Career
In Britain he may be known best for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon. He has also illustrated the Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger, the Doctor Xargle series by Jeanne Willis, and the Harry The Poisonous Centipede series by Lynne Reid Banks. (Andersen, 1984). Among WorldCat participating libraries, the eight most widely held works by Ross are Amber Brown books written by Danziger.
The most widely held book written and illustrated by Ross is I Want Two Birthdays (2008), which is represented in ten languages.
Ross was born in London. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design and had many jobs, including a cartoonist, graphic designer, then art director at an Advertising Agency.
In 1976 his long association with the fledgling Andersen Press began with the publication of his re-telling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Foreign several years he was Senior Lecturer in Art and head of the Illustration Course at Manchester Polytechnic.
In Britain, Ross was a commended runner up for the annual Kate Greenaway Meda
The is a series of books about a threeor four-year-old princess and the phases that she goes through in life. The first book, titled "I Want My Potty" was about toilet training, originally published by Andersen in 1986, and in several other countries the same year., and included a 5-minute video from Anytime Tales narrated by Victoria Wood. Since then many other stories were published.and adapted into a cartoon series (appropriately titled ), featuring issues such as sibling rivalry, bad manners and attachment.
Some of the other books include but are not limited to:
1999:
I want a sister! 2001:
I don"t want to go to the hospital! I want my dummy
2002:
I want my tooth
2003:
I want to be a cowgirl (co-written with Jeanne Willis)
2007:
I don"t want a cold! I want a trumpet! I want my sledge! I want my tent! 2008:
I don"t like salad! I don"t want to comb my hair! I want my puppets! I want to be a cavegirl! I want to be tall! I want two birthdays! 2010:
I want to do it myself! I want my light on! 2011:
I want a party! 2012:
I didn"t do it!: a story.