Atticus Ryder

A published writer, illustrator and joker living in London

Hey everyone…

I’ve done it, phew ! Published 4 children’s books and there are more on the way. It all started in secondary school when I won a prize for a short story, which now features in Twilight Tales. Now, you’ll often find me with my characters in a coffee shop or on Insta/Twitter.

My author mission:

✓ Fuel children’s imaginations
✓ Help reluctant readers (like I was)
✓ A fun experience for families
✓ Keep creating!

I want to pay it forward. I give away books to charities, schools, nurseries and children. DM me. 

I was born and raised in the English countryside, I’ve has been a lifelong fan of jokes, LEGO, adventures, and above all else – a good story. I currently live in London (England) with my family, a full-time job and my art box. I’m a wannabe cat who loves reading/napping on my sofa in the sun.  

Free Stuff

Amazon ★★★★★

Another great, imaginative book by Atticus Ryder! My granddaughters love reading his stories, (girls are 11 and 8). The stories are well-written, entertaining and lively and there are great life lessons in them. I hope there is another one soon!

The Minor Gentleman

Self-Publishing Review

A delightful collection of stories that push past the boundaries of imagination. There is no end to the creativity on display in these charming stories, with important underlying themes that can be critical in the formative years – loyalty, friendship, self-esteem, confidence, and honesty, among many others.

Young readers will be entranced by memory thieves and dragon saviors, professional pranksters and talking toads with wisdom to share.

 

Amazon ★★★★★

These beautifully yet deceptively simply told stories have captured the imaginations of my just-4 and 5 year olds. From the incredible, wide-eyed attention my younger boy paid to every word of the Dancing Troll to my elder daughter’s astounded expression as the Memory Thief.

Twilight Tales

Amazon ★★★★★

These are charming, heart-warming stories with really neat illustrations. My favourite is the dancing troll. I love how there are little links to a next story hidden in the stories. 

Twilight Tales

Melly C

Your books look great, eye-catching, appealing and once someone picks one up they won’t want to put it down, so the question is how to get them in front of parents.

All my books

Amazon ★★★★★

This is the first book we have got for our son. Brilliant story with unexpected final. Rhyme like flow will focus your loved ones attention.

I’ve Got No Stripes

Amazon ★★★★★

Great book, fantastic stories that entertain and teach, truly enthralling tales and a bit of a laugh for mum and dad too. The illustration is fantastic and strikes a good balance in keeping our four year old on board. A rare treat.

Twilight Tales

Amazon ★★★★★

Such a great book, not common sense at all! We love Lucy and Hoot. Looking forward to the next one!

The Minor Gentleman

Kate E

Your books look great, eye-catching, appealing and once someone picks one up they won’t want to put it down, so the question is how to get them in front of parents.

All my books

Amazon ★★★★★

My 20-month-old grandson loves listening to this book. The musicality of the rhymes and the play with words keeps children (and adults) of all ages coming back to read again and again. 

I’ve Got No Stripes

Amazon ★★★★★

I like that it’s not just another formulaic adventure series but is instead a collection of stories with actual themes and issues that kids can recognize and relate to. And that they aren’t worthy or heavy-handed about it.

Twilight Tales

Amazon ★★★★★

Most amazing, fun and poignant collection of stories. These are just great to read to your child or for a child to read. Engaging! Albert the Dancing Troll is our favourite.

Twilight Tales

Cody P

Your books look great, eye-catching, appealing and once someone picks one up they won’t want to put it down, so the question is how to get them in front of parents.

All my books

Tom O

Your books look great, eye-catching, appealing and once someone picks one up they won’t want to put it down, so the question is how to get them in front of parents.

All my books

Amazon ★★★★★

Fantastic book both my boys loved it and my youngest doesn’t really like books but for this one he sat on my lap and listened to the whole story, very pleased with the book very easy for the kids to enjoy and get in to 🙂

I’ve Got No Stripes

Amazon ★★★★★

You’ll laugh, cry and everything in between. Each story is unique and different from the next, and Atticus does a brilliant job of immersing the reader in the worlds and lives of his colourful cast of characters.

Twilight Tales

Amazon ★★★★★

I read this book with my 2 year old Grandson. He sat still and listened all the way through and was captivated by the illustrations. I would thoroughly recommend it as one to be read over and over again.

I’ve Got No Stripes

Amazon ★★★★★

What’s not to enjoy! All the elements of a story my little one loves – rhyming, bright pictures and even he can tell it’s funny.

I’ve Got No Stripes

My Work-in-Progress

Pay it forward

My focus is my readers. I use profit from sales to give away books. I wanted to reach those reluctant readers in the corner of the school library and show them the magic of their own imagination. I set annual giving targets for local and international charities, schools, nurseries and children.

given to children

given to 3 charities

given to schools

given to nurseries

Charity

Donated 20 copies of Twight Tales and 20 I’ve Got No Stripes to this UK focussed charity. They gift over 100,000 books to children via their schools. 

“Thank you so much. We would be really happy to take 20 of each. They look wonderful”

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Charity

Donated 150 copies of Twight Tales to this Internation charity. Their mission is to provide books, resources and training to support an environment in which reading for pleasure, study and lifelong learning can flourish.

“We’d be delighted to receive 150 copies if Twilight Tales, thank you!”

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Charity

Donated 20 copies of Twight Tales, I’ve Got No Stripes and The Minor Gentleman to this UK charity. They want to give a Book works in a practical and targeted way, project by project, to help spread the pleasure of reading.

“The three titles sound like fantastic ones the would really work well in some of our school and other children’s projects. “

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My Books

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Some of my book art with originals watercolour

My fav children’s book

My fav fantasy novels

My Favourite Quotes

Rudyard Kipling

“For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.” The Jungle Book.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” The Fellowship of the Ring

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J.K. Rowling

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

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Robin Hobb

“Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there anymore.” Fool’s Fate.

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Chris Wooding

“Not for the first time, he wished he commanded a highly trained bunch of soldiers instead of a ragtag mob of rejects in varying stages of alcoholism.” The Black Lung Captain.

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