Pamela Butchart is a Scottish children's author and high school philosophy teacher. Butchart is best known for her books, The Spy Who Loved School Dinners and My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat, both of which won book awards.
Pamela Butchart | |
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| Born | Dundee, Scotland |
| Occupation | Philosophy reader and children's author |
| Education | University of Dundee University of Edinburgh |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Notable works | My Teacher is a Vampire Rat The Spy Who Loved School Dinners |
| Notable awards | 2016 Red House Children's Book Award 2015 Blue Peter Book Award |
Education and career edit
Butchart has an MA in philosophy from the University of Dundee and a PGDE from the University of Edinburgh. After graduating, Butchart became a philosophy teacher at Harris Academy in Dundee.[1][2]
She began writing children's books after her fiancé gave her a book on how to write for children.[1] Butchart has said that Judith Kerr is one of her influences.[3]
Butchart won the 2015 Blue Peter Book Award for Best story for her book, The Spy Who Loved School Dinners which was illustrated by Thomas Flintham.[4]
In 2016, Butchart's book, My Teacher is a Vampire Rat won the Red House Children's Book Award in the Young Readers Category and for overall winner.[5]
In 2017, it was announced that Butchart would write the sixteenth and seventeenth Secret Seven novels, the first additions to the series since 1963. The original series was written by Enid Blyton.[6] The first book, called Mystery of the Skull, was published in July 2018 and the second, Mystery of the Theatre Ghost, was published in February 2019.[7]
Personal life edit
Butchart lives in Broughty Ferry, Dundee with her husband, Andy Cunningham, whom she married in July 2014.[8]
Bibliography edit
Pugly Series
- Pugly Bakes a Cake illustrated by Gemma Correll (2016) ISBN 9780857635990
- Pugly Solves a Crime (2016) ISBN 0857636766
- Pugly On Ice (2016) ISBN 0857638963
Baby Aliens Series
- Baby Aliens Got My Teacher! (2014) ISBN 9780857632371
- The Spy who loved School Dinners (2014) ISBN 0857632574
- My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat illustrated by Thomas Flintham (2015) ASIN B00S46UFHU
- Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies illustrated by Thomas Flintham (2016) ISBN 0857636065
- To Wee or Not to Wee illustrated by Thomas Flintham (2016) ASIN B01EYGLXNI
- There's a Werewolf in My Tent! illustrated by Thomas Flintham (2017) ISBN 0857639064
- The Phantom Lollipop Man! illustrated by Thomas Flintham (2018) ASIN B077T32TZK
- There's a Yeti in the Playground! (2018)
Wigglesbottom Primary Series
- Wigglesbottom Primary:The Toilet Ghost illustrated by Becka Moor (2014) ISBN 0857634267
- Wigglesbottom Primary: The Shark in the Pool illustrated by Becka Moor (2015) ISBN 085763481X
- Wigglesbottom Primary: The Magic Hamster illustrated by Becka Moor (2016) ISBN 0857635301
- Wigglesbottom Primary: Super Dog! illustrated by Becka Moor (2017) ISBN 0857636758
Yikes Series
- Yikes, Stinkysaurus! (2014) ISBN 1408837064
- Yikes, Santasaurus! (2014) ISBN 1408851385
- Yikes, Ticklysaurus! illustrated by Sam Lloyd (2015) ASIN B00XN8UG5U
- Yikes, Santa-CLAWS! illustrated by Sam Lloyd (2015) ISBN 1408851377
Stand-alone books
- Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon (2015) ISBN 9780857634887
- Never Tickle a Tiger illustrated by Marc Boutavant (2016) ISBN 1408839032
References edit
- ^ a b "Author details - Scottish Book Trust". www.scottishbooktrust.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Graduate Pamela Butchart Wins Prestigious Childrens Book Award 2016". www.dundee.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Bloomsbury - Pamela Butchart". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Butchart wins Children's Book Award". BBC News. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Erizanu, Paula (28 May 2016). "My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat wins Children's Book Award 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Butchart writes Secret Seven novels for Hachette". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Secret Seven: Mystery of the Theatre Ghost". Telegraph. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Dundee couple's wedding's storybook ending". Evening Telegraph. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2017.