Stuart Reid (children's book author)

For other people named Stuart Reid, see Stuart Reed.

Stuart Reid is a Scottish writer and the author of the Gorgeous George series of children's books.

Background

Reid lived in Dubai for two years, working as a manager for the Premier Inn hotel chain.^[1] He managed the chain's first hotel outside Britain, a 300-room hotel in Dubai.^[2] In 2009 Reid decided to return to Scotland with a plan to make a living writing books for children.^[1]

Gorgeous George

Reid's first book Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator was released in 2011.^[2] It is the story of a fictitious town where people go missing, and the main character sets out to find them.^[1] The book was illustrated by Calvin Innes.^[3]

Innes, then still a student at university, decided not only to illustrate the book but to found a publishing company, My Little Big Town (MLBT), to publish it.^[4] The company was launched in 2011 at the Enterprise Centre of Hull University.^[4]

Performances

Reid promotes his books by speaking at schools and children's events,^[1][3][5] and has performed at schools in Dubai,^[1][2] Hong Kong^[6] and Australia.^[7] According to The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide, Australia, Reid "has found a clever way to sell more books" by travelling the festival circuit doing funny talks about books and writing for kids.^[7] He has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe.^[8][7]

Personal life

Reid lives near Falkirk with his wife and their two daughters.^[2]

Gorgeous George books

• Gorgeous George and the Giant Geriatric Generator (2011) Published by My Little Big Town
• Gorgeous George and the Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 1 Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and the Unidentified Unsinkable Underpants Part 2 Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and his Stupid Stinky Stories Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and the Jumbo Jobby Juicer (2017) Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and the Timewarp Trouser Trumpets Published by Gorgeous Garage Publishing
• Gorgeous George and the Incredible Iron-Bru-Man Incident^[9]