Debi Gliori
Debi Gliori started writing children's books in 1976, then attended art school in Edinburgh between 1979 and 1984. After winning a travelling scholoarship to visit Milan, she became a full-time freelance writer and illustrator. She is the author and illustrator of over 50 books, including the Mr. Bear series, which won a Children's Book Award. She also illustrates for other picture book writers. Gliori has also written the Pure Dead Magic series of novels for young adults.
Although born and raised in the West-end of Glasgow, Debi now lives near Edinburgh with her five children. Her studio is situated in a 13th-century herb garden.
Bibliography
- Deep Fear
The forces of evil are converging on Strega Schloss and the Strega-Borgias must gather together their allies to fight back, but there are just too many distractions. With Damp, the toddler-witch, missing and a house full of bickering teenagers getting in the way, can the family keep it together? - Deep Trouble
When the Strega-Borgia family return from holiday to find that their faithful family retainer, Latch, has collapsed from unknown causes, it is only the start of their problems. - Deep Water
The Strega-Borgia children are still reeling from the shock of their nanny's disappearance at the end of 'Deep Trouble'. Without Flora to look after them the kids are growing up fast. Indeed, Titus is in the throes of a deeply embarassing and magically accelerated puberty, while all around the usual chaos reigns. - Flora's Blanket
Flora can't sleep. 'No blanket,' she says. And so Mum and Dad and the whole Rabbit-Bunn family begin the long search for Flora's special carrot blanket. This story is perfect for reading at bedtime. - Goodnight, Baby Bat!
Baby Bat is full of beans and he does not want to go to bed. At least not until Snail, Caterpillar, Spider and the Moon are tucked in and he thinks the whole world is sleeping. Will Mummy Bat ever manage to get Baby Bat off to sleep? - Hush, Little Chick
It is springtime in the garden, and the world is full of the signs of spring - flowers are budding, grass is growing and in a nest high in the treetops, a little egg is hatching. Over the course of the day, from dawn till twilight, a baby sparrow is cared for by his parents, until he falls asleep under the soft light of the cresent moon. - Little Fox's Picnic
It's a hot summer's day and all the animals are on their way to a picnic in the meadow. With adorable bunnies, badgers and foxes, and jolly sheep and cows, all in a sunny meadow setting, this is a perfect summertime story. - No Matter What
A little fox is in a big, bad mood and is worried that its mother won't love it forever. In this lyrical picture book we see a clever and resourceful mother prove to her child that a parent's love is limitless - no matter what! - Pure Dead Brilliant
When Signora Strega-Borgia invites some would-be witches to stay, weird things begin to happen. Pandora can't resist the temptation of time travel and Titus picks up a strange and deadly computer virus in the third novel about the madcap, magical family. - Pure Dead Magic
Wonder-nanny Mrs McLachlan arrives to sort out the Strega-Borgia children, and their parents too, but will she cope with the presence of mythical beasts in the basement, to say nothing of the unexpected arrival of four hit-men? - Pure Dead Wicked
With the roof of the StregaSchloss crumbling round their ears, the Strega-Borgia family, along with staff and mythical beasts, has to decamp to a local hotel for Christmas. Bored with being cooped up, Titus tries his own experiment in cyber-cloning.
- A Lion at Bedtime
- Mr Bear Babysits
- Mr Bear Says Goodnight
- Mr Bear's Picnic - 1996
- Mr Bear Says a Spoonful
- Mr Bear says, "Are you there, Baby Bear?"
- My Oxford ABC and 123 Picture Rhyme Book - 1991
- Mr Bear to the Rescue - 1996
- Mr Bear's New Baby
- Mr Bear's Picnic - 1996
- Snow Lambs - 1998
- Mr Bear Says Can I Have a Hug? - 1998
- Mr Bear Says Lets Go Outside
- Mr Bear Says a Little Hush, Please
- Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Tell Me Something Happy
- Mr Bear Says Tickly Under There
- Raj in Charge
- Give Him My Heart - 1999
- Mr Bear's Holiday - 2001
- Polar Bolero
- The Very Small
- Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear?
- Pure Dead Magic - 2001
- Pure Dead Wicked - 2001
- Flora's Blanket - 2002
- No Matter What - 2003
- Penguin Post - 2003
- Flora's Surprise - 2003
- Pure Dead Brilliant - 2003
- Deep Trouble - 2004
- When I'm Big - 2004
- My Little Brother - 2004
- Little Fox's Picnic - 2005
- Hush, Little Chick - 2005
- Deep Water - 2005
- Where Did That Baby Come From? - 2005
- Deep Fear - 2006
- Goodnight Baby Bat - 2007
- The Trouble With Dragons - 2008