Steve Cole, Linda Chapman - Children's Authors

Born in 1971, Steve Cole spent a happy childhood in rural Bedfordshire being loud and aspiring to amuse. He liked books, and so went to the University of East Anglia to read more of them. Later on he started writing them too, with titles ranging from pre-school poetry to Young Adult thrillers (with more TV and film tie-ins than he cares to admit to along the way). He is the author of the popular Astrosaurs and Cows in Action series.

Linda Chapman was born in 1969. Before before becoming a full-time writer in 1999, she had many jobs including being a teacher, stage manager, book-seller, university researcher and dog trainer. She has written over seventy books for children including the My Secret Unicorn, Stardust and Not Quite a Mermaid series. Linda lives in a village in Leicestershire with her family and two Bernese Mountain dogs. When she is not writing she spends her time looking afer her two young daughters, reading, putting on plays and horse riding.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Steve Cole, Linda Chapman

Genie and the Phoenix
Steve Cole, Linda Chapman
An exciting fantasy adventure full of twist, turns and some very unexpected moments. Michael, Milly, Jason and Jess are just four ordinary children leading quite ordinary lives until they meet a most unusual genie disguised in the shape of a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2009
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Genie Us
Steve Cole, Linda Chapman
A thrilling magical adventure about the tricky nature of wishes! Discovering a magic book with its own talking bookworm, four children find themselves swept into a world of trickery and trouble. Will they ever really get their wishes? And will...
Featured in: 9+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2008
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