Authors Children
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Rico Hinson-King
Rico Hinson-King is just 11 years old. As a baby, he was taken into care and spent years in the care system before finding his 'forever family'. Rico now lives happily with his two dads, sisters and their dog in Cheshire. He's an avid footballer and h...
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Lucy Hope
Lucy Hope writes books about children having adventures in dark gothic settings, inspired by the house she grew up in North Wales, though now she lives in the Cotswolds. After jobs ranging from managing telecoms products to working in schools, she did a master's degree in Writ...
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Andy Seed
Andy Seed's new 'Interview With' series will look into the lives of historical figures, beginning with Cleopatra & Other Famous Rulers. Andy Seed is a Blue Peter Book Award-winning author. Formerly a primary school teacher, he has written over 30 books for chi...
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Shelina Janmohamed
Shelina Janmohamed's BeYOUtiful guides us through the idea of beauty and who decides what is beautiful, reminding us that it is up to us to choose to be 'beYoutiful'. As the vice president of advertising agency Ogilvy, Shelina sees first hand how ideas of womanhood, beauty and image are...
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Caryl Lewis
Caryl Lewis answers children's questions about her new novel, Seed, which explores family and friendship with a little magic in the mix. Caryle is a multi-award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright and screenwriter. Her breakthrough novel Martha, Jac a Sianco (2004) is...
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Ross MacKenzie
Award-winning author Ross MacKenzie introduces his incredible new fantasy novel, the Colour of Hope. Ross has been writing stories since he was seven years old, when he created an illustrated short story about a hungry crocodile named Crunchy Colin in a smuggled school jotter. His chi...
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Imogen Russell Williams
Imogen Russell Williams is a writer, editor, children's literature critic and author. Her latest book for children, Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home (Nosy Crow Books), is now available. She is also the author of The Big Book of the UK(Ladybird)....
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Justyn Edwards
Justyn tells us about his magical novel, The Great Fox Illusion, where children compete to win the magical secrets of a famous magician. Justyn studied archaeology but has never worked as an archaeologist; he has worked as a caravan park attendant, a paperboy and a soft...
