Paul Shipton grew up in Manchester and went to university in Cambridge. He spent several years teaching English as a foreign language - living in Istanbul for a year. Paul then moved into publishing working on science activity books and primary school English materials.
By his own admission he wasn't sure that he wanted to be a writer: when he was growing up he read lots but wanted to be the characters in the books, not their creator.
Paul decided he wanted to write about animals that weren't cute and cuddly but were different from humans. The name Bug Muldoon just popped into his head. He had always liked the 'hard-boiled' style of writers like Raymond Chandler, and the name just struck him as being right for the character he had created.
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Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 2: Pack of 24: More StoriesTimeless global tales with phonic progression for essential reading skills Author Sarah Snashall, Author Teresa Heapy, Author Paul Shipton, Illustrator Wazza Pink, Illustrator Katie Rewse, Illustrator Tamara Anegon, Author Jane Langford, and Illustrator Mia Powell 978-1382046329 Paperback | 10/03/2025 (estimated) Price: £114.00 |
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Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 2: Pack of 4: More StoriesTimeless global tales with phonic progression for essential reading skills Author Sarah Snashall, Author Teresa Heapy, Author Paul Shipton, Illustrator Wazza Pink, Illustrator Katie Rewse, Illustrator Tamara Anegon, Author Jane Langford, and Illustrator Mia Powell 978-1382046336 Paperback | 10/03/2025 (estimated) Price: £20.00 |
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Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 1+: Pack of 24: More StoriesTimeless global tales with phonic progression for essential reading skills Author Catherine Baker, Author Paul Shipton, Illustrator Binny Talib, Author Peggy Jackson, Illustrator Simone Fumagalli, Author Mysie Kay Scott, Illustrator Zeynep Ozatalay, and Illustrator Olia Shovkova 978-1382046268 Paperback | 10/03/2025 (estimated) Price: £102.25 |
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Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 1+: Pack of 4: More StoriesTimeless global tales with phonic progression for essential reading skills Author Catherine Baker, Author Paul Shipton, Illustrator Binny Talib, Author Peggy Jackson, Illustrator Simone Fumagalli, Author Mysie Kay Scott, Illustrator Zeynep Ozatalay, and Illustrator Olia Shovkova 978-1382046275 Paperback | 10/03/2025 (estimated) Price: £17.75 |
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Readerful Rise: Oxford Reading Level 4: Spot the AnimalsThis 2-in-1 book for struggling older readers is about animals. Author Anita Ganeri, Author Paul Shipton, and Illustrator Pauline Gregory 978-1382043427 Paperback | 19/10/2023 Price: £8.40 |
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Readerful Rise: Oxford Reading Level 4: Class PackRead about filming, animals and discovery in this pack for struggling older readers! Author Becca Heddle, Author Anita Ganeri, Author Paul Shipton, Author Jilly Hunt, Author Abie Longstaff, Illustrator Davide Ortu, Illustrator Pauline Gregory, and Illustrator Yaara Cellier 978-1382043830 Pack | 19/10/2023 Price: £144.00 |
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Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Levels 1+-5: Singles PackConsolidate phonics knowledge with closely matched books Author Catherine Baker, Author Paul Shipton, Author Suzannah Ditchburn, Author Jan Burchett, Author Sara Vogler, Author Rachel Russ, Author Abbie Rushton, Author Jilly Hunt, Author Becca Heddle, Author Jonny Walker, Author Isabel Thomas, Author Narinder Dhami, Author Katie Dale, and others 978-1382030298 Paperback | 28/04/2022 Price: £170.25 |
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Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Level 3: Class Pack of 36Consolidate phonics knowledge with closely matched books Author Paul Shipton, Author Suzannah Ditchburn, Author Jan Burchett, Author Sara Vogler, Author Rachel Russ, Author Abbie Rushton, and Author Jilly Hunt 978-1382030489 Paperback | 28/04/2022 Price: £178.25 |
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Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Level 4: Mixed Pack of 6Consolidate phonics knowledge with closely matched books Author Paul Shipton, Author Abbie Rushton, Author Becca Heddle, Author Jilly Hunt, Author Jan Burchett, Author Sara Vogler, and Author Jonny Walker 978-1382030557 Paperback | 28/04/2022 Price: £33.50 |
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Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Oxford Level 4: Class Pack of 36Consolidate phonics knowledge with closely matched books Author Paul Shipton, Author Abbie Rushton, Author Becca Heddle, Author Jilly Hunt, Author Sara Vogler, and Author Jonny Walker 978-1382030564 Paperback | 28/04/2022 Price: £197.00 |
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