Matty Long
Children's Author/Illustrator
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Matty is a multi award-winning illustrator and author who loves drawing chunky black lines and colouring them in.
His SUPER HAPPY MAGIC FOREST series started with a picture book in 2015 and now comprises three picture books, four full-colour chapter books, and an award-winning TV show on CBBC that Matty was heavily involved in creating. Other titles include SALTY DOGS and TURBO BUNNIES as well as the fiction / non-fiction mash-up books WHO ATE ALL THE BUGS? and WHO RULES THE ROCKPOOL? The fifth book in Matty’s newest chapter book series CROAKY published in 2026.
Matty is mostly inspired by 90’s video games and The Simpsons seasons 1-9. He lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire with his wife and Sherman the sausage dog who is probably doing something naughty right now.
Croaky: Danger at Crater Canyon
Froggy, Fearless, and Ready for Adventure! Leap into this full-colour chapter book series from Super Happy Magic Forest creator Matty Long-perfect for readers who love funny stories!
Croaky Hopper isn’t like other little frogs. He dreams of hopping across crocodile-infested waters, not sitting on a lilypad in a pond! So when his Aunt Lilly signs him up for the Woggle Scouts, he expects to spend his time crafting and selling cookies, but he soon discovers there’s much more in store . . .
In Danger at Crater Canyon, Croaky and his friends are off to investigate a UFO! When faced with baking desert heat, rickety rope bridges, and mysterious UFOs flying about . . . will they get to the bottom of the mystery? And are there really such things as aliens?
With full-colour artwork on every page, Croaky is sure to delight fans of Jamie Smart and Dav Pilkey.
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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016.
There’s so much to see and talk about on every page of this hilarious story about five unlikely heroes (a unicorn, a gnome, a fairy, a faun, and a mushroom) who go on an epic quest to save their home, the amazing Super Happy Magic Forest! Bursting with jokes and details to pore over, Super Happy Magic Forest is sure to be a hit with children and grown-ups alike!
Snail is on a mission. Bugs are being eaten all around her and she’s determined to hunt down the culprit. But is it a lost cause? After all, as Glowworm explains, ‘You can’t fight the food chain’.
Acclaimed picture book creator, Matty Long, brings his hallmark talents of deadpan comedy, witty commentary, and hilarious illustrations to elucidate the real life realities of invertebrate existence! In this fascinating and slightly disgusting series, readers can feast on a diet of facts about the animals, plants and ecosystems found in the natural world.
Winner of The Sheffield Children’s Book Award Emerging Reads category winner and Overall Winner 2021
A Super Happy Magic Forest chapter book packed with illustrations and plenty of humour-this is the perfect read for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants (6+). Fun-filled frolics from award-winning author Matty Long.
The Super Happy Magic Forest is the friendliest, most frolic-filled place in all the world, but very occasionally some evil-doer likes to come along and disturb the peace. That’s when our five brave heroes to step up to save the day-there’s Blossom the unicorn, Twinkle the pixie, Herbert the gnome, Hoofius the faun, and a plucky little mushroom called Trevor.
In Super Happy Magic Forest and the Humongous Fungus the heroes of the forest must fight against Fungellus the evil mushroom. Prepare for epic adventures, the odd picnic-break, and plenty of fun-filled frolics!
For more laugh-out-loud adventures with the Super Happy Magic Forest heroes, read Super Happy Magic Forest and the Portals of Panic.
Froggy, Fearless, and Ready for Adventure! Leap into this action-packed chapter book series from Super Happy Magic Forest creator Matty Long-perfect for readers who love funny stories!
Croaky Hopper isn’t like other little frogs. His head is filled with thoughts of wild adventures. He dreams of hopping across crocodile-infested waters, or being chased by a giant boulder, just like the famous TV explorer Tennessee Toad. But where can an energetic amphibian like Croaky find real-life adventure? When his Aunt Lilly signs him up for the Woggle Scouts, he expects to spend his time crafting with pinecones and selling cookies, but he soon discovers there’s much more in store . . .
In Caverns of the Gemosaurus, the Woggle Scouts go underground to the Crystal Caverns in search of the mythical Gemosaurus. On the expedition, they find runaway minecarts, carnivorous plants, and deadly lava flows!
