Andy Griffiths (author)

Not to be confused with the Australian small-business writer Andrew Griffiths, or American actor Andy Griffith.

Andy Griffiths
Griffiths at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Griffiths at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
BornAndrew Noel Griffiths
(1961-09-03) 3 September 1961 (age 63)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationAuthor
GenreHumour, children’s fiction
SpouseJill Griffiths
Website
www.andygriffiths.com.au

Andrew Noel Griffiths (born 3 September 1961) is an Australian children's and comedy writer. He was educated at Yarra Valley Grammar School. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was adapted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?, his novel The Day My Bum Went Psycho, which was also adapted into a television series,[1] and the Treehouse series, which has been adapted into several stage plays.[2][3] Previously a vocalist with alternative rock bands Gothic Farmyard[4] and Ivory Coast,[5] in 1992 he turned to writing. He is well known for working with Terry Denton.[6]

  1. ^ Ashby, Emily (2015). "The Day My Butt Went Psycho". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ Croll, Vanessa (29 July 2020). "Coles announces world-first Little Treehouse collectables". The Australian. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ Woodhead, Cameron (29 July 2020). "Rollicking slapstick as reluctant babysitters face sharks, whirlpool". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ Gothic Farmyard Music (31 December 2014). "Mowing Tentaclens and Weeding Giant Clams". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "How Can I Stop The Leak by IVORY COAST (Skippy the Butcher)". YouTube. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. ^ Blau, Annika (16 September 2018). "Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are putting the 'anarchy' back into childhood". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2020.