Rise of Wolves fan Curtis

WARRINGTON illustrator Curtis Jobling, designer of children’s TV favourite Bob the Builder, has been shortlisted for this year’s Waterstone’s Childrens Book prize for his first novel “Wereworld; Rise of the Wolf.”
Local lad and Wolves fan Curtis Jobling teamed up with Wolfie and Wolves’ stars Ben Westwood and Ben Harrison to promote his new book at Waterstones in the Golden Square Shopping Centre.
Curtis is delighted that his book has already achieved critical acclaim, being shortlisted for the annual Waterstone’s Children’s Book prize.
He said: “I’m hugely thrilled to be shortlisted for the Waterstone’s prize with my first novel, the culmination of lots of late nights, lashings of coffee and wild imaginings. Hopefully by being ‘in the mix’ it’ll bring “Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf” to a broader audience.
The designer of children’s television favourite Bob the Builder has been nominated for a prestigious book award with his first novel.
Curtis, 38, who has also worked as an animator on Wallace & Gromit’s A Close Shave, is one of nine authors shortlisted for this year’s Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize.
His debut novel, Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf, is about a teenager struggling to deal with the knowledge that he is a werewolf.
He has signed a two year two-book deal with publisher Puffin for his young adult series of fantasy horror books, Wereworld, and is expected to release a sequel to Rise of the Wolf in January 2012.
Although Rise Of The Wolf is his first novel, he has written several other shorter children’s books including Frankenstein’s Cat, which became a popular TV series, as well as The Skeleton In The Closet, My Daddy Is The Best In The Universe, Cheeky Monkey and Dinosaurs After Dark.
Curtis is pictured at his book signing at Waterstones in Golden Square with Wolfie!