Mitchell Symons facts for kids

Mitchell Symons is a British journalist and writer. He was born in London, England. He went to Mill Hill School and later studied law at the LSE.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Mitchell worked at the BBC as a researcher and director. He also helped write questions for the very popular board game, Trivial Pursuit, in its early UK editions. He has also come up with many ideas for television shows. For a while, he wrote a special opinion column for the Daily Express newspaper, which even won an award!

Awesome Awards

Mitchell Symons has won some cool awards for his books, especially for his non-fiction work that shares interesting facts.

• In 2010, his book Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You won the Blue Peter Book Awards for Best Book with Facts.
• In 2011, his book Do Igloos Have Loos? also won the Blue Peter Book Awards for Best Book with Facts.

Books by Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons has written many books, both fiction (stories) and non-fiction (fact-based books). He is especially known for his fun and quirky fact books.

Fiction Books

Here are some of the story books he has written:

• All In
• The Lot
• No Red Light Shining

Non-Fiction Books

Mitchell Symons is famous for his non-fiction books that answer all sorts of funny and curious questions. Many of these books are packed with interesting facts!

• Why Girls Can't Throw (and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered)
• That Book
• This Book of More Perfectly Useless Information
• The Other Book of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
• This, That and the Other (This book combines That Book, This Book, and The Other Book. It was later called The Ultimate Loo Book!)
• The Book of Criminal Records
• The Book of Lists
• The Book of Celebrity Lists
• How to Avoid a Wombat's Bum
• How To Speak Celebrity
• Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You (This book won an award!)
• Don't Get Me Started: A Way-Beyond-Grumpy Rant About Modern Life
• How Much Poo Does An Elephant Do?
• Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?
• Why You Need A Passport When You're Going To Puke
• Do Igloos Have Loos? (This book also won an award!)
• Don't Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog
• The Bumper Book For The Loo
• Why Spacemen Can't Burp
• Numberland
• Happily Never After: Modern Cautionary Tales
• Why Don't You Smell When You're Sleeping?
• There Are Tittles In This Title