Sandra Ann Horn is a British writer living in

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. She is also a poet, storyteller and playwright.

Career

Horn's first book for children was ''Tattybogle'', about a happy

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, published in 1995. This book was turned into a musical by Ruth Kenward. A sequel to the book was published in 2000, called ''The Tattybogle Tree''. Other books for children include ''Babushka'', ''Nobody, Him and Me'', ''Dandelion Wish'' and ''The Mud Maid''. Horn was a lecturer in

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, and co-wrote ''Loss and Bereavement'' (with Sheila Payne and Marilyn Relf: 1999, Open University Press, ) and ''Pain: Theory, Research and Intervention'' (with Marcus Munafo: 1997, McGraw Hill, ). She took early retirement in order to spend time writing and publishing. Horn was developing a Sitcom called ''The Sweete Sisters''. A pilot episode received a rehearsed reading directed by Hugh Allison. Her works ''The Moon Thieves'', ''Tattybogle'' and ''Babushka'' have been arranged as musicals for performance by infant school children. She founded the publishing house Clucket Press, along with her husband Niall.

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* http://www.starshine.co.uk/ 1950 births English children's writers English dramatists and playwrights Living people English women poets English women dramatists and playwrights {{UK-writer-stub