Authors Families
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Niki Daly
Niki Daly is South Africa's most successful author/illustrator of books for children. Since 1978 he has worked on over 40 books. His books touch all children, including those from underprivileged and disrupted homes, because his illustrations truthfully and sensitively represent the characters...
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Nisha Sharma
Nisha Sharma grew up immersed in Bollywood movies, eighties pop culture and romance novels, so it comes as no surprise that her first novel MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE features all three. Nisha credits her father for her multiple graduate degrees, and her mother for her love of Shah Ruk...
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NM Browne
N.M. Browne lives in London. She was born in the North of England to Welsh parents. This background inspired a fascination with all things Celtic and an interest in how earlier societies survived the bleakness of a northern winter. In spite of strenuous practice she is quite unable to s...
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Non Pratt
After graduating from Trinity College Cambridge, Non Pratt became a book editor at Usborne, working on the bestselling Sticker Dolly Dressing and Things to Make and Do series. She lives in London with her husband and small(ish) child and writes full time. Trouble was her first novel, followed...
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Tom Becker
Tom Becker lives and works in London for a publisher but was born and grew up in Lancashire. He studied History at University before moving to London to find work - and to focus on his writing. He was just 26 when his first children's book, Darkside, was published and won the Waterstone's Chil...
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Ally Sherrick
Ally Sherrick was a slow starter when it came to reading, but once words began to 'click', she was a confirmed bookworm. After a degree in Medieval History from Newcastle University, she went on to study an MA in Writing for Children at the University of Winchester. Ally is a staunch su...
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Ally Condie
Ally Condie received a degree in English Teaching from Brigham Young University and spent a number of years teaching high school English in Utah and in New York. She lives with her husband and three children near Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Allan Ahlberg
Allan Ahlberg is one of the most acclaimed authors of children's books, particularly in partnership with his late wife Janet. Together, they produced such classics as The Jolly Postman, Burglar Bill and Each Peach Pear Plum. Allan has now written around 150 titles for children including the pr...
