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ⓘ About Alex T. Smith
He was born August 2, 1985 in Coventry Warwickshire, and graduated from Coventry University with a degree in illustration in 2006. he took second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustrations during his final year and started working on his first commission. “Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion” won the UKLA Picture Book Award and the Children’s Book of the World Illustration Award for illustrating Dodie Smith’s “The Hundred and One Dalmations”. “Claude” was selected for Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club in 2011 and got shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2012. “Bella & Monty” won the Dundee Picture Book Award. Alex and Angela McAllister won the Stockport School’s Book Award for “My Mum has X-ray Vision”.
All Book Series by Alex T. Smith
Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017 Co-authored · Alice Delarbre
Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021
How Winston Came Home for Christmas
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021
Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero
Book 2 of 14 · published 2008 Co-authored · Anne Cottringer
Fantastic Frankie And The Brain Drain Machine
Book 6 of 14 · published 2011 Co-authored · Anna Kemp
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alex T. Smith?
He was born August 2, 1985 in Coventry Warwickshire, and graduated from Coventry University with a degree in illustration in 2006. he took second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustrations during his final year and started working on his first commission. “Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion” won the UKLA Picture Book Award and the Children’s Book of the World Illustration Award for illustrating Dodie Smith’s “The Hundred and One Dalmations”. “Claude” was selected for Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club in 2011 and got shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in…
Which Alex T. Smith series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Round and Round series, the earliest of Alex T. Smith's multi-book series: it opens with Harry's Beautiful Balloons (2007) and runs to 3 books across 2007, ending with Tom's Hide-And-Seek (2007). Alex T. Smith's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alex T. Smith written?
Alex T. Smith has 49 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2024. 34 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Claude series with 19 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alex T. Smith's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alex T. Smith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Round and Round (2007, 3 books), Tom & Matt (2010, 2 books) and Claude (2011–2021, 19 books), plus 4 more.
How are Alex T. Smith's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alex T. Smith's 49 books into 7 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Claude (19 books, 2011–2021); Mr Penguin (4 books, 2017–2021); Foxy Tales (3 books, 2014–2015); Round and Round (3 books, 2007); Tom & Matt (2 books, 2010), plus 2 further series.