Anna Nilsen

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Anna Nilsen
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Andrea Bassil

(1948-09-16) 16 September 1948 (age 76)
England

Andrea Shearing (née Bassil, born 16 September 1948),[1] also known by her pen name Anna Nilsen, is a British author and illustrator. [2]

Bio

Andrea Bassil was born on 16 September 1948 in Manchester, England.[2][3] When she was seven her family moved to Basel, Switzerland.[3]

Works

As Anna Nilsen

  • Jungle (1994, Walker Books, illus. Peter Joyce)
  • Farm (1994, Walker Books, illus. Annie Axworthy)
  • Friends (1994, Walker Books, illus. Sue Coney)
  • Wheels (1994, Walker Books, illus. Joe Wright)
  • Dinosaurs (1994, Walker Books, illus. Annie Axworthy)
  • Terrormazia: A Hole New Kind of Maze Game (1995, Walker Books, illus. Dom Mansell)
  • Flying High (1996, Walker Books, illus. Tony Wells)
  • Fairy Tales (1996, Walker Books, illus. Sue Coney)
  • Under the Sea (1996, Walker Books, illus. Tania Hurt-Newton)
  • Drive Your Car (1996, Walker Books, illus. Tony Wells)
  • Drive Your Tractor (1996, Walker Books, illus. Tony Wells)
  • Where Are Percy's Friends? (1996, Walker Books, illus. Dom Mansell)
  • Where Is Percy's Dinner? (1996, Walker Books, illus. Dom Mansell)
  • Percy the Park Keeper Activity Book (1996, HarperCollins)
  • Follow the Kite (1997, HarperCollins)
  • Let's Dig and Burrow (1998, Zero to Ten)
  • Let's Hang and Dangle (1998, Zero to Ten)
  • Let's Leap and Jump (1998, Zero to Ten)
  • Let's Swim and Dive (1998, Zero to Ten)
  • Spy Catcher (1998, Dorling Kindersley, illus. Real Time Visualisations)
  • Treasure Smuggler (1998, Dorling Kindersley, illus. Real Time Visualisations)
  • Gold Robber (1998, Dorling Kindersley, illus. Real Time Visualisations)
  • I Can Spell—Words with Four Letters (1998, Kingfisher)
  • I Can Spell—Words with Three Letters (1998, Kingfisher)
  • Insectoids Invasion (1998, Dorling Kindersley, illus. Philip Nicholson)
  • Jewel Thief (1998, Dorling Kindersley, illus. Real Time Visualisations)
  • My Favorite Fairy Tales: A Sticker Book (1999, Candlewick Press, illus. Sue Cony)
  • I Can Count 1 to 10 (1999, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • I Can Count 10 to 20 (1999, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • Mousemazia (2000, Candlewick, illus. Dom Mansell)
  • I Can Subtract (2000, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • I Can Add (2000, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • Art Fraud Detective (2000, Kingfisher)
  • I Can Multiply (2000, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • Magnificent Mazes (2001, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Numbers (2001, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Words (2001, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Colours (2001, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Shapes (2001, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • The Great Race (2002, Little Hare Books, self-illus.)
  • The aMAZEing Journey of Marco Polo (2002, Little Hare Books, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Actions (2002, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Noises (2002, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Sizes (2002, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Let's Learn Opposites (2002, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • Pirates (2003, Little Hare Books, self-illus.)
  • Moo Cow Moo! (2003, Little Hare Books, illus. Jonathan Bentley)
  • Swim Duck Swim! (2003, Little Hare Books, illus. Jonathan Bentley)
  • Magnificent Mazes: 20th Century (2003, Mathew Price, self-illus.)
  • The Great Art Scandal (2003, Kingfisher, illus. Mandy Stanley)
  • Art Auction Mystery (2005, Kingfisher, illus. Jason Ford)
  • Bella's Mid-Summer Secret (2005, Chrysalis)
  • Peepers Jungle (2005, Orchard)
  • Peepers People (2005, Orchard)
  • Peepers Farm (2005, Orchard)
  • Peepers Pet (2005, Orchard)

As Andrea Bassil

  • Design in Partnership (1989)
  • Jaguar Expedition to Belize (1989, Royal Geographic Society)
  • Aqua Quest (unpublished, self-illus.)
  • Vincent van Gogh (2004, Gareth Stevens Publishing)

References

  1. Fuller, Amy Elisabeth, ed. (2007). "NILSEN, Anna 1948- (Andrea Bassil)". Contemporary Authors – New Revision Series. Vol. 157. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale. pp. 254–258. ISBN 978-0-7876-7911-8. ISSN 0275-7176.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hedblad, Alan, ed. (1998). "BASSIL, Andrea 1948- (Anna Nilsen)". Something About the Author. Vol. 96. Detroit: Gale Research. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-7876-1149-2. ISSN 0276-816X.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shearing, Andrea (26 November 2023). "Interviews – Andrea Shearing". Contemporary Art Collectors (Interview). Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.