Authors Schools & Libraries
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Serena Holly
Serena Holly is the pseudonym for Sereta, author of The Marvellous Granny Jinx series, created by Storymix.
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Holly Webb
Author Holly Webb has just written the 50th book in the best-selling Animal Stories series, A Puppy's First Christmas, and also writes time-slip novels, magical stories and the Museum Kittens series. Holly worked as an editor at Scholastic Children's Books before becoming a full time wr...
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Alex Foulkes
Rules for Vampires is Alex's debut novel. Alex was born in smoky Stoke-on-Trent and grew up in the Staffordshire Moorlands. She has a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. As a kid, she spent much of her time reading in her school library; as a grown-up, she has spent...
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Samantha Baines
Samantha Baines is an award-winning comedian, actress, broadcaster, hearing aid wearer and author and her new children's book, The Night the Moon Went Out, is now available. She likes to keep busy and has had acting roles in Netflix's The Crown, Call the Midwife, Silent Witnes...
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Chitra Soundar
Chitra Soundar is an Indian-born British writer and storyteller and her new series, Sindhu and Jeet's Detective Agency, is now available. She grew up surrounded by the myths and stories of India and is inspired by its diverse culture and natural beauty....
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Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen, one of the most popular authors for children, has written a new picture book, Sticky McStickStick, a personal account of illness and recovery. His bestselling titles published by Walker Books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt, A Great Big Cuddle</e...
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Beach
Before becoming an illustrator, Beach worked as a pizza chef; if you can think of it, he has probably put it on a pizza. Beach also hosted a weekly hip hop show on Occitan-laguage radio. He has illustrated lots of serious text books for children, and lots of childish books for grown-ups. Beach...
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Lou Carter & Deborah Allwright
Lou Carter's There is No Big Bad Wolf in this Book follows the hugely successful There Is No Dragon in this Story (Bloomsbury) - and there are more to come! Before writing picture books, she worked as a primary school teacher....
