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A.F. Harrold - For Kids
This is the website where I, A.F. Harrold, an English poet, writer and performer (who does things with words that aren't always entirely normal), show off the things that I've made for wise and curious young readers, listeners and lookers. Feel free to go explore!
Brand new! Only available here!
If you’re interested in finding out how The Imaginary (now a major motion picture you can watch on Netflix) came to be written and want some exclusive behind-the-scenes tidbits, then check out the limited edition book (by clicking the link): Imagining the Imaginary.
Also brand new! Also only available here!
An exclusive strange short story by me, with art by the highly decorated illustrator Alexis Deacon. In a limited edition of 200 copies, come treat youself to something unusual.
Illustration of AFH as a book gnome and The Imaginary and The Afterwards book covers by Emily Gravett; photos of AFH (above and below) by Naomi Woddis; Fizzlebert Stump book covers by Sarah Horne; The Song From Somewhere Else and The Worlds We Leave Behind book covers by Levi Pinfold; the Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard cover is by Chris Riddell; Midnight Feasts’ cover is by Katy Riddell; The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is by Mini Grey; the Welcome to Wild Town cover is by Korky Paul; the Poems for 7 Year Olds cover is by Roxana de Rond; and the Greta Zargo covers are by Joe Todd-Stanton.
Bibliography
Bibliography
AFH’s Kids’ Book Bibliography
2008
I Eat Squirrels (Quirkstandard’s Alternative) - a poetry collection, illustrated by AFH - now out of print
2012
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library) (Bloomsbury) - the first Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
2013
Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy (Bloomsbury) - the second Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
2014
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish (Bloomsbury) - the third Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
The Imaginary (Bloomsbury) - the first ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett - hardback
2015
Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things (Bloomsbury) - the fourth Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
Things You Find in a Poet’s Beard (Burning Eye Books) - a poetry collection, illustrated by Chris RIddell - paperback
The Imaginary (Bloomsbury) - the first ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett in paperback
2016
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants (Bloomsbury) - the fifth Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
Fizzlebert Stump and the Great Supermarket Showdown (Bloomsbury) - the final Fizzlebert Stump novel, illustrated by Sarah Horne - paperback
The Song from Somewhere Else (Bloomsbury) - the second ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold - hardback
2017
Greta Zargo and the Death Robots from Outer Space (Bloomsbury) - the first Greta Zargo novel, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton - paperback
The Song from Somewhere Else (Bloomsbury) - the second ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold - paperback
2018
Greta Zargo and the Amoeba Monsters from the MIddle of the Earth (Bloomsbury) - the final Greta Zargo novel, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton - paperback
The Afterwards (Bloomsbury) - the third ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett - hardback
2019
Midnight Feasts: Tasty Poems Chosen by A.F. Harrold (Bloomsbury) - a poetry anthology compiled by AFH, illustrated by Katy Riddell - hardback
The Afterwards (Bloomsbury) - the third ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Emily Gravett - paperback
2020
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus and Joined the Library (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice (Bloomsbury) - a poetry collection, illustrated by Mini Grey - hardback
2021
Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
Fizzlebert Stump and the Great Supermarket Showdown (Bloomsbury) - a new edition with a funky new cover by Sarah Horne - paperback
2022
Poems for Seven Year Olds (Macmillan) - a poetry anthology compiled by AFH - paperback
The Worlds We Leave Behind (Bloomsbury) - a new ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold - hardback
2023
Welcome to Wild Town (Otter-Barry Books) - a poetry collection written by AFH and Dom Conlon, illustrated by Korky Paul - paperback
Imagining the Imaginary (Quirkstandard’s Alternative) - an essay about writing The Imaginary, illustrated by Emily Gravett - paperback
2024
The Worlds We Leave Behind (Bloomsbury) - a new ‘standalone’ novel, illustrated by Levi Pinfold - paperback
Rumi’s Dream (Quirkstandard’s Alternative) - a short story, illustrated by Alexis Deacon - paperback