Santy Gutierrez

Santy Gutierrez

  • 5 stars across 25 books
Claire is the author of the Cordelia Codd stories. These follow Cordelia's comic and touching misadventures as she struggles to deal with the difficult issues faced by many pre-teen children. Claire is a former teacher who has worked in the UK, USA and Colombia.

Her favourite books at the moment are
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley
Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin
Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari

Her favourite films are currently
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, 1951
Billy Elliot, 2000
The Belles of St.Trinian's, 1954
The Artist, 2011

Claire has been writing since Miss Fox, her year four teacher, sat her in a corner for talking too much and told her to get on with some handwriting. She realised that she was happiest sitting alone with a pencil and her thoughts, but her own stories came much later.
21st September 2017

This Cookbook is Gross: Revolting recipes to freak out your friends

From squiggly, jelly 'earthworms' to revolting, gooey 'snotcorn', this is a fantastically fun cookery book full of gross... MoreThis Cookbook is Gross: Revolting recipes to freak out your friends

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5th June 2025

Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing

'[A] thrilling story... a must-read for 8+ year olds' School Reading ListMeet ocean explorer Sandy Fin, silver-scaled di... MoreSandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing

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27th October 2016

The Terrifying Teacher

Horrible Histories meets Wimpy Kid in these funny stories mismatching characters with careers. The stories are colour c... MoreThe Terrifying Teacher

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26th October 2017

Race Further with Reading: The Terrifying Teacher

Horrible Histories meets Wimpy Kid in these funny stories mismatching characters with careers. The stories are colour... MoreRace Further with Reading: The Terrifying Teacher

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3rd July 2019

I Like To Play

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2nd December 2019

Robot Rescue

In this hi-lo book, Anna is the youngest crew member on a team of the brightest scientists exploring a distant planet. J... MoreRobot Rescue

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