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-lsb- http://www.curtisjobling.com curtis jobling 's website -rsb- blackpool , england 14 february 1972 '' emma jobling '' curtis jobling.jpg curtis jobling
 curtis jobling animator , illustrator , writer
curtis jobling

curtis jobling -lrb- born 14 february 1972 -rrb- is a british illustrator , animator and author , born in blackpool , england but lives in warrington .
he is best known for his role as production designer of children 's tv hit , `` bob the builder '' , where he visualised all of that programme 's inimitable characters and sets .
jobling is also an author and illustrator of children 's books , notably `` frankenstein 's cat '' , a muddled up feline .
the first series of frankenstein 's cat has now aired on cbbc and bbc1 in the uk .
frankenstein 's cat has also aired in france , australia and south america .
curtis ' new pre-school show , raa raa , about a noisy lion cub and his jingly jangly jungle friends is currently in production by chapman entertainment and mckinnon and saunders , and will be shown on cbeebies channel from spring 2011 .
in 2010 , curtis signed a two-book deal with puffin 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 .
the us edition will be released in fall 2011 .
following the huge success of book 1 , the second book , `` rage of lions '' , which was originally scheduled to be released in january 2012 , has been brought forward to summer 2011 , with books 3 & 4 released in 2012 , and books 5 & 6 released in the summer and fall of 2013 respectively .
he is also a fan of the rugby team `` warrington wolves '' -lrb- nickname wire -rrb- and has been seen singing `` wire till i die '' in the stands of a stadium , and an avid fan of the `` walking dead '' television series and graphic novels .
