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David O'Connell

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in The United Kingdom

Website

http://davidoconnell.uk

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Genre

Children's, Humor and Comedy, Fantasy

Member Since

May 2018

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David O’Connell is a writer and illustrator living in Brighton on the south coast of England. He works mostly in children’s books, particularly humorous picture books and young fiction. His best known books are The Naughtiest Unicorn series, the best-selling How to Grow Up and Feel Amazing (both as illustrator) and The Chocolate Factory Ghost (as writer).

Although he wrote and drew his own stories from a young age, he studied science at A-level, then gained a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol. After a period of work, he returned to academic life, working towards a PhD in Clinical Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge. This was followed by a managerial role in the IT department of the John Lewis Partnership.

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2022

Another busy, strange year. This is the only post I’ve made to my blog this year and it might well be the last. I tend to use my Instagram account for news these days. However, here’s a summary of what happened in 2022.

February:

The Naughtiest Unicorn On A Treasure Hunt came out – the TENTH book in the Naughtiest Unicorn series. It introduced the poo cart, a necessary piece of equipment when Dave

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Average rating: 4.02 · 1,148 ratings · 166 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Claire Powell (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Dentist of Darkness (The Dundoodle Mysteries #2) by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Claire Powell (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Monster and Chips 4.17 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Smidgens by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Teemu Juhani (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Revenge of the Invisible Giant by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Claire Powell (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Night of the Living Bread (Monster and Chips, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Food Fright (Monster and Chips, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	When I'm a Monster Like You, Dad by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Francesca Gambatesa (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	When I’m a Mummy Like You! by David O'Connell (Goodreads Author), Francesca Gambatesa (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Smidgens Crash-Land 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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The Dundoodle Mysteries (3 books)
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The Smidgens (3 books)
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