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Jonathan Meres

Jonathan Meres left school at the age of 16 to join the merchant navy and spent the next 7 years sailing around the world. Since then he has worked as an ice cream van driver and in Harrods, got a band together, appeared in a pop video and been a stand up comedian. He’s won a Time Out Award for Comedy and been nominated for The Perrier Award at the The Edinburgh Festival. His bestselling book The World of Norm: May Contain Nuts (the first in The World of Norm series) has won a Scottish Children’s Book Award and was shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award.

Books by Jonathan Meres

  • Awesome Animals: Koala Calamity

    Awesome Animals: Koala Calamity

  • Includes Delivery

    Includes Delivery

  • May Be Contagious

    May Be Contagious

  • May Be Recycled

    May Be Recycled

  • May Cause Irritation

    May Cause Irritation

  • May Contain Buts

    May Contain Buts

  • May Contain Nuts

    May Contain Nuts

  • May Need Rebooting

    May Need Rebooting

  • May Produce Gas

    May Produce Gas

  • May Require Batteries

    May Require Batteries

  • May Still Be Charged

    May Still Be Charged

  • Must Be Washed Separately

    Must Be Washed Separately

  • Must End Soon

    Must End Soon

Awards

Winner of the 2012 Scottish Children’s Book Award (younger readers) for World of Norm: May Contain Nuts.