About Andy Stanton
Born 1973. Andy Stanton is a British writer, draftsperson, screenwriter and children's writer.
Life Stanton grew up in the London suburbs of Harrow and Pinner and attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith. He studied English at Oxford University, but was "kicked out". and the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008 for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear.
In 2022, the Magdeburg Theater staged a stage version of "Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree", followed in 2023 by "Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout".
Other books Additionally, Stanton has written several other books published by various publishers:
Danny McGee Drinks the Sea (2016) Natboff! One Million Years of Stupidity (2018) When I Was a Child (2019) The Paninis of Pompeii (2019) Going to the Volcano (2020) The Story of Matthew Buzzington (2021) Sterling and the Canary (2021) Benny the Blue Whale: One Author's Descent into the Madness of AI (2023)
Personal life Stanton is Jewish. Stanton is one of 12 presidents of Better Planet Education.
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British children's writer
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Andy Stanton was born on 14 November 1973 in London.
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Andy Stanton is a writer, draftsperson, screenwriter and children's writer.
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Andy Stanton is British.
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