Tedd Arnold (born January 20, 1949, in
Elmira, New York, United States) is an American
children's book writer and illustrator. He has written and illustrated over 100 books, and he has won the
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his books "Hi! Fly Guy!" (2006), "I Spy Fly Guy" (2010), and "Noodleheads See the Future" (2018).[1] He currently lives outside of
Gainesville, Florida.
Background
Tedd graduated from the
University of Florida with a BFA.[2] He worked as a commercial illustrator before beginning his career writing children's books. Arnold met his wife, Carol, while living in Florida. Carol, a former kindergarten teacher, encouraged him to write and illustrate children's books. His sons, Walter and William, served as the inspiration for some of his characters and stories.
List of series
Fly Guy - Focusing on a friendly fly named Fly Guy and his owner Buzz.
Huggly (The Monster Under the Bed) - Focusing on the adventures of Huggly, a cute and pudgy green monster with a yellow belly, living under the people child's bed with the help of his best friends Booter and Grubble.
Characters
Main characters
Fly Guy - A brown fly who is the main character of the Fly Guy series.
Buzz - A young boy who is Fly Guy's owner.
Chip Block - The main character of Parts series.
Huggly - A cute and pudgy male green monster, the main character of The Monster Under the Bed series, with dark teal scales on his back, orange spots and a yellow tummy. He's shy and quiet, and can be somewhat klutzy. His belly is slightly bigger than Grubble's is. In the PC games, his tummy is lime. He was born on June 17.
Booter - A purple monster who is Huggly's female best friend with light purple scales, red stripes and a yellow tummy. In the PC games, her tummy is orange while her stripes are orange and her scales are blue. She is very sweet like Huggly and sometimes hyper. She was born on January 9.
Grubble - An orange monster who is Huggly's male best friend with magenta hair and spots and a yellow tummy. In the PC games, his hair and spots are red. He is also occasionally nervous and vain. He was born on September 28.
Other characters
People Child - A young boy who lives in Huggly's bedroom.
People Mother - The People Child's mother.
People Father - The People Child's father.
Grandma -
Awards
Tedd's first book, No Jumping on the Bed! was an IRA-CBC Children's Choice book and was also selected as a Parents Magazine 50 All-Time Best Children's Book. He is a three-time winner of the ALA's Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for Hi! Fly Guy and for I Spy Fly Guy, and Noodleheads See the Future[2]
Children's books written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold
future Human Hunting (TBA) about
Yeti who tries to Track, Find, Search, Look. and Hunt the
Human to Prove his
City (populated by Yetis) - This will be adaptated into
Paramount Animation's LittleFoot (also written a Screenplay)
Noodlehead Nightmares (2016)
Noodleheads See the Future (2017) - 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book
The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda Ferber
Axle Annie and the Speed Grump by Robin Pulver
Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy by Barbara Larmon Failing
My Dog Never Says Please by Suzanne Williams
Giant Children by Brod Bagert
My Working Mom by Peter Glassman
Looking for Zebra: Hotel Zoo: Happy Hunting from A to Z by Ron Atlas
Inside a House That Is Haunted by Alyssa Capucilli
Tracks by David Galef
My First Gamebook by Katy Dobbs
My First Baking Book by Rena Coyle
My First Computer Book by David Schiller, David Rosenbloom
My First Camera Book by Anne Kostick
Inside a Zoo in the City by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
The Roly Poly Spider by Jill Sardegna
Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-Along Story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Harry Bliss,
David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Jerry Pinkney, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Mo Willems
Jon Agee
Manners Mash-Up
Dinosaur Dig: Cooperative Game-In-A Book by Liza Schafer, Vincent Ceci, Jacqueline Swensen
Guys Write For Guys Read by Jon Scieszka
PC games
Huggly's Sleepover: I'm Ready for Kindergarten (October 4, 1996)
Huggly Saves the Turtles: Thinking Adventures (July 8, 2000)
Tedd Arnold (born January 20, 1949, in
Elmira, New York, United States) is an American
children's book writer and illustrator. He has written and illustrated over 100 books, and he has won the
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his books "Hi! Fly Guy!" (2006), "I Spy Fly Guy" (2010), and "Noodleheads See the Future" (2018).[1] He currently lives outside of
Gainesville, Florida.
Background
Tedd graduated from the
University of Florida with a BFA.[2] He worked as a commercial illustrator before beginning his career writing children's books. Arnold met his wife, Carol, while living in Florida. Carol, a former kindergarten teacher, encouraged him to write and illustrate children's books. His sons, Walter and William, served as the inspiration for some of his characters and stories.
List of series
Fly Guy - Focusing on a friendly fly named Fly Guy and his owner Buzz.
Huggly (The Monster Under the Bed) - Focusing on the adventures of Huggly, a cute and pudgy green monster with a yellow belly, living under the people child's bed with the help of his best friends Booter and Grubble.
Characters
Main characters
Fly Guy - A brown fly who is the main character of the Fly Guy series.
Buzz - A young boy who is Fly Guy's owner.
Chip Block - The main character of Parts series.
Huggly - A cute and pudgy male green monster, the main character of The Monster Under the Bed series, with dark teal scales on his back, orange spots and a yellow tummy. He's shy and quiet, and can be somewhat klutzy. His belly is slightly bigger than Grubble's is. In the PC games, his tummy is lime. He was born on June 17.
Booter - A purple monster who is Huggly's female best friend with light purple scales, red stripes and a yellow tummy. In the PC games, her tummy is orange while her stripes are orange and her scales are blue. She is very sweet like Huggly and sometimes hyper. She was born on January 9.
Grubble - An orange monster who is Huggly's male best friend with magenta hair and spots and a yellow tummy. In the PC games, his hair and spots are red. He is also occasionally nervous and vain. He was born on September 28.
Other characters
People Child - A young boy who lives in Huggly's bedroom.
People Mother - The People Child's mother.
People Father - The People Child's father.
Grandma -
Awards
Tedd's first book, No Jumping on the Bed! was an IRA-CBC Children's Choice book and was also selected as a Parents Magazine 50 All-Time Best Children's Book. He is a three-time winner of the ALA's Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for Hi! Fly Guy and for I Spy Fly Guy, and Noodleheads See the Future[2]
Children's books written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold
future Human Hunting (TBA) about
Yeti who tries to Track, Find, Search, Look. and Hunt the
Human to Prove his
City (populated by Yetis) - This will be adaptated into
Paramount Animation's LittleFoot (also written a Screenplay)
Noodlehead Nightmares (2016)
Noodleheads See the Future (2017) - 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book
The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda Ferber
Axle Annie and the Speed Grump by Robin Pulver
Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy by Barbara Larmon Failing
My Dog Never Says Please by Suzanne Williams
Giant Children by Brod Bagert
My Working Mom by Peter Glassman
Looking for Zebra: Hotel Zoo: Happy Hunting from A to Z by Ron Atlas
Inside a House That Is Haunted by Alyssa Capucilli
Tracks by David Galef
My First Gamebook by Katy Dobbs
My First Baking Book by Rena Coyle
My First Computer Book by David Schiller, David Rosenbloom
My First Camera Book by Anne Kostick
Inside a Zoo in the City by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
The Roly Poly Spider by Jill Sardegna
Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-Along Story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Harry Bliss,
David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Jerry Pinkney, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Mo Willems
Jon Agee
Manners Mash-Up
Dinosaur Dig: Cooperative Game-In-A Book by Liza Schafer, Vincent Ceci, Jacqueline Swensen
Guys Write For Guys Read by Jon Scieszka
PC games
Huggly's Sleepover: I'm Ready for Kindergarten (October 4, 1996)
Huggly Saves the Turtles: Thinking Adventures (July 8, 2000)