Andy Griffiths

Andrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most famous for his Just Series, which was converted to an animated television series called What's with Andy?. Originally a vocalist with a quirky alternative 80's rock band called "Gothic Farmyard". In the 1990s he turned to serious writing and by 2003 become a world-renowned writer with a string of awards and a legion of fans.

Works

Novels

• The Day My Bum Went Psycho (2001)
• Zombie Bums from Uranus (2003)
• Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict (2005)
• What Bumosaur Is That? (2007)
• Fast Food And No Play Make Jack A Fat Boy (2006)

Short story collections

• The Bad Book (2004)

Just Series

• Just Tricking (1997)
• Just Annoying (1998)
• Just Stupid (1999)
• Just Crazy (2000)
• Just Disgusting (2002)
• Just Shocking (2007)

All the Just books are illustrated by Terry Denton. They are a collection of books revolving around the main character: Andy, living in Melbourne, Australia (where Griffiths' lived in his childhood), his best friend Danny, his sibiling Jen, and an assortment of other characters, such as Mum, Dad, and Dad's boss, Mr. Bainbridge. Andy often gets into trouble and has a reputation for being quite stupid, causing trouble and mayhem at school, home, and basically everywhere he goes (similar to the cartoon character, Bart Simpson).

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