Welcome



[photo by Paul Burdon]

Hello. My name is Clare Sudbery, and this is my website. I'm still working on it, so you might find more the next time you come. Here are the things on my site:

News
School Visits
Storytelling
Secret Cake
Monsters in Bed
My Children

News

Now that my baby son is big enough to go to nursery, I'm writing some new books. At the moment I'm writing a book for grownups, but soon I will be writing a book for children. At the moment it is called Felix the Pilot Pirate, but that might change. It will be a chapter book. I hope it will be just right for 6-9 yr-olds, and I will be testing it out on my eldest son to see if it's any good!

I've also just written a special story called Babysitter Rudy, all about a 6-yr-old boy and his baby brother. I'm hoping to write some more of these, so watch this space for info!

School Visits

I've just come back from spending the morning at Crowcroft Park Primary School, in Manchester. I spent my time with Year 2, who are a lovely bunch of kids, and asked me some brilliant questions.

So if anyone from Year 2 is visiting this website, Hello! [waves]

Thank you very much to you and Mrs Maxwell: I had a lovely time.

Storytelling

I love to tell stories. Sometimes I do this without even using a book. I keep these stories in my head, and they change a bit every time I tell them.

I'm available for storytelling, if you'd like to book me for your event (a birthday party, for instance). Email me if you want more info.

On Hallowe'en in 2007, I went to Heaton Park in North Manchester and told a ghost story called Screaming Willie of Heaton Park. This is my very own story, and if you'd like to buy a copy it will cost you £3.50 (including p+p). I'm also writing more stories for upcoming events, so please do enquire about what's available. Email me (remove "spam" from the email address - it's there to stop spam) for info.

The Secret Cake



I've just published a new children's book, called The Secret Cake.

It's a simple illustrated book for young children, and was a collaboration between me and the illustrator Lynda Mangoro.

It's aimed at children aged 2-5, and would also be a great learning-to-read book for 4-, 5- and 6-yr-olds. This is the blurb:

"Katy's gran is 90 years old today. That's quite old. Katy wants to bake her a cake, but can she keep it a secret?"

You can "try before you buy", so to speak, by viewing a preview here.

Click here if you want to buy (£5 per copy).

I'm also collaborating with some other illustrators on a couple of books for slightly older children... see below.

Monsters in Bed

I'm working on a new chlidren's book, called Monsters in Bed. I'm collaborating with the wonderful Courtney Miller for this one. She's an illustrator all the way from Alabama, in the United States. Here is a little sample of some work in progress:



My Children

Here is my eldest with his new baby brother: