Halloween Book Launch with author and illustrator Ross Collins!
Ross Collins is the best selling author and illustrator of over 150 books for children. His award winning books ‘There’s a Bear on My Chair’ and ‘The Elephantom’ have even been made into plays! Join Ross for the launch of his brand new Mouse and Bear Halloween book ‘How to Scare a Mouse and Bear’. Learn how Ross makes his books and get your pencils ready for some spooky draw-along fun!
Suitable for children age 5 – 8 and their families
On graduating from Glasgow School of Art Ross Collins won the MacMillan Prize for his first picture book. Since then he’s illustrated over 150 books for children and written a fair few too. Children in over 25 countries seem to enjoy them.
Some of the glittering awards Ross has won are the UKLA Award, the CILIP Amnesty Honour, The Royal Mail Book Award and several Scottish Children’s Book Awards. He has been twice short listed for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
“The Elephantom” was adapted into a critically acclaimed play by the clever National Theatre people who made that ‘War Horse’ thing.
“There’s a Bear on My Chair” is an international bestseller and has also now been adapted for the stage.
When he’s not creating children’s books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios like Laika and Disney, creating theatre campaigns and making a fool of himself in front of children at festivals, schools and libraries.
Ross lives in Glasgow with a strange woman, a hairy boy and a stupid dog.