
Chris Riddell was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where his father was an Anglican priest and a member of the ANC. The family moved to England in 1963, when Riddell was one year old, and he spent his childhood in a number of different locations, as his father moved between parishes. Both of Riddell's parents continued to be active in the anti-apartheid movement. Chris Riddell is an internationally acclaimed writer and illustrator whose many awards include the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals—the most prestigious prize for illustration in the UK. He is the creator of more than one hundred books for all ages, including the immensely popular series the Edge Chronicles and his latest chapter book series, starring the irrepressible Ottoline Brown, which School Library Journal called "exceptional." Chris lives in Brighton, England, with his wife and three children where he invents his amazing characters in a very tidy shed in his yard.
Series
Books

100 Hugs
2017

The Da Vinci Cod and Other Illustrations for Unwritten Books
2005

Ottoline and the Purple Fox
2016

The Tales of Beedle the Bard
2008

Mind Warp
2016

Ottolina és a sárga macska
2007

When the Walrus Comes
1989

Muddle Earth Too
The Trouble with Big Sisters
2012

Platypus
2001

The Emperor of Absurdia
2006

Ottoline Goes to School
2008

Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death
2014

Bird's New Shoes
1987

The Wish Factory
1990

We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems
2023

Platypus and the Lucky Day
2002

Alienography
Or, How to Spot an Alien Invasion and What to Do About It
2010

Bear Dance
1990

Alienography 2
Tips for Tiny Tyrants
1861

Wendel's Workshop
2007

Ben and the Bear
1986

Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen
World Book Day Edition 2015
2015

Poems To Save The World With
2020

Return of the Emerald Skull
2008

Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright
2015

Muddle Earth Too
Down with Stinkyhogs!
2011

My Little Book of Big Freedoms
The Human Rights Act in Pictures
2015

Travels with My Sketchbook
2017

The Edge Chronicles Level
1 to 12 Books Collection 12 Books Set
2025

Guardians of Magic
2021

Buddhism For Sheep
1996

Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
2013
Eraguff Le Dragon
2012

Ottoline at Sea
2010

Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians
2022

Chris Riddell's Doodle a Day
2016

Platypus and the Birthday Party
2003

Poems to Fall in Love With
2019

Mr Underbed
1986

Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony
2017

Once Upon A Wild Wood
2018