The author is children’s books ‘Albert the Tortoise’ will be visiting Waterstones in Maidstone on Saturday 20th August 2022.
Ian Brown will be appearing at 11am at the bookshop in Fremlin Walk. If you are lucky, he may even sign one of his books for you.
Ian has written several books about his tortoise, called ‘ALBERT UPSIDE DOWN’, ‘ALBERT AND THE WIND’ & ‘ALBERT SUPERSIZE’, which have been illustrated by Eoin Clarke.
Albert in the books is based on a real tortoise – also called Albert… a modern-day, mini-dinosaur living life on the veg. Real Albert is a Greek tortoise – also known as Mediterranean spur-thighed. Despite the name, they’re also found in Northern Africa, Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East.
He lives with the author Ian Brown and his family. He was found by Ian’s wife, Millie, about 50 years ago when she was a little girl. Her family took Albert in and he has lived with them ever since.
Ian Brown is a London-based writer and producer for television and former Fleet Street journalist. He has written or produced for the likes of Pierce Brosnan, Harrison Ford, Simon Cowell, The Simpsons, Tom Jones, Floella Benjamin, George Lucas, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, Bob Monkhouse, Paul Whitehouse, Trevor McDonald, Michael Caine and Bruce Forsyth, among many others.
Eoin Clarke has worked for thirty years in the animation industry as a director, animator and storyboard artist – his directorial work across films, commercials and documentaries has garnered thirty awards. Clients include the BBC, Channel 4, BFI, and Ray Harryhausen, as a storyboard artist, as well as animation for CBBC: Operation Ouch and the opening titles of popular TV series Harry Hill: You’ve Been Framed and Gone Fishing with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.
