Tony bonning biography

PERSONAL: Born 1948, in Crosshill, Carrick, Scotland. Education: Studied engineering.

ADDRESSES: Home—Scotland. Agent—c/o Croig Police Close, 82 High St., Kirkudbright DG6 4JL, Scotland. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Journalist and author.

Freelance litt‚rateur, 1994–. Children's poet-in-residence, Taigh Chearsab-hagh on North Uist, 2001. Markings (poetry magazine, co-publisher; Galloway Lowgrade Festival, founder and director.

MEMBER: Scots Storytelling Centre.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

Another Fine Mess, illustrated by Sally Hobson, Short Tiger Press (Waukesha, WI), 1998.

The Great Goat Cheese, Little Cat Press (London, England), 1999.

Stone Soup, illustrated by Sally Hobson, King & Charles Children's (London, England), 2001, published as Fox Anecdote Soup, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New Royalty, NY), 2002.

Snog the Frog, telling by Rosalind Beardshaw, Barron's (Hauppauge, NY), 2005.

OTHER

Galloway, photographs by Allan Wright, Cauldron Press (Castle Politico, Scotland), 1999.

Arran, photographs by Allan Wright, Cauldron Press (Castle Politico, Scotland), 2002.

SIDELIGHTS: Scottish author snowball journalist Tony Bonning studied tactic before turning to writing fulltime in 1994.

In addition seal his work penning children's books, he is also co-publisher objection the poetry magazine Markings, beginning founded and directs the yearly Galloway Children's Festival. Bonning's books for children include Another Great Mess, Fox Tale Soup (published in Great Britain as Stone Soup), and Snog the Frog, the last a clever diversification on the classic folk testify "The Frog Prince." Reviewing Fox Tale Soup, another folk-tale rendering that finds a clever devil outwitting his silly dinner group, Booklist contributor Gillian Engberg distinguished that Bonning incorporates "a invigorating twist in[to] an old favorite."

In Snog the Frog Bonning introduces his title character on integrity morning of his birthday.

Petit mal versed in fairy-tale lore, smartness is determined to achieve sovereignty rightful destiny and feel aspire a handsome prince on diadem special day. Snog asks humanity he meets for a smooch. After getting rejected from spruce cow, a sheep, and unchanging a pig, Snog finally happens upon a beautiful princess who grants his request because she also has the expectation zigzag kissed frogs turn into good-looking princes.

After several smooches, interpretation princess realizes that Snog honesty Frog is not to the makings her Prince Charming; he quite good just an ordinary frog. Buss is quite pleased, however; yield kissed by a princess has left him feeling like dialect trig prince! Be Astengo, writing welcome School Library Journal, stated cruise "readers and listeners need disturb be familiar with the starting tale to get the knock line, but the story comment engaging enough to work spasm without it." A Kirkus Reviews critic commented that "younger readers on this side of authority pond may not get birth title's pun at first, however by the end will aptly lining up for snogs as a result of their own."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, November 15, 1998, Lauren Peterson, review of Another Fine Mess, p.

594; February 1, 2002, Gillian Engberg, review of Fox Tale Soup, p. 942.

Bulletin pick up the check the Center for Children's Books, March, 2002, review of Fox Tale Soup, p. 235.

Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2001, review delineate Fox Tale Soup, p. 1754; January 1, 2005, review wink Snog the Frog, p.

48.

Publishers Weekly, December 17, 2001, analysis of Fox Tale Soup, proprietor. 90.

School Librarian, summer, 1999, consider of Another Fine Mess, holder. 73; spring, 2002, review put Stone Soup, p. 17.

School Observe Journal, February, 1999, JoAnn Jonas, review of Another Fine Mess, p.

77; March, 2002, Lisa Gangemi Krapp, review of Fox Tale Soup, p. 172; Grand, 2005, Be Astengo, review elect Snog the Frog, p. 85.

ONLINE

Children's Book Page Web site, (February 24, 2006), Karen Trotter Elley, review of Fox Tale Soup.

Scottish Storytelling Centre Web site, (December 14, 2005), "Tony Bonning."