Adam Frost (writer)

Adam Frost
Born Adam Frost
(1972-08-21) August 21, 1972
Epping
Occupation Author
Nationality British
Period 2005-present
Website
www.adam-frost.com

Adam Frost (born August 21, 1972) is a British author, best known for his children’s books Ralph the Magic Rabbit (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize) and The Epic Book of Epicness (winner of the Blue Peter Book Award). He also designs information graphics for The Guardian.[1]

Early life

Adam Frost was born in Epping and grew up in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. He attended Buckhurst Hill County High School. He earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His dissertation was on the short stories of H.H. Munro (‘Saki’).[2]

Career

Adam Frost published his first book Ralph the Magic Rabbit in 2006. It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. His second book, Harry, Rabbit on the Run followed in 2008. The Danny Danger series appeared in 2011-12, focussing on an 8-year-old boy who possesses a remote control that can rewind, fast forward and pause time. A series of books for London Zoo, centring on a zookeeper and his family, appeared in 2012-13. His first non-fiction book, The Awesome Book of Awesomeness, was published by Bloomsbury in 2014. His second, The Epic Book of Epicness followed in 2015 and won the 2016 Blue Peter Book Award - Best Book with Facts. The Fox Investigates series, centring on the exploits of a fox private eye, first appeared in 2015. A Brush with Danger, the first book in the series, was shortlisted for the Teach Primary Awards in 2016.[3]

Frost also designs information graphics for The Guardian and other publications. His graphic with Zhenia Vasiliev, ‘The 39 Stats’, was awarded a Silver Medal in the 2013 Information is Beautiful Awards.[4] Other graphics have focussed on the Gothic novel,[5] entomophagy[6] and the election of Pope Francis.[7]

Books

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/profile/adam-frost
  2. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/title/saki-his-context-and-development/oclc/500054838
  3. ↑ http://www.teachwire.net/news/shortlists-announced-for-new-childrens-fiction-awards-2016
  4. ↑ http://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/79-the-39-stats-charting-hitchcock-obsessions
  5. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/books/interactive/2014/may/09/reading-gothic-novel-pictures
  6. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/picture/2013/sep/13/eating-insects-infographic-flies-entomophagy
  7. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/mar/15/why-new-pope-matters-developing-countries

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