its-a-wereworld-for-curtis-3929/

Bibliography

Picturebooks

*''Frankenstein's Cat'' *''The Skeleton in the Closet'' (with Alice Schertle) (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2003) *''My Daddy: My Daddy is the Best in the Universe'' (HarperCollins, 2005) *''Cheeky Monkey'' (Oxford University Press, 2006) *''Dinosaurs After Dark'' (with Jonathan Emmett) (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2006) *''Old Macdonald had a Zoo'' (Egmont, 2014) *''The Sheep Won't Sleep'' (Egmont, 2015)

The Wereworld Series

*''Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf'' (Puffin, 2010) *''Wereworld: Rage Of Lions'' (Puffin, 2011) *''Wereworld: Shadow of the Hawk'' (Puffin, 2012) *''Wereworld: Nest of Serpents'' (Puffin, 2012) *''Wereworld: Storm of Sharks'' (Puffin, 2013) *''Wereworld: War of the Werelords'' (Puffin, 2013)

Haunt

*''Haunt'' (Simon and Schuster Children's books, 2014) *''Haunt 2: Dead Wrong'' (Simon and Schuster UK, 2014)

Max Helsing: Monster Hunter Series

*''Max Helsing and the 13th curse'' (Viking Books, 2015) *''Max Helsing and the Beast of Bone Creek'' (Viking Books, 2016)

Other works

*''A New Hero (World of Warriors book 1)'' (Puffin, 2015)

References

External links

Curtis Jobling's blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jobling, Curtis 21st-century British illustrators People from Blackpool 1972 births Living people English horror writers 21st-century English male artists English illustrators English animators English children's writers English children's book illustrators British horror artists