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
The Edge Chronicles
Vol. 1 Beyond the Deep Woods and Vol. 2 Stormchaser
2004
A Mermaid's Diary
The perfect mermaid holiday story from award-winner Chris Riddell
2025
Great Shakespearean Deaths Card Game
2017
When the Walrus Comes
1989
Bird's New Shoes
2021
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
Here be Dragons
2003
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
