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  • Ti Green designs RICHARD III for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
  • Fin Walker choreographs THE TEMPEST at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • Kate Saxon directs THE REAL THING for English Touring Theatre
  • Neil Austin lights EVITA on Broadway
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  • Gregory Clarke designs sound for MISTERMAN at the National Theatre
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  • Naomi Dawson designs KING JOHN for RSC at Swan Theatre, Stratford
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Michael Broad

Michael Broad

Children's Author/Illustrator

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Michael is 38 and lives in London. He studied illustration at Portsmouth University earning 1st Class Honors and now works solely on writing and illustration books for children of all ages. Picture books include Scaredy Cat and Boo - nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and young fiction series The Unbelievable Adventures of Jake Cake - with the first book shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and the Nottingham Children's Book Award.
Michael likes dogs, mugs of tea, and painting big canvasses.

Latest Publication:

SPACEMUTTS: THE SAUSAGE DOG OF DOOM (7th June, 2012: Macmillan Children's Books)

Oscar the sausage dog is the yappiest dog in the universe, and none of the visitors to the Pooch Pound want to take him home. When the Spacemutts are called to rescue a ship full of rebel chihuahuas, they agree to take Oscar with them as long as he keeps quiet. But all is not as it seems, and in the battle against the evil Lady Fluffkins and her silent-but-deadly Siamese samurai, only a dog as loud as Oscar can save the day!

 

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SPACEMUTTS: ATTACK OF THE NINJA KITTENS!
2011
Macmillan Children's books
Did you know that there are Aliens living among us? You might have seen them around - they've got fur, whiskers, and a fondess for mice
That's right, cats: a whole army of mean old moggies hell-bent on world domination. But don't worry, Earth's not going to give up without a fight. This little blue planet happens to have the best interplanetary canine defense force in the universe!
The Spacemutts have a reluctant new recruit - Duke, a shy Great Dane. Eager to overpower the evil Lady Fluffkins, the gang fall into a trap, crash-landing right in the path of her equally evil sister. With their spaceship taken over by an army of ninja kittens, only a dog as huge as Duke can save the day!

SPACEMUTTS: FLUFFY ASSASSINS FROM MARS
2011
Macmillan
In this second action-packed adventure, the evil empress Lady Fluffkins launches a fleet of deadly flying saucers from Mars, and it's up to the courageous Spacemutts to save the day. Scamp, the newest recruit, becomes a hero as he defeats the Martian Moggies with a Cat Litter Cannon.
MONSTERBOOK: RUMBLEFART AND THE BEASTLY BOTTOM
2010
Puffin
Will’s school play is Beauty and the Beast, but Urk has discovered there’ll be more than one monster on opening night! The show must go on, but can they stop Rumblefart and his mad monster mob?
FORGET ME NOT (FRIENDSHIP BLOSSOMS)
2010
Hodder
Following on from the success of the first book in which he got his name, this book sees Forget-Me-Not trying to make friends. His mama points out that friendships are not always instant and sometimes they take time to blossom, just like the blossom on the trees. It takes a while but it's always worth the wait. So when Forget-Me-Not meets Cherry, he decides to wait and see what happens...
BEUTIFUL BUTTERCUP (FORGET ME NOT)
2011
Hodder
When the other animals jeer at Ugly, the little warthog, Forget-Me-Not shows them that she is both beautiful and brave.
A new story about the little elephant learning about the world. Bright and sensitive illustrations full of wit and action for the youngest children.
MONSTER BOOK: LUMPYDUMP AND THE TERROR TEACHER
2009
Puffin
Will’s new teacher, Mrs Dumpy, is really, really mean! And his monster friend, Urk, thinks she’s hiding a MONSTROUS secret. Can a trip to the Horror Hills uncover the terror teacher’s putrid plan? Join Will and Urk for another laugh-out-loud adventure!
FORGET ME NOT
2009
Hodder Children's Books
Monty the elephant is given two things to remember: to stay with the herd and that his mama loves him. But when he sees something blue and bright, he forgets and goes off to investigate. Will he find his mama again before the rains come?
MY BRILLIANT BOOK
2009
Simon & Schuster Children's
When Sam gets bored of all his books, he decides to make a book of his very own - a brilliant book with lots of brilliant things in it, like dinosaurs, cowboys, aliens and much more. But when Sam's sister points out that his book doesn't make sense, Sam has another idea and, suddenly, his book is better than ever. A fabulously entertaining book within a book, with quirky illustrations, a contemporary voice and a mini "brilliant book" for the reader inside.
AGENT AMELIA:SPOOKY BALLET
2009
Andersen Press Ltd
Three more stories in one volume, taken from the case files of Agent Amelia, the resourceful and feisty secret agent!
SCAREDY CAT AND BOO
2008
Hodder Children's Books
Scaredy Cat is, as his name suggests, scared. He's scared of just about everything from noises to shadows, that is until he meets Boo - a little mouse with a lot of confidence. Wonderfully illustrated this contemporary picture book about two very lovable characters teaches us how to face our fears with a little bit of help from our friends.
JAKE CAKE AND THE PIRATE CURSE
2008
Puffin
The fifth book about Jake Cake and his EXTRAORDINARY adventures. Here are three more hilarious stories, written in Jake Cake's own notebooks and embellished with his very funny comments and illustrations. It's not Jake's fault that he gets cursed by the ghost of Old Crusty, the fierce pirate (get those decks swabbed!), meets an alien pretending to be his granny and rubs up against a really mean genie!
JAKE CAKE AND THE FOOTBALL BEAST
2008
Puffin
Have you ever met a yeti playing football, a very tricky sea monster or a REAL phantom on the ghost train at the funfair? Jake has, and here's what happened when he met them! (Nobody believed him, of course.)
AGENT AMELIA: HYPNO HOUNDS
2008
Andsersen
Three more stories from the hilarious case files of Agent Amelia, the resourceful and witty secret agent, who doesn't let school hold her back in the slightest!
MONSTERBOOK: PONGDOLLOP AND THE SCHOOL OF STINK
2008
Puffin
Pongdollop wants his fellow monsters to join him in an uprising – and his secret weapon is a real stinker! Urk and Will have sniffed him out, but can they stop this smelly scoundrel from taking over the world?
MONSTERBOOK: SNOTGOBBLE AND THE BOGEY BULLY
2008
Puffin
The new boy at Will's school is stealing snacks and smearing kids with an endless supply of bogies. Yuck! But on closer inspection this revolting rogue is not what he seems – so can anyone stop the bogey bully?
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