Sean Taylor is a British author of children's books. He was born in 1965 and grew up in

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, England, he taught in Zimbabwe before studying at Cambridge. He currently divides his time between the United Kingdom and Brazil, where his wife is from.

Career

Taylor has written more than 50 children's books. His best known picture books include ''

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'' (illustrated by

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), '' When a Monster is Born'' (illustrated by Nick Sharratt), ''A Brave Bear'' (illustrated by Emily Hughes), and ''Huck Runs Amuck!'' (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds). He's co-authored three illustrated nature books with ecologist Alex Morss: ''Winter Sleep'', ''Busy Spring'' and ''Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks''. He's also written longer fiction, including ''A Waste of Good Paper'' - a novel for teenagers set in a Pupil Referral Unit , and a number of first reading books including the ''Purple Class'' series. Aside from writing, Sean Taylor has taught on three continents and runs poetry workshops in schools. He's based in Bristol with his wife and their two sons.

Awards

In December 2007, his book '' When a Monster is Born'', illustrated by Nick Sharratt, won a gold medal in the Nestlé Prize for works for children five years old and under. However, he turned down the prize money from the sponsor, Nestlé, because of "questions surrounding Nestlé’s marketing of breast-milk substitutes". In January 2008, Nestlé withdrew from the 23-year-old sponsorship role of the Booktrust administrated prize for children's writing. In August 2007 the Dutch edition of ''When a Monster is Born'' (Als er een monster is geboren) was awarded with a ''Pluim van de maand'' (Feather of the month). ''Robot Rumpus'', illustrated by Ross Collins, won the

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Children's Book Awards in 2015. ''Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise'' has been recognised by a number of awards, winning the 2017

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and the 2018 Hong Kong Golden Dragon Book Award, and becoming a Honor Book in the 2016 Charlotte Zolotow Award. In 2017 ''Where the Bugaboo Lives'', an interactive choose your own adventure story illustrated by Neal Layton, won the

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and the Coventry Inspiration Book Award. It is now a Little Angel Theatre production.

Works

*''Boing!'' (illustrated by Bruce Ingman) Candlewick Press 2004 *''Purple Class and the Skelington'' (illustrated by Helen Bate)

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2006 *''Purple Class and the Flying Spider'' (illustrated by Helen Bate)

2006 *''The Great Snake: Stories from the Amazon'' (illustrated by Fernando Vilela)

2008 *''The Bopping Big Band'' (illustrated by Christyan Fox) Scholastic 2008 *'' When a Monster is Born'' () (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Roaring Brook Press, Macmillan Publishers 2009 *''Crocodiles are the Best Animals of All!'' (illustrated by Hannah Shaw)

2009 *''Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater'' (illustrated by Helen Bate)

2009 *''Tickling Tigers'' (illustrated by Jo Brown) Orchard 2010 *''The Ring Went Zing!'' (illustrated by Jill Barton)

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2010 *''Huck Runs Amuck!'' (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds)

2011 *''The Grizzly Bear with the Frizzly Hair'' (illustrated by Hannah Shaw)

2011 *''The World Champion of Staying Awake'' (illustrated by Jimmy Liao) Walker Books 2011 *''A Waste of Good Paper'',

2012 *''Who Ate Auntie Iris?'' (illustrated by Hannah Shaw)

2012 *''Robomop'' (illustrated by Edel Rodriguez)

2013 *''Robot Rumpus'' (illustrated by Ross Collins) Andersen Press 2013 *''We Have Lift-Off!'' (illustrated by Hannah Shaw)

2013 *''Fiddlesticks!'' (illustrated by Sally Garland) Simon & Schuster 2014 *''That's What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile'' (illustrated by Laurent Cardon)

2014 *''Goal!'' (illustrated by Caio Vilela)

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2014 *''Where the Bugaboo Lives'' (illustrated by Neal Layton) Walker Books 2015 *''It's a Groovy World, Alfredo!'' (illustrated by Chris Garbutt) Walker Books 2015 *''What A Naughty Bird'' (illustrated by Dan Widdowson) Templar Publishing 2015 *''The World-Famous Cheese Shop Break-in'' (illustrated by Hannah Shaw)

2015 *''Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise'' (illustrated by

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/ref> *''A Brave Bear'' (illustrated by Emily Hughes) Walker Books 2016 *''Don't Call Me Choochie Pooh!'' (illustrated by Kate Hindley) Walker Books 2016 *''I Want to Be in a Scary Story'' (illustrated by

) Walker Books 2017 *''The Snowbear'' (illustrated by Claire Alexander) The Quarto Group 2017 *''They Came From Planet Zabalooloo!'' (illustrated by Kate Hindley) Walker Books 2017 *''I Am Actually a Penguin'' (illustrated by Kasia Matyjaszek) Templar 2018 *''Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin'' (illustrated by Shirin Adl) co-author Khayaal Theatre, Otter-Barry Books, 2018 *''Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story'' (illustrated by Cinyee Chiu) Quarto Group 2019 *''Kiss the Crocodile'' (illustrated by Ben Mantle) Walker Books 2019 *''My Mum Always Looks After Me So Much'' (illustrated by David Barrow)

2019 *''Humperdink Our Elephant Friend'' (illustrated by Claire Alexander) Quarto Group 2019 *''Good Dog!'' (illustrated by David Barrow)

2020 *''Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up'' co-written by Alex Morss (illustrated by Cinyee Chiu) Quarto Group 2021 *''Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks'' co-written by Alex Morss (illustrated by Sarah Edmonds) Welbeck Publishing Group 2021 *''How to Be Cooler Than Cool'' (illustrated by

) Walker Books 2021

References

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