Giles Paley-Phillips - Author
Giles was born in East Sussex in 1977 and grew up on the south coast. He neglected his education to pursue a career in music. He spent a number of years performing extensively around the UK, including slots at the Glastonbury festival.
In 2006 Giles released a collection of lyrics and poems in aid of Leukaemia Research, a charity dear to his heart, having lost his mother to the disease when he was six. After the birth of his first son, and a chance encounter with a collection of nonsense poetry by Shel Silverstein in a charity shop, he was inspired to turn his attention to children’s writing.
His debut picture book was The Fearsome Beastie, which won the People's Book Prize 2012. His most recent book is Tamara Small and the Monster's Ball - click here to read an article in The Sun about Tamara, Giles and his passion for monsters.
He has also published a collection of nonsense poetry, There is a lion in my bathroom, with proceeds going to Leukaemia Research.
Giles still lives in Seaford with his wife, Michelle, and their two sons, Elijah and Sonny.
Here's the author surrounded by his enthusiastic audience on World Book Day:
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Little Bell and the Moon
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Iris Deppe
A wonderful rhyming tale of a little girl, who grows up, gets old
and turns into a bright star in the sky. This story touches upon a
subject rarely dealt with in children's picture books in the most
beautiful and...
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Format: Hardback | Released 29/05/2015
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Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
This beautiful and progressive picture book is perfect for
Halloween. Through clever pictures and story Giles Paley-Philips
turns fear into laughter and lets your children see that when they
fear the unknown, more often than not, their fears are
unfounded.......
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Format: Paperback | Released 28/05/2015
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Princess Stay Awake
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Adriana J. Puglisi
The familiar problem of bedtime is given a new royal twist in this
ebullient rhyming picture book. Layla, the Princess Stay Awake,
lives up to her name despite all the efforts of her royal parents.
Exhausted, they call in the...
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Format: Paperback | Released 28/01/2014
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Tamara Small and the Monster's Ball
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
This beautiful and progressive picture book is perfect for
Halloween. Through clever pictures and story Giles Paley-Philips
turns fear into laughter and lets your children see that when they
fear the unknown, more often than not, their fears are
unfounded.......
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Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 28/09/2012
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The Fearsome Beastie
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
April 2012 Book of the Month. Winner of
The People's Book Prize 2012, a national competition aimed
at discovering new and unknown works: a truly democratic book prize
decided exclusively by the public. Also Winner of 2013
Heart...
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Format: Paperback | Released 18/05/2011
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There's a Lion in My Bathroom Non-Sense Poetry for Children
Giles Paley-Phillips
- illustrated by Matt Dawson
Age 5+ Poetry. This is a delightful collection of
nonsense poetry complimented by some terrific illustrations that
will leave the reader begging for more and smiling for days. With
poems everyone will enjoy whatever their age, there really is
something...
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Format: Paperback | Released 30/08/2010
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