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Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis is the author of many books for children, including Tadpole's Promise, I Hate School, I Want to Be a Cowgirl, and the popular Professor Xargle series, all illustrated by Tony Ross. Ms. Willis lives with her husband and children in London, England.

Who's in the Bathroom? will be released on March 27, 2007 in Paper Over Board
Mar 27, 2007
Who's in the Bathroom? is now available in Paper Over Board
Mar 27, 2007
Gorilla! Gorilla! will be released on June 01, 2006 in
Jun 01, 2006
Gorilla! Gorilla! is now available in
Jun 01, 2006
Gorilla! Gorilla! will be released on May 09, 2006 in Hardcover
May 09, 2006
Gorilla! Gorilla! is now available in Hardcover
May 09, 2006
Tadpole's Promise will be released on May 17, 2005 in Hardcover
May 17, 2005
Tadpole's Promise is now available in Hardcover
May 17, 2005
News:
Tadpole's Promise has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Tadpole's Promise has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Gorilla! Gorilla! has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Gorilla! Gorilla! has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

Authors on the Web

ParentDish, April 23, 2012
...encourage children to conduct dangerous experiments. A story about two overweight pets, Flabby Cat And Slobby Dog, by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, was accused of being upsetting to obese children and was removed from the health and wellbeing section of a...
Daily Express, April 22, 2012
...listed 150 complaints about childrens books received in the last five years. Flabby Cat And Slobby Dog, by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, about an overweight pair of animals, was said to give a negative message to obese children and was removed from the...
Telegraph, April 22, 2012
...their lives are not worth living. Similar remarks have been made against Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog, by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, about an overweight pair of animals. The book was branded offensive and accused of giving a negative message to obese...
Telegraph, April 22, 2012
...their lives are not worth living. Similar remarks have been made against Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog, by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, about an overweight pair of animals. The book was branded offensive and accused of giving a negative message to obese...
This is Somerset, March 22, 2012
...Frome Festival on Thursday, July 12. Children will be able to join Tom McLaughlin, Jason Chapman, Jeremy Strong, Jeanne Willis, Daniel Blythe and Joffre White to talk about their work. They can also vote for their favourite, the author of which will...
All In London, March 8, 2012
...About the event: Annual children's book fair, with new and second-hand books for sale. Come and meet JEANNE WILLIS, on stage at 11.00, book signing 11.30-12.00. Activities, face-painting, refreshments and lots of books!...
Liverpool Echo, January 10, 2012
...Penguin Pandemonium: Little Birds, Big Dreams by Jeanne Willis. RORY the rockhopper penguin just loves showing off, but with few visitors to the zoo, life has become a little dull. If things get any worse the zoo may...
London 24, February 24, 2012
...Cressida Cowell (How to Train Your Dragon), Ed Vere (The Getaway), Guy Parker-Rees (Giraffes Can’t Dance) and Jeanne Willis (Talking with Dinosaurs). This celebration of children’s literature will be for the smallest of babies with hands-on sessions...
Newham Recorder, February 24, 2012
...Cressida Cowell (How to Train Your Dragon), Ed Vere (The Getaway), Guy Parker-Rees (Giraffes Can’t Dance) and Jeanne Willis (Talking with Dinosaurs). This celebration of children’s literature will be for the smallest of babies with hands-on sessions...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 20, 2012
...Sarah tries to rescue her brother who’s been gobbled up by a Gulper; Fly, Chick, Fly! by Jeanne Willis, illus. by Tony Ross, about a young owl who refuses to fly; Hippospotamus by Jeanne Willis, illus. by Tony Ross, in which Hippopotamus has a spotamus...
Londonist, February 10, 2012
...Dear Vampa Saturday 11 Feb 2-4pm: Liam Midwood , author of My Life in Rhymes Monday 13 Feb 2-4pm: Jeanne Willis , author of Mole’s Sunrise Tuesday 14 Feb 2-4pm: Ian Whybrow , author of Harry & The Robots Wednesday 15 Feb 2-4pm: Guy Parker-Rees ,...
Get Hampshire, January 24, 2012
...and Mail. This week's book reviews are for Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson and Penguin Pandemonium by Jeanne Willis. There are 10 Junior News & Mail prize winners who each get a voucher for swimming or bowling sessions. Forty-three of our members have...
Playing by the book, September 16, 2011
...Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes and I shall round it off with Delilah Darling is in the Library by Jeanne Willis and Rosie Reeve and Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates. In between the two reading sessions we’re going to make our own pocket libraries. To do...
readerbuzz, June 14, 2011
...a direction the reader did not anticipate. Shhh!  Don't give away the Awww.... Tadpole's Promise by Jeanne Willis The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Wife by Bharati Mukherjee Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer The Gift of the...