# Curtis Jobling

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**Curtis Jobling** (born 14 February 1972) is a British artist and writer, born in [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool), England but lives in [Warrington](/source/Warrington).[1][2]

Jobling was the production designer of the stop-motion episodes of the children's TV hit *[Bob the Builder](/source/Bob_the_Builder)*, where he visualised all of that programme's characters, props and sets. He is also an author and illustrator of children's books, including *[Frankenstein's Cat](/source/Frankenstein's_Cat)*, a tale about a muddled-up feline.[3] The book was adapted into an animated series, the first of which was aired on [CBBC](/source/CBBC) and [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) in the UK.

Jobling's pre-school show *[Raa Raa the Noisy Lion](/source/Raa_Raa_the_Noisy_Lion)*, about a noisy lion cub and his friends, was produced by [Chapman Entertainment](/source/Chapman_Entertainment) and McKinnon and Saunders, and first aired on the [BBC](/source/BBC)'s [CBeebies](/source/CBeebies) channel in Spring 2011. Narrated by [Lorraine Kelly](/source/Lorraine_Kelly), the show aimed to support pre-school language development through "reading rhyming and repetition".

In 2010, Jobling signed a two-book deal with [Puffin](/source/Puffin_Books) for his young adult series of fantasy horror entitled *Wereworld*. The first novel, *Rise of The Wolf*, was released in January 2011 in the UK, and short-listed for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2011.[4] The US edition was released in Fall 2011. The second book, *Rage of Lions* was released Summer 2011, with books 3 & 4 released in 2012, and books 5 & 6 released in the summer and fall of 2013 respectively.[5]

In 2022, [Netflix](/source/Netflix) announced that an animated series adaptation of the *Wereworld* books was in development with [Lime Pictures](/source/Lime_Pictures), with Jobling named as part of the production team.[6][7] *[Wolf King](/source/Wolf_King)* was released on 20 March 2025.

He is a fan of the rugby team *[Warrington Wolves](/source/Warrington_Wolves)* (nickname Wire).[8]

## Bibliography

### Picturebooks

- *Frankenstein's Cat*
- *The Skeleton in the Closet* (with [Alice Schertle](/source/Alice_Schertle)) (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2003) ISBN 0-688-17739-5
- *My Daddy: My Daddy is the Best in the Universe* (HarperCollins, 2005) ISBN 0-00-712255-1
- *Cheeky Monkey* (Oxford University Press, 2006) ISBN 0-19-272549-1
- *Dinosaurs After Dark* (with [Jonathan Emmett](/source/Jonathan_Emmett)) (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2006) ISBN 0-00-722464-8
- *Old Macdonald had a Zoo* (Egmont, 2014) ISBN 978-1405267120
- *The Sheep Won't Sleep* (Egmont, 2015) ISBN 978-1405267113

### The Wereworld Series

- *Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf* (Puffin, 2010) ISBN 978-0-14-133339-7
- *Wereworld: Rage Of Lions* (Puffin, 2011) ISBN 978-0-14-133340-3
- *Wereworld: Shadow of the Hawk* (Puffin, 2012) ISBN 978-0-14-134049-4
- *Wereworld: Nest of Serpents* (Puffin, 2012) ISBN 978-0-14-134050-0
- *Wereworld: Storm of Sharks* (Puffin, 2013) ISBN 978-0-14-134500-0
- *Wereworld: War of the Werelords* (Puffin, 2013) ISBN 978-0-670-78559-9

### Haunt

- *Haunt* (Simon and Schuster Children's books, 2014) ISBN 978-1471115776
- *Haunt 2: Dead Wrong* (Simon and Schuster UK, 2014) ISBN 978-1471115790

### Max Helsing: Monster Hunter Series

- *Max Helsing and the 13th curse* (Viking Books, 2015) ISBN 978-0451474797
- *Max Helsing and the Beast of Bone Creek* (Viking Books, 2016) ISBN 978-0451474803

### Other works

- *A New Hero (World of Warriors book 1)* (Puffin, 2015) ISBN 978-0141360027

## References

1. ["Bob the Builder writer gives pupils a story-telling masterclass"](http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/incoming/macclesfield-7351609). July 2014.

1. ["World of Warriors - A NEW HERO - Tour"](http://badablingthing.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/world-of-warriors-new-hero-tour.html). 10 September 2015.

1. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Frankensteins-Cat-Curtis-Jobling/dp/0689846959)

1. ["BBC News - TV designer makes children's book prize list"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12145911). *BBC News*. 10 January 2011.

1. ["Third in author's Wereworld series released"](http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/9452444.Third_in_author___s_Wereworld_series_released/)

1. ["Variety: Netflix Snaps Up Richard Curtis Adaptation 'That Christmas,' Unveils European Animated Slate"](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/netflix-animation-richard-curtis-1235289177/). 9 June 2022.

1. ["Televisual: Netflix announces its Europe animation slate"](https://www.televisual.com/news/netflix-announces-its-europe-animation-slate/). 9 June 2022.

1. [http://www.warringtonwolves.org/its-a-wereworld-for-curtis-3929/](http://www.warringtonwolves.org/its-a-wereworld-for-curtis-3929/)[dead link]

## External links

- [Curtis Jobling's blog](https://badablingthing.blogspot.com/)

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