Authors Schools & Libraries
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Chris Wormell
Chris Wormell's middle grade novels include The Lucky Bottle and The Magic Place, and he has created a host of picture books including the bestselling George and the Dragon and One Smart Fish. One of Britain's most celebrated author-illustrators and print makers, he is known for his instantly...
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Paul Westmoreland
A born and bred Londoner, Paul Westmoreland has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning adverts across TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. Now a full-time author, Paul writes from a quiet room tucked away in his home in South London. The launc...
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Laura Ellen Andersen
When she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters, Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author & illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee. She spends every waking hour creating and drawing...
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Iona Rangeley
Iona Rangeley has just finished studying English at Oxford. She has wanted to be a writer since her debut novel Sam and the Pig, which she wrote when she was five. Iona started writing Einstein the Penguin when her final exams came along, because it was more fun!! <stro...
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Steven Butler
Steven Butler is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, performer and voice artist. His books have won the coveted Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Alligator's Mouth Award and the Lollies. Steven grew up in Kent, b...
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Linda Chapman
Linda Chapman's new series for young readers, Magic Keepers, takes us to a house filled with curios - and a magical secret! Before before becoming a full-time writer, Linda Chapman had many jobs including being a teacher, stage manager, book-seller, university researcher and dog trainer. She...
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Kieran Larwood
The Treekeepers is the latest book by Kieran Larwood, author of The Legend of Podkin One-Ear, and it's an action-packed fantasy with a strong environmental message. Kieran was born in Kenya. He moved to the UK when he was two and lived in various places before set...
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Alexandra Page
Wishyouwas is Alexandra Page's first children's book, and draws on her early childhood years being airmailed between England and Zimbabwe and making up stories to entertain her younger sisters and brother. After studying English Literature at University College London, she worked for several y...