David Bedford
Press Kit and News
David Bedford lives by the sea in Norfolk, England, with his wife and two young children. David was a scientist for ten years before becoming a full-time writer in 1997. He is the author of over forty books for children, which have been translated into twenty languages around the world, from Turkey to Thailand, and Australia to Iceland.
David’s picture books include the best-selling Big Bear, Little Bear, and its sequel Bedtime for Little Bears! He is also known for creating funny and informative flap books for younger children, as well as The Team series of short novels for older children, which feature a soccer-playing robot.
Superteam, Book 4 in The Team series, was shortlisted for the Lancashire School Library Service Fantastic Book Award 2006. The Copy Crocs was Shortlisted for the Portsmouth Book Award, 2005.
David regularly visits schools, libraries and festivals and is available for interviews (photos can be supplied), appearances and commissions. A CV and book list is available on request.
Please contact David or his publishers by email (see Contact page).
It’s a George Thing! has hit the shops - and the small screen too!
Over 17,000 copies sold in March!
As well as being Waterstones’ Book of the Month, March 2008, where I have been doing events and signing books, George and his Thing have been getting rave reviews, and even hit the small screen, featuring as the CBeebies Bedtime Story on Saturday 15 March 2008.
WH Smith promotion, May 2008.
Click here to visit the George Thing page on this site.
Magazine reviews:
“A funny, beautifully illustrated story about friends and very fancy footwork” Booksellers Buyers Guide
“This is a very sweet tale of difference, acceptance and being true to yourself” Junior Magazine
“This is an endearingly funny and incredibly cute tale of three friends, each with their own ’thing’…Your heart warms to George the zebra instantly in his vulnerability.”
Early Years Educator (Book of the Month)
January Pick of the New Year - Families Southeast Magazine
’This Billy Elliot story from the animal world is beautifully illustrated and full of dynamism - great for circle time’ Reading Corner
’5-6 year olds would love the bright, coloured pictures’ Megan, Term Times
’This very amusing story illustrates how true friendship can be sustained even when each individual has very different strengths. An added attraction is the simple dance routine, illustrated on the end papers for even the most reluctant dancer to master.’ Carousel
’the whole family will be on its feet!’ The Scotsman
Other magazine reviews to come include FQ (March), Pregnancy and Parenting Ireland, Nursery World, Creative Steps and Primary Times.
“ The illustration is vibrant and complements the text, imbuing it with a wonderful sense an enjoyable picturebook story with an important message told in a gentle style” Writeaway online review.
Oldham Community Radio children’s reading programme, 2008.News for 2008
A busy year in 2007 saw 8 new books, and 10 new editions of older books (paperbacks, mini books and gift sets), and these are very much still around, and joined this year by 6 brand new titles.
Many titles are linked with annual events:
Father’s Day - DADS
Mother’s Day - MUMS
Valentine’s - The Way I Love You
Christmas - I’ve Seen Santa!, Big Bear Little Bear, and Bedtime for Little Bears!
BEDTIME for Little Bears!, the long-awaited sequel to my best-selling Big Bear, Little Bear, is published in hardback and is already available in Germany, Australia, USA, France, and the Netherlands.
Leon Bites! is my first picture book from Bloomsbury. Press Release here.
BABIES will join TOES, TAILS, MUMS and DADS to complete the Animal Flappers.
Tractor, Tractor! and Digger, Digger! are the first books in a new series of board books for boys who like wheels and machines, soon to be complete with Tipper, Tipper!
The Team is a bumper edition of the first three books in The Football Machine series.