This is a good thing; stories that can be appreciated by kids of different ages are valued in our house as they make bedtimes easier. He originally invented Littlenose to entertain his children, but failed to find a publisher until BBC commissioned him to both write and present his stories of a little Neanderthal boy who was always getting into trouble. These proved a great success, and he went on to write and illustrate over 13 Littlenose books between 1968 and 1993.

Each chapter is self contained though possibly a little lengthy for our bedtimes and each tells an episode in the life of Littlenose. This has been a bedtime story for my small ones (four and six) over the last week or so (one chapter at a time.) Grant died in Edinburgh on 23 February 2014, leaving his wife Elizabeth, children Euann, Niall, Kirsty and Andrew, as well as six grandchildren. [2] Books written and illustrated by John Grant [ edit ] I enjoyed the discussions around Neanderthals (Big Noses), Homo Sapiens (Straight Noses) and Big Foots (Bogey Men).