Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator. She lives in London.

Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant.

Sally Gardner has severe dyslexia, and didn't learn to read until she was 14. But she did very well in art college and then in drama college, and worked as a theatre designer before turning to illustration and writing.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 As author and illustrator 1.2 As author only 1.3 As illustrator only 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

Bibliography

As author and illustrator

• The Little Nut Tree (1993)
• My Little Princess (1994)
• The Fairy Catalogue (2000)
• The Smallest Girl Ever (2000)
• The Boy Who Could Fly (2001)
• The Glass Heart (2001)
• Mama, Don't Go Out Tonight (2002)
• The Invisible Boy (2002)
• Boolar's Big Day Out (2003)
• Fairy Shopping (2003)
• The Boy with the Magic Numbers (2003)
• The Countess's Calamity (2003)
• A Hoof in the Door (2005)
• The Boy with the Lightning Feet (2006)

As author only

• The Glass Heart (2001)
• I, Coriander (2005)
• Lucy Willow (2006)
• The Red Necklace (2007)
• The Silver Blade (2008)
• The Double Shadow (2011)

As illustrator only

• Robert and the Giant (1990)
• Suzi, Sam, George & Alice (1993)
• Gynormous!: The Ultimate Book of Giants (1996)
• Hello? Is Anybody There? (1997)
• The Real Fairy Storybook (1998)
• Polly's Running Away Book (2000)
• Polly's Absolutely Worst Birthday Book Ever (2001)
• Polly's Really Secret Diary (2002)

Awards

• 2003 The Countess's Calamity won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and the Kids' Club Award^[1]
• 2005 I, Coriander won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award^[1]
• 2005 I, Coriander longlisted for the Carnegie Medal^[2]
• 2006 I, Coriander shortlisted for the British Children's Book of the Year^[3]
• 2007 I, Coriander shortlisted for the Stockton Children's Book of the Year^[4]

References

External links

• Sally Gardner Official website
• Sally Gardner Official blog
• Guardian Books: Dyslexic writer savours Nestle victory
• Book Browse: Sally Gardner
• Bloomsbury Publishing: Sally Gardner
• BBC 7 - Big Toe Radio Show - Author Sally Gardner

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