Chris Chatterton facts for kids

Christopher Chatterton
Quick facts for kids Christopher Chatterton
	Chris Chatterton in 2016
Born	1982 (age 39–40)
Nationality	British
Notable work	Supermarket Gremlins, Pete's Magic Pants

Chris Chatterton is an English illustrator and animator from County Durham. He is the illustrator of children's picturebooks including Supermarket Gremlins and Pete's Magic Pants. He was also the animation director of two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors, released on DVD in August 2013.

Life and career

Chris Chatterton was born in 1982 in County Durham, England. Chatterton worked in graphic design before joining animation studio Qurios Entertainment. Chatterton worked on a wide variety of commercials and animated projects for TV, film and games including Hyperdrive, Bonkers, Spooks, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground. Qurios later merged with Dene Films, a Newcastle upon Tyne based live action production company where Chatterton was Production Manager until 2013.

In February 2013 it was announced that Chatterton would direct two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors with long-time collaborators Niel Bushnell and Chris Chapman as co-producers.

In 2013, with the closure of both Qurios and Dene Films Chatterton began working as an illustrator for children's picturebooks. He is represented by the Bright Literary Agency.

Illustrated Works

Pete's Magic Pants

Pete's Magic Pants: The Lost Dinosaur (2016) written by Paddy Kempshall
Pete's Magic Pants: Pirate Peril (2017) written by Paddy Kempshall

Gremlins series

Supermarket Gremlins (2016) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillain
School Gremlins (2017) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai
Christmas Gremlins (2018) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai

Dino Diggers

Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster (2017) written by Rose Impey
Dino Diggers: Crane Calamity (2018) written by Rose Impey
Dino Diggers: Dumper Truck Danger (2018) written by Rose Impey

Ten Minutes to Bed

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (2018) written by Rhiannon Fielding
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday (2020) written by Rhiannon Fielding

Arnold and Louise

The Great Louweezie - Arnold and Louise #1 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
Lost and Found - Arnold and Louise #2 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
Happy Fell - Arnold and Louise #3 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
All the Fun Winter Things - Arnold and Louise #4 (2019) written by Erica S Perl

A Math Tale

Crash! Boom! a Math Tale (2018) written by Robie H Harris
Now What? a Math Tale (2019) written by Robie H Harris

The Princess Rules

The Princess Rules (2020) written by Philippa Gregory
It’s a Prince Thing (2021) written by Philippa Gregory

Individual books

Kindergarten is Cool (2016) written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
There's a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! (2016) written by Paul Bright
When Santa Came to Stay (2016) written by Timothy Knapman
The Worrysaurus (2019) written by Rachel Bright
The Hugasaurus (2021) written by Rachel Bright

Books as Author and Illustrator

This is Gus (2019)
Merry Christmas, Gus (2020)