Andy Griffiths

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in Melbourne, Australia

September 03, 1961

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http://andygriffiths.com.au/

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Andy Griffiths is Australia’s most popular children’s writer. He is the author of over 20 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. Over the past 15 years Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, won over 50 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.

In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically accl...more

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Andy Griffiths's Books

Average rating: 3.78 · 8,388 ratings · 969 reviews · 40 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Day My Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths, Miles Thompson (cover artist) 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 932 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Annoying by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Crazy by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Stupid! by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Disgusting! by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 532 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Kidding 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 383 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zombie Butts From Uranus 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 445 ratings — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 374 ratings — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Joking by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrations) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cat on the Mat Is Flat by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Andy Griffiths

Just series (10 books)
by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator)
3.7741582261155213 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 3,653 ratings

Butt Trilogy (3 books)
by Andy Griffiths
3.6601941747572817 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,648 ratings

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