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Anthea Simmons

Anthea Simmons

  • 5 stars across 6 books
Anthea Simmons lives in Devon with her polydactyl cat, Caramac. After a successful career in the City and a spell of teaching, she finally knuckled down to write at the insistence of her son, Henry. She is the author of Share, The Best Best Baby, I'm Big Now and Lightning Mary and spends much of her time campaigning for the UK to remain in the EU.
4th April 2019

Lightning Mary

Winner of the middle grade STEAM Book Prize Ordinary is what most people are and I am not. I am not ordinary at all. I ... MoreLightning Mary

(24 reviews) Review
1st April 2021

Burning Sunlight

Zaynab is from Somaliland, a country that doesn’t exist because of politics and may soon be no more than a desert. Lucas... MoreBurning Sunlight

(9 reviews) Review
9th March 2009

Share Day

(2 reviews) Review
5th June 2014

The Best, Best Baby!

A big sister learns that although her baby brother can be VERY annoying and there are lots of things that he can’t do ye... MoreThe Best, Best Baby!

(1 review) Review
5th January 2017

I'm Big Now

When you are big, you're not the baby any more, but sometimes you want to do the baby things you used to do before! In t... MoreI'm Big Now

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4th July 2024

The Secret Garden Rewilded

Spoilt rich-kid Mia’s world is turned upside-down when she is orphaned and whisked away to Mis Tor Manor on the edge of ... MoreThe Secret Garden Rewilded

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