Tedd Arnold facts for kids

Tedd Arnold, born on January 20, 1949, in Elmira, New York, is a famous American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has created more than 100 books for young readers.

Tedd Arnold has won several awards, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. He received this award for his popular books Hi! Fly Guy! (2006), I Spy Fly Guy (2010), and Noodleheads See the Future (2018). Today, he lives in Florida, near Gainesville.

Tedd Arnold's Journey to Writing

Tedd Arnold studied at the University of Florida, where he earned a degree in Fine Arts. Before he started writing children's books, he worked as a commercial illustrator. This means he created pictures for advertisements and other businesses.

He met his wife, Carol, in Florida. Carol used to be a kindergarten teacher. She encouraged him to combine his art skills with writing stories for kids. Tedd Arnold's own sons were even the inspiration for some of his characters and story ideas!

Popular Book Series

Tedd Arnold is well-known for two main book series that kids love.

Fly Guy Series

The Fly Guy series is about a very friendly fly named Fly Guy. His best friend is a boy named Buzz. Together, they go on many fun adventures.

Huggly Series

The Huggly series, also known as The Monster Under the Bed, features a cute green monster named Huggly. Huggly lives under a child's bed and has adventures with his best friends, Booter and Grubble.

Meet the Characters

Tedd Arnold has created many memorable characters in his books.

Main Characters You'll Love

• Fly Guy - This is a brown fly and the main character of the Fly Guy books. He's very smart and can even say the boy's name, "Buzz!"
• Buzz - A young boy who is Fly Guy's owner and best friend. They are always together.
• Chip Block - The main character in the Parts book series.
• Huggly - A sweet and a bit clumsy green monster with a yellow tummy. He's the main character of The Monster Under the Bed series. He was born on June 17.
• Booter - A purple monster and Huggly's best female friend. She has light purple scales and a yellow tummy. Booter is very kind and sometimes quite energetic. She was born on January 9.
• Grubble - An orange monster who is Huggly's male best friend. He has magenta hair and a yellow tummy. Grubble can be a little nervous or focused on how he looks. He was born on September 28.

Other Characters in Huggly's World

• People Child - The young boy who lives in the bedroom where Huggly and his friends hide.
• People Mother - The People Child's mom.
• People Father - The People Child's dad.
• Grandma - Another character who appears in the stories.

Awards and Recognitions

Tedd Arnold's first book, No Jumping on the Bed!, was very successful. It was chosen as an IRA-CBC Children's Choice book. Parents Magazine also picked it as one of the "50 All-Time Best Children's Books."

He has won the American Library Association's Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor three times. This award celebrates books for beginning readers. He won for Hi! Fly Guy, I Spy Fly Guy, and Noodleheads See the Future.

Books Written and Illustrated by Tedd Arnold

Tedd Arnold has written and illustrated many books. Here are some of them:

• Noodlehead Nightmares (2016)
• Noodleheads See the Future (2017)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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 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

Books Tedd Arnold Illustrated (Collaborations)

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 Featuring Huggly

The character Huggly also appeared in some computer games:

• Huggly's Sleepover: I'm Ready for Kindergarten (October 4, 1996)
• Huggly Saves the Turtles: Thinking Adventures (July 8, 2000)