- Paul Shipton
Paul Shipton (1963 - ) is an award-winning children's author.
He was born in
Manchester and attendedEmmanuel College, Cambridge andManchester University . After completing two Masters' degrees, he taught English inIstanbul for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, "Zargon Zoo " (1991). Four years later, he published "Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear ", and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States where he works as a freelance editor and writer. He and his family now divide their time between Cambridge, England andMadison, Wisconsin . [http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?mode=book&isbn=076362702x&browse=Illustrator Candlewick Press (retrieved 2007-07-09)]He says his favourite fictional character is
Huck Finn , his favourite TV show isStar Trek , his favourite snack is cheese and onion crisps [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/kids/authors/shipton/ BBC Kids Author profile (retrieved 2007-07-09)] , and his favourite author isJohn Irving . [http://www.achuka.co.uk/archive/interviews/pshfile.php Achuka authorfile (retrieved 2007-07-09)]Partial Bibliography
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Zargon Zoo (1991 )
*Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear (1995 )
*Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain (1995 )
*The Mighty Skink (1996 )
*The Pig Scrolls (2004 )
*The Pig Who Saved the World (2006 ) (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award in 2006)References
* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000048737,00.html Penguin Author Biography]
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