Gary Northfield

Gary Northfield has been writing and drawing comics and books since 2002. He has regularly worked for esteemed magazines such as The Beano, The Phoenix, National Geographic Kids and The Dandy. He has also had many books published, including The Terrible Tales of The Teenytinysaurs (Walker 2013), Gary’s Garden (David Fickling 2014), Julius Zebra: Rumble With The Romans (Walker 2015) and Julius Zebra: Bundle With The Britons (Walker 2016). Julius Zebra: Entangled With The Egyptians, Julius Zebra: Grapple With The Greeks (Walker 2019) and Leif The Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star (2023). A new Julius Zebra book, Commotion in Ancient China is due in 2024 and a follow up to Leif the Unlucky Viking, due in 2025.

Latest Publications:

 Leif The Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star (August 2023 Walker Books)

An hilarious new illustrated chapter book series featuring the hapless adventures of Leif the Unlucky Viking wolf pup, from the creator of the hugely popular Julius Zebra books!

Leif is not unlucky. Yes, he does split his trousers at least once a week. And yes, he's always tripping up and falling down a hole. But he’s determined to become a true Viking hero, just like his dad. Can he unravel the riddles of a witch to find a magical shard of rock that has fallen from a shooting star and wield its mystical powers? He will have to journey deep into the heart of polar bear country, outwitting all kinds of mythological creatures along the way. Thankfully, he has Olaf, the annoying duck, Toki, the nincompoop Puffin, and Flora, the incredibly smelly Muskox, for company. He's going to need all the luck he can get!

Coming soon:

Julius Zebra: Commotion in Ancient China (2024 Walker Books)