Sean Taylor - author
Sean Taylor is the author of many books for children of many different ages. His books include the Purple Class series of comic adventures set in an urban primary school, a collection of folktales from the Amazon called The Great Snake, and picture books for younger readers such as Boing!, When a Monster is Born and Crocodiles are the Best Animals of All. Over the years he and his family have spent spells living in England (where he was born) and Brazil (where his wife is from).
Sean started writing poetry as a teenager. Then, in 1993, he came across a newspaper article which reported that a goat slaughtered by a Muslim cleric in Iran had been found to have teeth made of gold. He tried writing a story for children. It was called The Goat with the Golden Teeth. It won second prize in a competition run by The Independent and Scholastic Children's Books. Since then, Sean has focussed on writing for young readers. He also works as a storyteller, and has more than twenty years experience of working with stories and poetry in schools.
Website
For more information, visit Sean’s own website: www.seantaylorstories.comBooks
Sean’s picturebooks include:
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Boing! - with Bruce Ingman, for Walker (2004)
When A Monster Is Born - with Nick Sharrat, for Orchard (2006)
Chosen as Children’s Book Of The Month by both Waterstones and Borders
Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal Crocodiles Are The Best Animal Of All - with Hannah Shaw, for Frances Lincoln (2009)
Shortlisted for the 2009 Roald Dahl Funny Prize The Ring Went Zing! - with Jill Barton, for Dial Books (2010) The World Champion Of Staying Awake - with Jimmy Liao, for Walker (2011) The Grizzly Bear With The Frizzly Hair - with Hannah Shaw, for Frances Lincoln (2011) Huck Runs Amuck! - with Peter H Reynolds, for Dial Books (2011) Who Ate Aunty Iris? - with Hannah Shaw, for Frances Lincoln (2012) We have Lift Off! - with Hannah Shaw, for Frances Lincoln (2013) Robomop - with Edel Rodriguez, for Dial (2013) Robot Rumpus - with Ross Collins, for Andersen (2013) Fiddlesticks! - with Sally Garland, for Simon and Schuster (2014) Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise - with Jean Jullien, for Walker (2015) That's What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile - with Laurent Cardon, for Frances Lincoln (2014) The Great Cheese Shop Robbery - with Hannah Shaw, for Frances Lincoln (2015) It's a Groovy World, Alfredo - with Chris Garbutt, for Walker (2015) Don't Call Me Choochie Poo! - with Kate Hindley, for Walker (2015) A Brave Bear - with Emily Hughes, for Walker Where The Bugaboo Lives - with Neil Layton, for Walker I Want To Be in a Scary Story - with Jean Jullien, for Walker What a Naughty Bird! - for Templar
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Purple Class and the Skelington (2006)
Purple Class and the Flying Spider (2006)
The Great Snake - with Fernando Vilela (2008)
Awarded 'Highly Recommended' status by Brazil’s National Foundation for Books for Young People
Chosen for free distribution to school libraries by the Brazilian Government Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater (2009)
Shortlisted for the 2009 Roald Dahl Funny Prize A Waste of Good Paper - a novel for young adults (2012)
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