Where do fans of Horrid Henry turn when they've read all Francesca Simon's books? Jamie Rix's Grizzly Tales is the answer! Ideal for fans of Paul Jennings, Andy Griffiths and Michael Lawrence. Perfect titles for summer reading and all promotions - and with guaranteed boy appeal. Ideal to tempt reluctant readers. Highly accessible short stories linked in a clever and original way. Very collectible titles in the spirit of Lemony Snicket and Spiderwick. The author is brilliantly marketable and will be a star in schools and at conferences. He is very well-connected in media circles. Although we are publishing brand-new stories, the Grizzly Tales brand will be familiar to many readers. 78 episodes (produced by Jamie Rix's production company) have been transmitted on CiTV - Grizzly Tales can be seen on TV all the time. A DVD is now available. The series has won many awards internationally, including nominations for Best Animated Series and Best Original Writer at the Children's BAFTAS.

After two years at The Royal Court Theatre in London, Jamie Rix moved into television in 1986 as a director, writer and producer. He has worked on a wide variety of programmes - the BAFTA nominated Alas Smith and Jones, British Comedy Award winning Faith in the Future and the superhero BBC sitcom My Hero.