Chris Chatterton Explained

Christopher Chatterton
Nationality:	British

Chris Chatterton is an English illustrator and animator from County Durham. He is the illustrator of children's picturebooks including Supermarket Gremlins,^[1] and Pete's Magic Pants.^[2] He was the animation director of two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors, released on DVD in August 2013.^[3]

Life and career

Chris Chatterton was born in 1982 in County Durham, England.^[4] Chatterton worked in graphic design before joining animation studio Qurios Entertainment. Chatterton worked on a wide variety of commercials and animated projects for TV, film and games^[5] including Hyperdrive, Bonkers,^{[6] [7]} Spooks, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.^[8] Qurios later merged with Dene Films, a Newcastle upon Tyne based live action production company where Chatterton was Production Manager until 2013.^{[9] [10]}

In February 2013 it was announced that Chatterton would direct two animated episodes of the Doctor Who story, The Ice Warriors with long-time collaborators Niel Bushnell and Chris Chapman as co-producers.^[11]

In 2013, with the closure of both Qurios and Dene Films^{[12] [13]} Chatterton began working as an illustrator for children's picturebooks. He is represented by the Bright Literary Agency.^{[14] [15]}

Illustrated Works

Pete's Magic Pants

• Pete's Magic Pants: The Lost Dinosaur (2016) written by Paddy Kempshall
• Pete's Magic Pants: Pirate Peril (2017) written by Paddy Kempshall

Gremlins series

• Supermarket Gremlins (2016) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillain
• School Gremlins (2017) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai
• Christmas Gremlins (2018) written by Adam and Charlotte Guillai

Dino Diggers

• Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster (2017) written by Rose Impey
• Dino Diggers: Crane Calamity (2018) written by Rose Impey
• Dino Diggers: Dumper Truck Danger (2018) written by Rose Impey

Ten Minutes to Bed

• Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (2018) written by Rhiannon Fielding
• Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
• Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
• Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas (2019) written by Rhiannon Fielding
• Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday (2020) written by Rhiannon Fielding

Arnold and Louise

• The Great Louweezie - Arnold and Louise #1 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
• Lost and Found - Arnold and Louise #2 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
• Happy Fell - Arnold and Louise #3 (2019) written by Erica S Perl
• All the Fun Winter Things - Arnold and Louise #4 (2019) written by Erica S Perl

A Math Tale

• Crash! Boom! a Math Tale (2018) written by Robie H Harris
• Now What? a Math Tale (2019) written by Robie H Harris

The Princess Rules

• The Princess Rules (2020) written by Philippa Gregory
• It’s a Prince Thing (2021) written by Philippa Gregory

Individual books

• Kindergarten is Cool (2016) written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
• There's a Bison Bouncing on the Bed! (2016) written by Paul Bright
• When Santa Came to Stay (2016) written by Timothy Knapman
• The Worrysaurus (2019) written by Rachel Bright (author)
• The Hugasaurus (2021) written by Rachel Bright Rachel Bright (author)

Books as Author and Illustrator

• This is Gus (2019)
• Merry Christmas, Gus (2020)

External links

• ChriChatterton.com Official site
  • Chris Chatterton at Amazon.co.uk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egmont UK - Supermarket Gremlins.
2. Web site: Egmont UK - Pete's Magic Pants: The Lost Dinosaur.
3. Web site: Page Not Found. www.doctorwho.tv.
4. Web site: Creativedrum: Freelance: Mission Possible – Interview with illustrator Chris Chatterton. 27 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170115152928/http://www.idesigni.co.uk/blog/illustrator-chris-chatterton/. 15 January 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Chris Chatterton. IMDb.
6. Web site: Newcastle Journal article - Animation company has gone Bonkers.
7. Web site: Newcastle Journal article - Qurios has dream ticket with ITV.
8. Web site: Hartlepool Mail article - Boldly going into the future . 27 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304191253/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/boldly-going-into-the-future-1-1007147 . 4 March 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: Newcastle Journal article - Dene Group on a roll with £800,000 funding.
10. Web site: Hartlepool Mail article - Hi-tech firm quits town . 27 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013053916/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/business/hi-tech-firm-quits-town-1-1035196 . 13 October 2016 . dead .
11. Web site: Home. Radio Times.
12. Web site: Sadness as Tyneside film industry loses three companies. Barbara. Hodgson. 9 December 2013. ChronicleLive.
13. Web site: Newcastle Journal article - Shock as Newcastle-based Dene Films goes into liquidation.
14. Web site: Bright Literary Agency - Chris Chatterton.
15. Web site: Christ Chatterton blog - The future's bright. 27 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817211239/http://www.chrischatterton.com/blog/the-future-is-bright. 17 August 2016. dead.