Stephen Davies (writer)

Children's author Stephen Davies

Stephen Davies was born 28 July 1976 and is a British children's author. He lived in Burkina Faso in Africa from 2001 to 2014 and since then has lived in Battersea, London.

Books

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Picture books:

  • The Goggle-Eyed Goats (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2012)
  • Don't Spill the Milk (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2013)
  • All Aboard for the Bobo Road (illustrated by Christopher Corr, Andersen Press, 2016)

The Sophie books are adventure stories set on the edge of the Sahara desert:

  • Sophie and the Albino Camel (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2006)
  • Sophie and the Locust Curse (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2007)
  • Sophie and the Pancake Plot (illustrated by Dave Shelton, Andersen Press, 2008)

The following are adventure stories for young adults:

  • The Yellowcake Conspiracy (Andersen Press, 2007)
  • Hacking Timbuktu (Andersen Press, 2009)
  • Outlaw (Andersen Press, 2011)
  • Blood & Ink (Andersen Press, 2015)
  • The Perfect Battle of Leah Baxter (Andersen Press, 2019)

Hilda series:

  • Hilda and the Hidden People (2017)
  • Hilda and the Great Parade (2018)
  • Hilda and the Nowhere Space (2019)

Stephen Davies also writes historical fiction. His bestselling book is Survivor: Titanic (Scholastic, 2018)

Awards

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  • Africa Geographic 'Travel Writer of the Year', 2003
  • Glen Dimplex New Writers Award,[1] Children's Category, 2006

References

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