Jenny Nimmo

Jenny Nimmo ( born January 15, 1944 in Windsor ), is a British author of children 's books. Her work has been awarded several prizes. She became famous mainly through the book series The Children of the Red King about the boy Charlie Bone.

Life and work

Jenny Nimmo initially worked as an actress, screenwriter and department head for the children's programs at the BBC. In 1975, she published with The Bronze Trumpeter her first children's book. For her novel The Snow Spider, she was honored in 1986 by Booktrust, an independent British Foundation for the Promotion of reading, with the " Nestlé Smarties Book Prize ". Also for The Snow Spider she received in 1987 by the Welsh Books Council (WBC ) the " Tir na n- Og Award". In 1997 Nimmo got for The Owl Tree the "Gold Award of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize ".

She was known primarily for her book series The Children of the Red King. Nimmo, who attended a boarding school at the age of six to eleven years, tells the story of the boarding school pupil Charlie Bone, who has magical abilities. In the U.S. alone could be sold until October 2005 a total of more than three million copies of the series.

Jenny Nimmo is married to the painter David Wynn Millward. She has three children and lives in Wales in an old windmill.

Works

(The list of works is based on the date of the first publication. The order of the series is based on the first published volume of the respective series. The division of the stations in Novels ( Novels ) Illustrated books ( Illustrated Books) and picture books ( Picture Books ) follows essentially the author. the information on the International Standard Book Number ( ISBN ) refer to the first edition of a particular work. )

The silver spider

The silver spider. 2007 ISBN 978-3-473-34712-4 or The magical spider. 2012 ISBN 978-3-473-52459-4 ( The Snow Spider. ISBN 0-416-54530-0 1986 )
The silver moon. 2008 ISBN 978-3-473-34737-7 ( Emlyn 's Moon. ISBN 0-416-02392-4 1987 )
The Silver Prince. 2009 ISBN 978-3-473-34796-4 ( The Chestnut Soldier. ISBN 0-416-11402-4 1989 )

In the original edition of the series was published under the title Snow Spider. The second volume ( Emlyn 's Moon ) was released in 1989 under the variant titles Orchard of the Crescent Moon with the ISBN 0-525-44438-6 again.

The German -language edition was illustrated by Regina Kehn.

Ultramarine

( Ultramarine. 1990 ISBN 0-416-15932- X)
( Rainbow and Mr. Zed. ISBN 0-416-17222-9 1992 )

Delilah trilogy

( Delilah and the Dogspell. ISBN 0-416-17232-6 1991 )
( Delilah and the Dishwasher Dogs. ISBN 0-416-18769-2 1993 )
( Delilah alone. ISBN 0-416-19259-9, 1996 )

Legends from Wales

( Gwion and the Witch. ISBN 1-85902-294-4 1996 )
( Branwen: Legends from Wales in 1997 ISBN 1-85902-322-3. )

The two illustrated by Jac Jones stories involve retellings of Welsh legends. The Legends series from Wales includes several more stories from various authors.

Box Boys

( The Box Boys and the Magic Shell. ISBN 0-340-73290-3 1999 )
( The Box Boys and the Fairground Ride. ISBN 0-340-73291-1 1999 )
( The Box Boys and the Bonfire Cat. 1999 ISBN 0-340-73292- X)
( The Box Boys and the Dog in the Mist. ISBN 0-340-73293-8 1999 )

Esmeralda

( Esmeralda and the Children Next Door. ISBN 0-416-19363-3 1999 )
( The Strongest Girl in the World. ISBN 0-7497-4712-9 2001 )

The Children of the Red King

Charlie Bone and the mystery of the talking pictures. 2003 ISBN 3-473-34427-3 ( Midnight for Charlie Bone. ISBN 0-7497-4888-5 2002 )
Charlie Bone and the magical time ball. 2004 ISBN 3-473-34443-5 ( The Time Twister. ISBN 1-4052-0220-3 2002 or Charlie Bone and the Time Twister )
Charlie Bone and the mystery of the blue snake. 2005 ISBN 3-473-34470-2 ( The Blue Boa. ISBN 1-4052-0126-6 2004 or Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa and Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy)
Charlie Bone and the castle of a thousand mirrors. 2006 ISBN 3-473-34476-1 ( The Castle of Mirrors. ISBN 1-4052-0127-4 2005 or Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors )
Charlie Bone and the Red King. 2006 ISBN 3-473-34484-2 ( Charlie Bone and the Hidden King. ISBN 1-4052-0128-2 2006 )
Charlie Bone and the magic sword. 2008 ISBN 978-3-473-34723-0 ( Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf. ISBN 978-1-4052-3316-3 2007 or Charlie Bone and the Beast )
Charlie Bone and the Shadow Lord. 2009 ISBN 978-3-473-34967-8 ( Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock. 2008 ISBN 978-1-4052-4045-1 or Charlie Bone and the Shadow )
Charlie Bone and the Scarlet Knights. 2010 ISBN 978-3-473-34784-1 ( Charlie Bone and the Red Knight. 2009 ISBN 978-1-4052-4823-5 )

Charlie Bones life changes abruptly when he finds out that he, like many in his family, has a special ability. As soon as he looks at a photo he can hear the voices of the people pictured there as well as the surrounding noise. His grandmother and her sisters have been waiting for the appearance of his gift and send it immediately to Bloor Academy. At this boarding school students are taught with special talents in music, art and theater as well as children with " special gifts " such as Charlie. At the academy, he finds out more and more about his missing father and experienced with newfound friends dangerous adventures.

The series was originally designed for five volumes, and finally included eight volumes. In the English editions, separate volumes under up to three different titles have been published. The covers of the German editions were designed by Regina Kehn.

The Secret Kingdom

Timoken and the potion of immortality. 2012 ISBN 978-3-473-36838-9 ( The Secret Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-4052-5732-9 2011 )
(The Stones of Ravenglass. ISBN 978-1-4052-5733-6 2012 )
( Leopard's gold. ISBN 978-1-4052-5734-3 2013 )

The trilogy is about the origin and the adventures Timokens, magical ancestors of Charlie Bone. The English edition of the series was published under the title The Secret Kingdom, the American edition under the title Chronicles of the Red King.

Other novels

Afternoon with Harlequin. 1982 ISBN 3-219-10248-4 ( The Bronze Trumpeter. ISBN 0-207-95595-6 1974 )
( Griffin 's Castle. 1994 ISBN 0-416-19141- X)
The Ring of Rinaldi. 2002 ISBN 3-7855-4199-6 (The Rinaldi Ring. ISBN 0-7497-2819-1 1999 )
( Milo's Wolves. ISBN 0-7497-3675-5 2001 )

Further illustrated books

( Tatty Apple. ISBN 0-416-50280-6 1984 )
( The Red Secret. ISBN 0-241-12463-8 1989 )
(Jupiter Boots. ISBN 0-434-93076-8 1990 )
( The Bread Witch. ISBN 0-434-96355-0 1993 )
( The Stone Mouse. 1993 ISBN 0-7445-2430- X)
( Wilfred 's Wolf. ISBN 0-370-31887-0 1994 )
( Granny Grimm's Gruesome Glasses. ISBN 0-7136-4159-2 1995 )
( Ronny and the Giant Millipede. ISBN 0-7445-4115-8 1995 )
( The Witch's Tears. ISBN 0-00-674682-9 1996 )
(Alien on the 99th Floor. ISBN 0-434-96749-1 1996 )
In the garden of ghosts. 2002 ISBN 3-7855-4093-0 ( The Owl Tree. ISBN 0-7445-4142-5 1997 )
( Seth and the Strangers. ISBN 0-7497-2884-1 1997 )
( Hot Dog, Cool Cat. ISBN 0-7497-2751-9 1997 )
( The Dragon 's Child. ISBN 0-340-67303-6 1997 )
( Toby in the Dark. ISBN 0-7445-4199-9 1999 )
( Dog Star. ISBN 0-7445-5900-6 1999 )
( Ill Will, Well Nell. 2000 ISBN 0-7497-3910- X)
(Tom and the Pterosaur. ISBN 0-7445-4178-6 2001 )
The greenhouse of horrors. 2003 ISBN 3-423-62142-7 (The Bodigulpa. ISBN 0-333-94997-8 2001 )
( The Night of the Unicorn. ISBN 0-7445-9072-8 2003 )
( Invisible Vinnie. ISBN 0-552-54991-6 2003 )

More picture books

( The Starlight Cloak. ISBN 0-8037-1508-0 1990 )
( The Bears Will Get You. ISBN 0-416-15132-9 1990 )
Three witches, three cats and the singing mice. 1993 ISBN 3-8067-4114- X ( The Witches and the Singing Mice. ISBN 0-8037-1509-9 1993 )
( Something Wonderful. ISBN 0-00-761109-9 2001 )
( Beak and Whisker. ISBN 0-7497-4854-0 2002 )
(Pig on a Swing. ISBN 0-340-85241-0 2003 )
( Matty Mouse. ISBN 1-4052-0591-1 2003 )
(The Beasties. 2010 ISBN 978-1-4052-4204-2, illustrated by Gwen Millward )

Awards

Interviews

Wendy Cooling: An Interview with Jenny Nimmo. 1999 ISBN 0-7497-3862-6 ISBN 1-4052-0411-7 and 2003
Jenny Nimmos interview (chat) with students and teachers from 4 to 22 October 2004 for Scholastic Inc. (archive version July 8, 2006, former website via Wayback Machine, accessed on 23 September 2012)
Sindy: Jenny Nimmo, Children's Author interview with Kidzworld Media. 2005
The Associated Press: Author Has big surprise in store for the other magical British boy. In: Washington Post on July 24, 2006

Windsor (Berkshire) Children's literature Scholastic Corporation The Washington Post Integrated Authority File

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