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Sally Grindley

Sally began writing in 1984 while she was working for a children's book club. Since 1995 she has been writing full time and has recently won the Smarties Prize. She now has some fifty titles in print. 'Shhh' won the Children's Bok Award in 1992 and was shortlisted for the Smartie. s'Wake Up Dad' won the 1989 Best Books for Babies Award and 'There's a Monster Who Eats Books' in our House was Highly Commended in the 1997 Right Start/Petit Filous award, shortlisted in the 1998 Sheffield Children's Book Award and selected by the Young Book Trust in 1998 as one of the '100 best books'.

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The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
Sally Grindley
Savour the excitement of Christmas with this perfect family treasury.  A bright and irresistible bedtime collection for young children with original stories by the brilliantly imaginative Sally Grindley and illustrated by a plethora of fine contemporary illustrators including among others...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2009
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Torn Pages
Torn Pages
Sally Grindley
A poignant, powerful and emotive story of a small family's love, loss and resourcefulness in the face of adversity.  Acclaimed and prizewinning author Sally Grindley cleverly portrays the story of AIDS as seen through the eyes of a young girl,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2009
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The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
Sally Grindley
Savour the excitement of Christmas with this perfect family treasury.  A bright and irresistible bedtime collection for young children with original stories by the brilliantly imaginative Sally Grindley and illustrated by a plethora of fine contemporary illustrators including among others...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2008
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Poppy And Max And The Fashion Show
Poppy And Max And The Fashion Show
Sally Grindley
Joint winner of the Richard and Judy "Early" 5+ Category. Poppy and Max might often be at odds with one-another but their friendship is strong. When Poppy enters them both into a fashion show we see both girl and her dog strutting...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2007
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Saving Finnegan
Saving Finnegan
Sally Grindley
A powerful novel with Sally Grindley's hallmark theme-driven narrative.  In Saving Finnegan it is the important yet often taboo theme of death that is at the forefront and yet she has created an utterly gripping and hugely enjoyable novel.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2007
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Hurricane Wills
Hurricane Wills
Sally Grindley
This is required reading for every adult and every child in order to gain a greater understanding to the difficulties facing a child with A.D.D.  Compulsive and gripping throughout and by turns funny and sad it really is essential reading...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/08/2006
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Bravo Max
Bravo Max
Sally Grindley
Fun and easy to read, Max’s letters to his favourite author D.J create a brilliant story. Max writes about all sorts of things – his uncle’s mad dog Scallywag, football, the things that happen at school. But he also writes...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2006
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Spilled Water
Spilled Water
Sally Grindley
One girl’s courage in the face of apparently insuperable odds, Spilled Water is an emotionally charged story which is both shocking and moving. Lu Si-Yan is only 11 when her father dies but it is to be the beginning of the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2005
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Shhh!
Shhh!
Sally Grindley
Follow the leader in this tour of the giant’s castle but be sure you go tiptoe. The giant’s asleep and must not be woken at any cost…Cleverly viewed from many angles, this is a book that draws the reader right...
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/06/1999
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Books by Sally Grindley

The Missing Spaghetti
The Missing Spaghetti
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/08/2009
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A Very Important Day
A Very Important Day
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/08/2009
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The Mysterious Earth
The Mysterious Earth
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/07/2009
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The Strange Pawprint
The Strange Pawprint
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/06/2009
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The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/06/2009
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Bucket Rescue
Bucket Rescue
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Who Shouted Boo?
Who Shouted Boo?
Sally Grindley
When there's a mystery to solve, Sergeant Bumble and Constable Tiggs are never far away!
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Cat-a-wall
Cat-a-wall
Sally Grindley
Scruff is no ordinary cat. He believes he's the greatest singer in the world. It's a pity his owners don't feel the same. But when Scruff sets out to look for someone who will enjoy hearing him sing, he is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 31/10/2008
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Classic Animal Stories
Classic Animal Stories
Sally Grindley
From the wise spider in Charlotte's Web to the brave young rabbit in Watership Down , this anthology unites popular characters from the animal world.
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/10/2008
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Spilled Water
Spilled Water
Sally Grindley
A novel, which portrays the life of a young girl in modern-day China, a young girl whose life is said to be like 'spilled water'.
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2006
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Hurricane Wills
Hurricane Wills
Sally Grindley
Wills, Chris' thirteen-year-old brother, has ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder. It's not easy being eleven and having a brother who causes so much chaos around the house. And there's more - Wills is up to something. Then Chris finds out...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/08/2006
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Spilled Water
Spilled Water
Sally Grindley
A powerful contemporary drama set in modern-day China. Short listed for the 2004 Smarties Award, fiction 9 - 11 category.
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/08/2004
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A Little Bit of Trouble
A Little Bit of Trouble
Sally Grindley
A picnic seems like an easy enough idea, but not if you have to chaperone two bear cubs, a cat, and a bull! When grandfather bear sets out the picnic he has so lovingly packed and carried, he soon finds...
Format: Hardback - Released: 21/06/2004
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Where are My Chicks?
Where are My Chicks?
Sally Grindley
In this animal identification counting book for young children, an absent-minded mother hen loses her chicks. She is joined in her search for her naughty little chicks by the other farm animals. But soon she is surrounded by more chicks...
Format: Hardback - Released: 18/03/1999
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