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Dinosaurs After Dark
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Drawing on his own childhood favourites such as Maurice Sendak’s “Where The Wild Things Are” and the marvellous Dr Seuss series of stories, Curtis has been able to work on a number of exciting picture books. His first published book was Harper Collins’ Dinosaurs After Dark, which was written by Jonathan Emmett. With Curtis supplying the pictures it was a great opportunity for both chaps to pay homage to their favourite childhood book, the aforementioned Sendak classic. The story revolves around the adventures of a little boy named Bobby and a gang of rambunctious dinosaurs who are playing in the city one night.
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Frankenstein’s Cat
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Frankenstein’s Cat was published by Hodder Headline and received immediate critical acclaim, a nonsensical tale spun around the idea that “The Monster” wasn’t Doctor Frankenstein’s first experiment. There was another. The Doctor nicknamed the Cat “Nine”, not because cats have nine lives, but because that’s how many cats it took to make him. Frankenstein’s Cat has since been developed into an animated series with award winning production house Mackinnon & Saunders (Corpse Bride). It is due to air on the BBC and France 3 in Autumn 2007.
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My Daddy
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My Daddy is Curtis’s second book with Harper Collins, and flew straight into the Top Ten of the childrens book charts upon release. It is a cautionary tale of one-upmanship, centering around what happens when you fib about what your parents do for a living. We’ve all been there, I’m sure. My own Dad was a pirate, you know? This is now a short film in development with Ian Culbard.
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The Skeleton in the Closet
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Around this time, Harper Collins US counterparts approached Curtis with a wonderful spooky script written by Alice Schertle, The Skeleton in the Closet. Curtis leapt at the opportunity of illustrating the hilarious text. The resulting book was warmly received by ghost-hunting infants on both sides of the Atlantic!
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Cheeky Monkey
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Most recently, Curtis’s first book with Oxford University Press was published, Cheeky Monkey, a character with oodles of cheek and charm. The story follows Cheeky Monkey as he hops and swings through the jungle getting into all manner of mischief. Surely he won’t get away with all these pranks?
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