Tedd Arnold facts for kids

Tedd Arnold, born on January 20, 1949, in Elmira, New York, is an American author and artist. He creates books for children. He has written and illustrated over 100 books. He even won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor award multiple times. This award is for great books that help new readers. Some of his award-winning books include Hi! Fly Guy! and Noodleheads See the Future. Today, he lives near Gainesville, Florida.

About Tedd Arnold

Tedd went to the University of Florida. He earned a special degree in fine arts there. Before writing books, he drew pictures for advertisements. He met his wife, Carol, in Florida. Carol used to be a kindergarten teacher. She encouraged him to start writing and drawing for kids. Tedd's own sons gave him ideas for some of his characters and stories.

Book Series

Tedd Arnold is famous for a few popular book series:

• Fly Guy - This series is about a friendly fly named Fly Guy. He has many adventures with his owner, a boy named Buzz.
• Huggly (The Monster Under the Bed) - This series follows Huggly. He is a cute, green monster who lives under a child's bed. His best friends, Booter and Grubble, join him on his adventures.

Characters You Might Know

Main Characters

• Fly Guy - A small, brown fly. He is the main character in the Fly Guy books.
• Buzz - A young boy who is Fly Guy's best friend and owner.
• Chip Block - The main character in the "Parts" book series.
• Huggly - A shy, green monster with a yellow tummy. He is the main character of "The Monster Under the Bed" series. He can be a bit clumsy sometimes.
• Booter - A purple monster and Huggly's best friend. She is very sweet and sometimes full of energy.
• Grubble - An orange monster and Huggly's other best friend. He can be a bit nervous or focused on how he looks.

Other Characters

• People Child - The young boy who lives in Huggly's bedroom.
• People Mother - The People Child's mother.
• People Father - The People Child's father.
• Grandma - Another character who appears in the Huggly series.

Awards and Recognition

Tedd's very first book was No Jumping on the Bed!. It was chosen as a "Children's Choice" book. Parents Magazine also named it one of the "50 All-Time Best Children's Books." Tedd has won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor award three times. He won it for Hi! Fly Guy, I Spy Fly Guy, and Noodleheads See the Future.

Books for Older Readers

• Rat Life - This book won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2008.

Children's Books by Tedd Arnold

• Noodlehead Nightmares (2016)
• Noodleheads See the Future (2017) - 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book
• Noodleheads Find Something Fishy (2018)
• Noodleheads Fortress of Doom (2019)
• Why Fly Guy? (2017)
• Dirty Gert
• Fix This Mess
• Vincent Paints His House
• Parts
• More Parts
• Even More Parts
• Hi! Fly Guy (2005) - 2006 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book
• Super Fly Guy (2006)
• Shoo, Fly Guy! (2006)
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy (2007)
• Fly High, Fly Guy (2008)
• Hooray for Fly Guy (2008)
• I Spy Fly Guy (2009) - 2010 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book
• Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl
• Buzz Boy and Fly Guy (2010)
• Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter
• Ride, Fly Guy, Ride
• There's a Fly Guy in my Soup
• Fly Guy and the Frankenfly
• Fly Guy's Amazing Tricks
• A Pet for Fly Guy
• Prince Fly Guy
• Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas
• Fly Guy's Big Family
• Fly Guy and the Aliens
• Attack of the 50 Foot Fly Guy
• Fly Guy Presents: Sharks
• Fly Guy Presents: Space
• Fly Guy Presents: Dinosaurs
• Fly Guy Presents: Firefighters
• Fly Guy Presents: Insects
• Fly Guy Presents: Bats
• Fly Guy Presents: Snakes
• Fly Guy Presents: The White House (2016)
• Fly Guy Presents: Weather (2016)
• Fly Guy Presents Castles
• Fly Guy Presents Police
• Fly Guy Presents Garbage (2019)
• Fly Guy Presents Monster Trucks (2019)
• Huggly Goes to School
• Huggly's Big Mess
• Huggly Gets Dressed
• Huggly's Pizza
• Huggly's Trip to the Beach
• Huggly's Snow Day
• Huggly Goes Camping
• Huggly Takes a Bath
• Huggly's Halloween
• Huggly's Thanksgiving Parade
• Huggly and the Toy Monster
• Huggly's Christmas
• Huggly's Sleep Over
• Huggly's Valentines
• Bialosky's Bedside Books—a collection of the following books:
  • Bialosky's Bedtime
  • Bialosky's House
  • Bialosky's Bumblebees
  • Bialosky's Big Mess
• The Simple People
• No More Water in the Tub!
• The Signmaker's Assistant
• Five Ugly Monsters
• Green Wilma
• Green Wilma, Frog in Space
• Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name
• The Twin Princes
• No Jumping on the Bed! (1987)
• My First Drawing Book
• Help I'm Falling to Bits
• My First Play House
• My First Play Town
• Sounds
• Opposites
• Actions
• Colors
• Ollie Forgot (1988)
• Mother Goose's Words of Wit and Wisdom

Illustrator or Collaborator

Tedd Arnold has also illustrated books written by other authors:

• Detective Blue by Steve Metzger
• The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda Ferber
• Axle Annie and the Speed Grump by Robin Pulver
• Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy by Barbara Larmon Failing
• My Dog Never Says Please by Suzanne Williams
• Giant Children by Brod Bagert
• My Working Mom by Peter Glassman
• Looking for Zebra: Hotel Zoo: Happy Hunting from A to Z by Ron Atlas
• Inside a House That Is Haunted by Alyssa Capucilli
• Tracks by David Galef
• My First Gamebook by Katy Dobbs
• My First Baking Book by Rena Coyle
• My First Computer Book by David Schiller, David Rosenbloom
• My First Camera Book by Anne Kostick
• Inside a Zoo in the City by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• The Roly Poly Spider by Jill Sardegna
• Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-Along Story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by Harry Bliss, David Catrow, Marla Frazee, Jerry Pinkney, Chris Raschka, Judy Schachner, David Shannon, Mo Willems Jon Agee
• Manners Mash-Up
• Dinosaur Dig: Cooperative Game-In-A Book by Liza Schafer, Vincent Ceci, Jacqueline Swensen
• Guys Write For Guys Read by Jon Scieszka

PC Games

Tedd Arnold's "Huggly" character also appeared in computer games:

• Huggly's Sleepover: I'm Ready for Kindergarten (1996)
• Huggly Saves the Turtles: Thinking Adventures (2000)