Georgia Byng facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Georgia Byng
|
|
|---|---|
Byng in 2022
|
|
| Born | Georgia Mary Byng 6 September 1965 Chelsea, London, England |
| Occupation |
|
| Education | Westonbirt School |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Genre | |
| Notable works | Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2002) |
| Notable awards | Sheffield Children's Book Award Stockton Children's Book Award Salford Children's Book Award Massachusetts Children's Book Award |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives |
|
Georgia Byng (born September 6, 1965) is a British author who writes books for children. She is also an illustrator, actress, and film producer. Since 1995, she has written thirteen children's books. She also helped write and produce one movie.
Byng has won several awards for her books. These include the Stockton Children's Book Award and the Sheffield Children's Book Award. Her books often feature magic and adventure. Her characters usually learn to believe in themselves. Important themes in her stories are kindness, friendship, and the power of your mind.
Contents
Early Life and Education
Georgia Byng was born in London, England, on September 6, 1965. She grew up in a village called Abbots Worthy, near Winchester. She has three brothers and one sister. Her brother, Jamie Byng, is also well-known in the book world as a publisher.
Georgia went to several schools, including Princess Mead School and Nethercliffe School. From age 12, she attended Westonbirt School, a boarding school for girls. Later, she studied at Peter Symonds College. From 1984 to 1987, she went to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Georgia Byng's Career
Acting Roles
Before becoming a full-time writer, Georgia Byng worked as an actress. From 1989 to 1990, she appeared in a few television shows. These included Screen Two, Dealers, and Capstick's Law.
Writing and Illustrating Books
Georgia Byng's first published book was a comic strip story. It was called The Sock Monsters. It was about tiny monsters who live in houses and eat people's socks. She also wrote and illustrated Jack's Tree, another comic book. This story was about a boy who saves a tree from being cut down.
Her next book was The Ramsbottom Rumble. It was a short novel about two boys who save their grandmother.
Byng is best known for her Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism series.
- The first book is about a girl named Molly who finds a hypnotism book. She learns how to hypnotize people.
- In Molly Moon’s Hypnotic Holiday, Molly goes on new adventures.
- Molly Moon Stops the World is where Molly learns to stop time.
- In Molly Moon's Time Travel Adventure, she learns to travel through time.
- Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine shows Molly becoming a mind reader.
- In Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery, Molly can change into other forms. She can become different people or animals.
- The seventh book, Molly Moon and The Monster Music, shows Molly hypnotizing people and animals with music.
Each Molly Moon book takes place in a different part of the world. These places include the UK, New York, Los Angeles, India, Switzerland, Ecuador, and Japan. Georgia Byng also helped write the movie script for Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism.
After the Molly Moon series, she wrote Pancake Face and The Girl with No Nose. In 2023, she released Albi, the Glowing Cow Boy. This illustrated novel is for kids aged 8 to 12. It's about a calf who becomes super-smart and escapes a farm. Like her other books, this one travels across the world. Albi teaches about being kind to all living things.
Film Production Work
In 2015, Georgia Byng worked as a producer for the movie Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism. This film was based on her first book in the popular series.
Personal Life
Georgia Byng has three children. She was married to Daniel Chadwick and they had one daughter. Later, she married artist Marc Quinn, and they had two sons. She is now engaged to musician Guy Pratt.
Awards and Recognition
Georgia Byng has received several awards for her writing, especially for Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism.
- 2003: Sheffield Children's Book Award
- 2004: Stockton Children's Book Award
- 2004: Salford Children's Book Award
- 2006: Massachusetts Children's Book Award
