Kes Gray

In a career spanning twenty years he has written many television advertising campaigns, most notably for Carling Black Label, Prudential and NSPCC.

Kes loves to write and in 1997 a one month sabbatical produced his first and most acclaimed picture book to date, EAT YOUR PEAS. Published in 2000 it became the first picture book in ten years to win the coveted overall prize at the 2001 Federation of Childrens Book Awards. The same year it won the overall prize at Sheffield , was picture book category winner at Stockport and the Experian Big 3 Awards. In 2002 EAT YOUR PEAS was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award

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Featured Books, with extracts by Kes Gray

Daisy and the Trouble with Maggots
Kes Gray
A World Book Day 'Recommended Read' for 2011 A hilarious and action-packed mini-adventure perfectly pitched for young readers. Daisy knows she’s going to love going on a fishing trip with her uncle even if she knows absolutely nothing about fishing! Daisy’s...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/07/2010
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Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas
Kes Gray
Daisy starts to think about Christmas in september; ideas for presents that friends and family will give, what to ask Santa for, even being told that she’s in the school Christmas play, but can you guess what part? The trouble...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2009
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Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens
Kes Gray
Holiday excitement nearly gets too much in this latest story about Daisy to whom too much is almost always happening! Daisy is going on holiday to Spain. She gets to go in a plane, to see a palm tree and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2009
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Tiger Ways
Kes Gray
Roar with laughter at another fantastically funny Daisy adventure! This edition comes with a fantastic fold-out theatre and finger puppets to encourage imaginative play and storytelling!
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2008
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Daisy And The Trouble With Life
Kes Gray
Daisy’s problems are legion – and familiar! Life is just so unfair! She is grounded and that means her life is quite impossibly boring. But, should she have been grounded in the first place? Listen to Daisy tell her own...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2007
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My Mum Goes To Work
Kes Gray
Packed full of reassuring and helpful messages for small children - and mothers, who will find it great to read aloud.
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2007
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Double Trouble
Kes Gray
Two fantastic stories about Daisy – a little girl who isn’t always as good as gold….In Really, really Daisy tells her new babysitter that she always has ice-cream and chips for tea; she tells her that she never goes to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/03/2006
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