Born in 1941, Ruth Brown is the creator of some of Britain’s best loved children’s books. She has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator.
She attended Bournemouth College of Art, 1957–59; Birmingham College of Art, degree (with first-class honors), 1961; Royal College of Art, M.A., 1964.
She is married to artist Ken Brown, and they have two grown-up sons and one grandchild.
Books in order of publication:
A Dark, Dark Tale – 1981
Crazy Charlie – 1982
If at First You Do Not See – 1983
The Big Sneeze – 1985
Our Cat Flossie– 1986
Our Puppy’s Vacation – 1987
Ladybug, Ladybug – 1988
World That Jack Built – 1990
The Picnic – 1992
One Stormy Night – 1993
Copycat – 1994
Greyfriars Bobby– 1996
Toad” – 1996
Cry Baby – 1997
The Shy Little Angel – 1998
Mad Summer Night’s Dream – 1998
Holly: The True Story of a Cat” – 1999
Snail Trail – 2000
Ten Seeds– 2001
Helpful Henry – 2002
The Winter Garden – 2004
Night-Time Tale – 2005
Imagine – 2006
The Old Tree – 2007
The Tale of Two Mice – 2008
Lion in the Long Grass – 2008
Gracie, The Lighthouse Cat – 2010
Monkey’s Friends – 2011
A Gallery of Cats – 2019
Eye Spy – 2023
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