Andy Griffiths (author)

Andy was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He attended Pascoe Vale Primary School, Eastmont Primary School and later, Yarra Valley Grammar School. Inspired by his love of reading he wrote and drew short stories and cartoons for his family and friends. In the fifth grade he purchased a typewriter at a second-hand stall at school and created his own humour magazine called ‘Popcorn’, which he sold for three cents a copy. In high school he began writing for the school's magazine and, inspired by punk/new wave music, wrote satirical songs and formed a band with his friends. ==Career==

After graduating high school in 1979, he attended Monash University where he completed a BA with honours in English Literature, while at the same time gaining writing and performing experience as the front man for a number of experimental bands in Melbourne’s vibrant alternative music scene centred around the Crystal Ballroom. After completing a Diploma of Education at Rusden Teachers College (now Deakin University) in 1987, Andy became a high school teacher. It was during this time as a teacher that Andy began to write and self-publish collections of outlandish stories and cartoons in an attempt to inspire his students to embrace the fun and limitless possibilities of creative reading and writing. He eventually took leave from his job in 1991 and enrolled in a full-time Diploma of Professional Writing at Deakin University. It was during this period that he met and formed a partnership with like-minded illustrator Terry Denton. == Advocacy ==

Andy is the Australian Children’s Laureate 2026-2027. He is an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the Pyjama Foundation, and was awarded the Dromkeen Medal in 2015 to honour his outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature. ==Books==

The JUST! Series • JUST TRICKING! (1997) • JUST ANNOYING! (1998) • JUST STUPID! (1999) • JUST CRAZY! (2000) • JUST DISGUSTING! (2002) • JUST SHOCKING! (2007) • JUST MACBETH! (2009) • JUST DOOMED! (2012) The Treehouse Series • The 13-Storey Treehouse (2011) • The 26-Storey Treehouse (2012) • The 39-Storey Treehouse (2013) • The 52-Storey Treehouse (2014) • The 65-Storey Treehouse (2015) • The 78-Storey Treehouse (2016) • The 91-Storey Treehouse (2017) • The 104-Storey Treehouse (2018) • The 117-Storey Treehouse (2019) • The 130-Storey Treehouse (2020) • The 143-Storey Treehouse (2021) • The 156-Storey Treehouse (2022) • The 169-Storey Treehouse (2023) • Treehouse Tales: 13 tales too silly to be told until now (2022) • Who’s Who and What’s Where in the Treehouse (2023) • The Treehouse Joke Book (2019) • The Treehouse Joke Book 2 (2021) • The Treehouse Fun Book (2016) • The Treehouse Fun Book 2 (2017) • The Treehouse Fun Book 3 (2018) • The Treehouse Bumper Fun Book (2021) • Little Treehouse Books: Barky the Barking Dog (2015) • Little Treehouse Books: Ten Unlucky Pirates (2015) • The 13-Storey Treehouse full-colour anniversary edition (2021) • The 26-Storey Treehouse full-colour edition (2023) • The 39-Storey Treehouse full-colour edition (2024) • The 52-Storey Treehouse full-colour edition (2025) YOU & ME Series • YOU & ME and the Land of Lost Things (2024) • YOU & ME and the Peanut Butter Beast (2025) • YOU & ME and the Gigantic Knucklehead (2026) The Bum Trilogy • The Day my Bum went Psycho (2001) • Zombie Bums from Uranus (2003) • Bumageddon: The final pongflict (2005) Early readers • The Cat on the Mat is Flat (2006) • The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow (2008) NON-information books • What Body Part is That? (2011) • What Bumosaur is That? (2007) Schooling Around Series • Treasure Fever (2008) • Pencil of Doom (2008) • Mascot Madness (2009) • Robot Riot (2009) Activity books • Once upon a Slime: 45 ways to get writing … fast! (2013) • Let’s Go! Stories to Write, Stories to Draw, Stories to Read, Adventures Galore (2026) == TV & Theatre adaptations ==

Theatre • Just Macbeth! (2008) Bell Shakespeare Company (2008-2010) • The 13-Storey Treehouse CDP Theatre Company • The 26-Storey Treehouse CDP Theatre Company • The 52-Storey Treehouse CDP Theatre Company • The 78-Storey Treehouse CDP Theatre Company • The 91-Storey Treehouse CDP Theatre Company • YOU & ME and the Land of Lost Things CDP Theatre Company ==References==