Thursday 24 January 2008

Sophie Smiley


What a lovely name!

We are looking forward to meeting Sophie Smiley and excited that she is going to be part of our Linton Children’s Bookfestival.

Sophie was born in a Dominican monastery near Cambridge - she says she had a very happy childhood surrounded by Fra Angelicos and Ethopian priests! She now teaches English and is also a staff member of Forest School Camps, working with both the able and those with learning difficulties. She is married, and has two sons. They all live in Cambridge.

As well as non- fiction, Sophie’s writes books for younger children and tells stories of a family with a Down’s Syndrome child.

Her books include:

Team Trouble
Man of the Match
Bobby, Charlton And The Mountain

Sophie will be reading from her books and answering questions on Saturday 10th May.

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