Sally Lloyd-Jones is a British children's book writer.

Background

Lloyd-Jones was born in

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, Uganda and studied Art History with French at

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

and

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. She is not related to the famous minister

Martyn Lloyd-Jones David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) was a Welsh Protestant minister and medical doctor who was influential in the Calvinist wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminste ...

. She worked in children's book publishing for several years at

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before moving to the US in 1989 where she lives in Manhattan. In 2000 she began to write full-time. She is a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. The children's arm of

Zondervan Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). They are a part of HarperCollins Christian Publ ...

(Zonderkidz) published '' The Jesus Storybook Bible'' in 2007, written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago, has sold two million copies in 19 languages. In 2015 it was included in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top 100 Best-sellers list. Jago also illustrated her 2012 book ''Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing'' which was inspired by her niece who was being bullied at school. Nashville-based artists Rain For Roots (featuring

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, Ellie Holcomb, Flo Paris, and Katy Bowser) based their 2012 debut album ''Big Stories For Little Ones'' on the poems of Sally Lloyd-Jones.

Awards

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Notable 2007 for ''How to Be a Baby...by Me, the Big Sister'' *

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Notable Award Children's Recordings 2010. * NAPPA Award Winner 2009 * Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award 2007 * Best Inspirational Book at the 2013 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association

Selected books

* ''Little One We Knew You'd Come'' Frances Lincoln Children's Books (1 Oct 2006) * ''Handbag Friends''

David Fickling Books David Fickling Books Ltd (DFB) became an independent publishing house in July 2013 following 12 years with Scholastic and then Random House. They have published several prize-winning and bestselling books including ''Lyra's Oxford'' (from the ...

(6 Oct 2005) * ''How to Be a Baby: By Me, the Big Sister'' Schwartz & Wade Books (13 Feb 2007) * ''The Jesus Storybook Bible'' Zondervan, 2007 * ''Old Macnoah Had an Ark''

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(Jan 2008) * ''The Ultimate Guide to Grandmas & Grandpas!'' HarperCollins (May 2008) * ''Time to Say Goodnight '' Harper Trophy (1 May 2009) * ''Being a Pig Is Nice: A Child's-Eye View of Manners'' Schwartz & Wade Books (12 May 2009) * ''How To Be a Baby, by Me, the Big Sister'' Walker (7 Sep 2009) * ''Lift the Flap Bible (Lift-the-Flap Book)'' Candle Books (25 Jun 2010) * ''Baby's Hug-a-Bible'' HarperFestival (1 Feb 2010) * ''How to Get Married, by Me, the Bride''

Walker Books Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...

(3 May 2010) * ''A Child's First Bible'' Authentic Publishing (8 April 2011) * ''How to Get a Job by Me, the Boss'' Schwartz & Wade Books (10 May 2011) * ''Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story'' Zondervan (18 Oct 2011) * ''Tiny Bear's Bible (Children's Bible)'' Candle Books (20 April 2012) * ''Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing'' with Jago Zondervan (7 Sep 2012)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd-Jones, Sally Living people Alumni of the University of Sussex University of Paris alumni British children's writers People from Kampala British emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people)