Authors Families

  • Nora Dasnes

    Nora Dasnes

    Nora Dåsnes is an author and illustrator. Cross My Heart and Never Lie is her debut as a writer and illustrator and was awarded both Pondusprisen and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture's prize for best comic. Nora recently received the 2022 Nordic Council Children and Young Peo...

  • Jenny McLachlan

    Jenny McLachlan

    Stink the troublesome fairy is back in Fairy Vs Wizard  Jenny McLachlan's first book for children that she had both written and illustrated. Jenny is also the author of the Dead Good Detective duology and the bestselling Land of Roar series. Before Je...

  • Sylvia Bishop

    Sylvia Bishop

    Sylvia Bishop's new book, On Silver Tides, is her first novel for teenagers. Sylvia spent an entire childhood reading fiction, dreaming up stories and pretending. She then tried very hard to get to grips with the real world by studying politics and going in to social science research. Thankful...

  • Gabriel Dylan

    Gabriel Dylan

    For readers who like their adventures laced with a dash of horror.... Look out for Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point series!        Gabriel Dylan is a surfer, snowboarder, secondary-school teacher and children's author. He's a huge horror fan, having grown up on a diet of King, Herbert and L...

  • Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed & Hazem Asif

    Sufiya Ahmed and illustrator Hazem Asif introduce their new picture book, The Best Eid Ever.       Sufiya Ahmed has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons. Now a fulltime author, she has written several books including Ruby Ali's Missio...

  • Guy Bass & Pete Williamson

    Guy Bass & Pete Williamson

    The bestselling Stitch Head series is getting a new look - as a graphic novel!  Author Guy Bass and illustrator Pete Williamson tell us more.       Guy Bass is an award-winning author who has written more than 30 books, including the best-selling Stitch...

  • Ruth Millington

    Ruth Millington

    Ruth Millington is a Birmingham-based art critic and writer whose has now written a book to inspire children as artists; This Book Will Make You an Artist.      After studying art history at Oxford University, Ruth worked in galleries for five years. Today, she writes about art for national ne...

  • Alex Bell

    Alex Bell

    Alex Bell introduces her magical new middle grade novel, The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts, the latest in a range of  novels and short stories she has written for children including The Polar Bear Explorers' Club. Alex also also writes for both adults and young adults. Her YA novel Fr...