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Andy Seed

  • 5 stars across 56 books
Andy Seed writes for both children and adults and is the author of over 30 titles. He specialises in humorous non-fiction and his Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff (Bloomsbury) won the 2015 Blue Peter Book Award (Best Book with Facts). The third book in this series, The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words (Bloomsbury) was also shortlisted for the 2016 Blue Peter Book Award. He also writes for Nosy Crow, Quarto and Collins.
 
Andy visits over 50 schools a year around the UK inspiring children to read and getting them excited about books. He also appears at children’s lit festivals across the country and has recently performed at The Hay Festival, Bath Children’s Literature Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival.
 
Andy has also written a popular series of memoirs for adults about his days as a young teacher in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1980s. All Teachers Great and Small (Headline) was serialised in the Daily Mail which described it as ‘heartwarming and hilarious’. Andy lives in the Forest of Dean.
4th May 2017

The Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things To Do

Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! From the hilarious Andy Seed, Winner of the Blue... MoreThe Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things To Do

(10 reviews) Review
27th May 2021

Interview with a Shark: and Other Ocean Giants Too

If you could talk to animals, what would you ask? Get familiar with 10 extraordinary ocean giants as they step ... MoreInterview with a Shark: and Other Ocean Giants Too

(9 reviews) Review
4th March 2010

My Cat Likes to hide in Boxes

Cats from many different countries may like to do all kinds of strange and exotic things like fly aeroplanes, or sing an... MoreMy Cat Likes to hide in Boxes

(8 reviews) Review
17th September 2020

Interview with a Tiger: and Other Clawed Beasts too

'Quirky and surprising ... A must for any animal lover or budding conservationist' - BookTrust Longlisted for t... MoreInterview with a Tiger: and Other Clawed Beasts too

(4 reviews) Review
27th September 2018

The Clue is in the Poo: And Other Things Too

Wild creatures leave a trail of clues wherever they go. Be a fearless nature detective and discover the curious clue... MoreThe Clue is in the Poo: And Other Things Too

(3 reviews) Review
31st July 2014

The Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Things To Do

Warning: this book will cure all boredom! Pick which pet is worse: a vampire bat, a dead worm or Godzilla; decide what y... MoreThe Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Things To Do

(2 reviews) Review
15th October 2019

A Giant Dose of Gross: Discover the World's Most Disgusting Animals!

Nature's most disgusting creatures take centre stage, in this humorous but enlightening collection of downright disgus... MoreA Giant Dose of Gross: Discover the World's Most Disgusting Animals!

(2 reviews) Review
27th August 2014

Prankenstein

(1 review) Review
8th May 2014

The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff

This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly anima... MoreThe Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff

(1 review) Review
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